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title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises lact… — Milk, cheese and yoghurt · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises lactose intolerance? Exam question 3 of lesson 22 «Milk, cheese and yoghurt» of the chemistry 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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# Exam question 3 · Milk, cheese and yoghurt

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises lactose intolerance?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** lactose intolerance

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 22 «Milk, cheese and yoghurt» of the chemistry course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/22-milk-cheese-and-yoghurt/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:22-milk-cheese-and-yoghurt:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises lactose intolerance?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	lactose	lactose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	intolerance	intolerance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | lactose intolerance |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The body digests milk sugar poorly, owing to insufficient enzyme

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:22-milk-cheese-and-yoghurt:e3:o1:1
# text = The body digests milk sugar poorly, owing to insufficient enzyme
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	digests	digest	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	poorly	poorly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	owing	owe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	insufficient	insufficient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	enzyme	enzyme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **digest** | present | the body | milk sugar |  |  |  | poorly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **owe** | gerund | the body *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to insufficient enzyme *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent to enzyme=Goal |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The body rejects milk owing to its colour

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:22-milk-cheese-and-yoghurt:e3:o2:1
# text = The body rejects milk owing to its colour
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rejects	reject	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	owing	owe	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reject** | present | the body | milk |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent milk=Theme |
| 2 | **owe** | gerund | milk *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to body's colour *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent to colour=Goal |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The body is allergic to all foods and drinks containing any water

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:22-milk-cheese-and-yoghurt:e3:o3:1
# text = The body is allergic to all foods and drinks containing any water
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	allergic	allergic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	foods	food	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	drinks	drink	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	containing	contain	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
11	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
12	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the body |  |  |  |  | to all foods and drinks; allergic *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **contain** | gerund | all foods and drinks *not said here* | any water |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot water=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The body produces excessive quantities of milk sugar

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:22-milk-cheese-and-yoghurt:e3:o4:1
# text = The body produces excessive quantities of milk sugar
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	produces	produce	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	excessive	excessive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	quantities	quantity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **produce** | present | the body | excessive quantities of milk sugar |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quantity=Result |

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