---
title: In a cartoon a sandwich slides down a slide straight into an empty s… — Digestion: the journey of a sandwich · tree and pragmatics
description: In a cartoon a sandwich slides down a slide straight into an empty stomach and stays whole. Put it right. Test 2 · ★★ 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
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/67-digestion-the-journey-of-a-sandwich/t2/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/) / [Digestion: the journey of a sandwich](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/67-digestion-the-journey-of-a-sandwich/) / t2

# Test 2 · ★★ · Digestion: the journey of a sandwich

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a cartoon a sandwich slides down a slide straight into an empty stomach and stays whole. Put it right.

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** sandwich, you · **What happens:** slide, stay, put · **To what, where:** cartoon, sandwich

<!-- .vabout -->
This is test 2 · ★★ 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/#t2).

## The question {#question}

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon a sandwich slides down a slide straight into an empty stomach and stays whole.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:67-digestion-the-journey-of-a-sandwich:t2:1
# text = In a cartoon a sandwich slides down a slide straight into an empty stomach and stays whole.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sandwich	sandwich	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	slides	slide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	down	down	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	slide	slide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	empty	empty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
17	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slide** | present | a sandwich |  |  | a cartoon |  | down a slide; into a empty stomach | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme in cartoon=Source down slide=Trajectory into stomach=Destination |
| 2 | **stay** | present | a sandwich *not said here* |  |  |  |  | whole *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
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.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* Put it right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:67-digestion-the-journey-of-a-sandwich:t2:2
# text = Put it right.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	right	right	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | sandwich |  |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sandwiches really do reach the stomach whole and stay whole there until bedtime

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:67-digestion-the-journey-of-a-sandwich:t2:o1:1
# text = Sandwiches really do reach the stomach whole and stay whole there until bedtime
1	Sandwiches	sandwich	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	really	really	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	reach	reach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
10	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
11	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
12	until	until	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	bedtime	bedtime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | present · do-support | Sandwiches | the stomach |  |  |  | whole *property* | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent stomach=Theme |
| 2 | **stay** | infinitive | Sandwiches *not said here* |  |  | there | until bedtime | whole *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is chewed, mixed with saliva, pushed down by muscles and broken down by acid

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:67-digestion-the-journey-of-a-sandwich:t2:o2:1
# text = It is chewed, mixed with saliva, pushed down by muscles and broken down by acid
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	chewed	chew	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	mixed	mix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	saliva	saliva	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	pushed	push	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
10	down	down	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	muscles	muscle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
15	down	down	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
16	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	acid	acid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chew** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **mix** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with saliva | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient with saliva=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **push down** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by muscles | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent by muscle=Trajectory |
| 4 | **break down** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by acid | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Food goes to the lungs first and only then on to the stomach

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:67-digestion-the-journey-of-a-sandwich:t2:o3:1
# text = Food goes to the lungs first and only then on to the stomach
1	Food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lungs	lung	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	2	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
10	on	on	ADV	RB	_	6	conj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | Food |  |  | the lungs |  | to the stomach; first *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme to lung=Initial\_Location to stomach=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The stomach has teeth of its own that chew the sandwich up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:67-digestion-the-journey-of-a-sandwich:t2:o4:1
# text = The stomach has teeth of its own that chew the sandwich up
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	own	own	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	chew	chew	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sandwich	sandwich	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the stomach | teeth of stomach's own |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tooth=Patient |
| 2 | **chew up** | present | stomach's own | the sandwich |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sandwich=Patient |

<!-- div src -->

**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.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [Digestion: the journey of a sandwich, test 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/67-digestion-the-journey-of-a-sandwich/t1/)
- next →: [Digestion: the journey of a sandwich, test 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/67-digestion-the-journey-of-a-sandwich/t3/)
- ↑ back to [Digestion: the journey of a sandwich](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/67-digestion-the-journey-of-a-sandwich/)