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title: Your friend says: "Spinach is the best food for iron by miles, that'… — Elements and the famous members of the… · tree and pragmatics
description: Your friend says: "Spinach is the best food for iron by miles, that's why Popeye is strong." Put him right. Test 4 of lesson 2 «Elements and the famous members of the periodic table» of the chemistry course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each
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# Test 4 · Elements and the famous members of the periodic table

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Your friend says: "Spinach is the best food for iron by miles, that's why Popeye is strong." Put him right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** friend, Spinach, best food, Popeye, you · **What happens:** say, be, put · **To what, where:** best food, Popeye · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 of lesson 2 «Elements and the famous members of the periodic table» of the chemistry 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/chemistry/2-elements-and-the-periodic-table/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your friend says: "Spinach is the best food for iron by miles, that's why Popeye is strong."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:2-elements-and-the-periodic-table:t4:1
# text = Your friend says: "Spinach is the best food for iron by miles, that's why Popeye is strong."
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Spinach	spinach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	amod	_	_
10	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	acl:relcl	_	_
19	Popeye	Popeye	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
21	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	advcl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Spinach | the best food |  |  |  | for iron by miles | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the best food | the best food *not said here* |  |  |  | why *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Popeye |  |  |  |  | strong *property* | 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.

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*Sentence 2:* Put him right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:2-elements-and-the-periodic-table:t4:2
# text = Put him right.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	right	right	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Iron only comes from tablets

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:2-elements-and-the-periodic-table:t4:o1:1
# text = Iron only comes from tablets
1	Iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	tablets	tablet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Iron |  |  | tablets |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from tablet=Initial\_Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Spinach contains no iron at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:2-elements-and-the-periodic-table:t4:o2:1
# text = Spinach contains no iron at all
1	Spinach	spinach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	contains	contain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contain** | present | Spinach | no iron |  | all |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot iron=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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That story is exaggerated; meat, beans and lentils are as good or better

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:2-elements-and-the-periodic-table:t4:o3:1
# text = That story is exaggerated; meat, beans and lentils are as good or better
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	exaggerated	exaggerate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	beans	bean	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	lentils	lentil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	as	as	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exaggerate** | present · passive |  | that story |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | meat and beans and lentils |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | meat and beans and lentils *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He is right, spinach is the only food in the world that has any iron in it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:2-elements-and-the-periodic-table:t4:o4:1
# text = He is right, spinach is the only food in the world that has any iron in it
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	spinach	spinach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	only	only	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	parataxis	_	_
15	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	16	det	_	_
16	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | spinach | the only food |  | the world |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **have** | present | that | any iron |  | spinach |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent iron=Patient |

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