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title: «gonna pick my scab, it's well itchy» What is the best answer? — Staying healthy: germs, vaccines, slee… · tree and pragmatics
description: «gonna pick my scab, it's well itchy» What is the best answer? Test 5 of lesson 72 «Staying healthy: germs, vaccines, sleep, food and exercise» 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 5 · Staying healthy: germs, vaccines, sleep, food and exercise

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«gonna pick my scab, it's well itchy» What is the best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, scab, best answer · **What happens:** pick, be · **To what, where:** scab

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This is test 5 of lesson 72 «Staying healthy: germs, vaccines, sleep, food and exercise» 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/72-staying-healthy/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:72-staying-healthy:t5:1
# text = «gonna pick my scab, it's well itchy» What is the best answer?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	gonna	gonna	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	3	dep	_	_
3	pick	pick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	scab	scab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	_
10	itchy	itchy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
12	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	obj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	16	amod	_	_
16	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | my scab |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scab=Patient |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | scab |  |  |  |  | itchy, well *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present | the best answer |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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Pick it, the wound heals much faster with the scab off and air on it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:72-staying-healthy:t5:o1:1
# text = Pick it, the wound heals much faster with the scab off and air on it
1	Pick	pick	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	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wound	wound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	heals	heal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
7	much	much	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	scab	scab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	off	off	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **heal off** | present | the wound |  |  |  |  | with the scab; fast *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with scab=Instrument |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Leave it: picking can let germs in and leave a scar

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:72-staying-healthy:t5:o2:1
# text = Leave it: picking can let germs in and leave a scar
1	Leave	leave	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	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	picking	pick	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	parataxis	_	_
7	germs	germ	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	scar	scar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **pick** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **let in** | can |  | germs |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent germ=Theme |
| 4 | **leave** | infinitive |  | a scar |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scar=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Pick it, scabs are only dried dirt

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:72-staying-healthy:t5:o3:1
# text = Pick it, scabs are only dried dirt
1	Pick	pick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	compound	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
4	scabs	scab	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	dried	dry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	dirt	dirt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick** | infinitive |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **dry** | present · passive |  | Pick scabs |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Pick it and put soil on to dry it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:72-staying-healthy:t5:o4:1
# text = Pick it and put soil on to dry it
1	Pick	pick	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	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	dry	dry	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **put** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **dry** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | soil |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient it=Result |

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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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