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title: mum says if i swallow gum it stays in me for 7 years. true or nah? — Digestion: the journey of a sandwich · tree and pragmatics
description: mum says if i swallow gum it stays in me for 7 years. true or nah? Test 1 · ★★ of lesson 67 «Digestion: the journey of a sandwich» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right.
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# Test 1 · ★★ · Digestion: the journey of a sandwich

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mum says if i swallow gum it stays in me for 7 years. true or nah?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mum, i, gum · **What happens:** say, swallow, stay · **To what, where:** gum · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 67 «Digestion: the journey of a sandwich» of the biology course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/biology/67-digestion-the-journey-of-a-sandwich/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:67-digestion-the-journey-of-a-sandwich:t1:1
# text = mum says if i swallow gum it stays in me for 7 years. true or nah?
1	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	i	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	swallow	swallow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
6	gum	gum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	7	7	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
15	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	15	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | mum |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **swallow** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | i | gum |  |  |  |  | vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gum=Patient |
| 3 | **stay** | present | gum |  |  |  | year | in me | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in i=Location |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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True, it sticks to the stomach wall for 7 whole years

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:67-digestion-the-journey-of-a-sandwich:t1:o1:1
# text = True, it sticks to the stomach wall for 7 whole years
1	True	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sticks	stick	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	7	7	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
11	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stick** | present | it |  |  |  | year | to the stomach wall | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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True, but only if it is bubblegum

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:67-digestion-the-journey-of-a-sandwich:t1:o2:1
# text = True, but only if it is bubblegum
1	True	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	bubblegum	bubblegum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | it | True bubblegum |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Nah, it melts in your mouth before you swallow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:67-digestion-the-journey-of-a-sandwich:t1:o3:1
# text = Nah, it melts in your mouth before you swallow
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	melts	melt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	swallow	swallow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **melt** | present | it |  |  | your mouth |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **swallow** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Nah, it passes through and leaves in a few days

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:67-digestion-the-journey-of-a-sandwich:t1:o4:1
# text = Nah, it passes through and leaves in a few days
1	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	passes	pass	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	through	through	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	leaves	leave	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass through** | present | it |  |  |  |  | through *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **leave** | present |  |  |  |  | day |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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