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title: It is given that a foodstuff bears the label "use by". Select the st… — Browning apples, rotting and mould · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a foodstuff bears the label "use by". Select the statement most accurately characterising that label. Exam question 2 of lesson 23 «Browning apples, rotting and mould» of the chemistry course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of ea
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# Exam question 2 · Browning apples, rotting and mould

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It is given that a foodstuff bears the label "use by". Select the statement most accurately characterising that label.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** foodstuff bears, you, statement · **What happens:** give, use, select, characteris · **To what, where:** It, statement, label

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 23 «Browning apples, rotting and mould» 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/23-browning-apples-rotting-and-mould/#e2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a foodstuff bears the label "use by".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:23-browning-apples-rotting-and-mould:e2:1
# text = It is given that a foodstuff bears the label "use by".
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	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	foodstuff	foodstuff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	label	label	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **use** *in a quote* | infinitive | a foodstuff bears |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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:* Select the statement most accurately characterising that label.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:23-browning-apples-rotting-and-mould:e2:2
# text = Select the statement most accurately characterising that label.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	5	advmod	_	_
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	characterising	characteris	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
7	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	label	label	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the statement |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statement=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | gerund | the statement *not said here* | that label |  |  |  | accurately *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It pertains solely to flavour and appearance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:23-browning-apples-rotting-and-mould:e2:o1:1
# text = It pertains solely to flavour and appearance
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pertains	pertain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	flavour	flavour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	appearance	appearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pertain** | present | It | flavour and appearance |  |  |  | solely *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is of no consequence for perishable goods

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:23-browning-apples-rotting-and-mould:e2:o2:1
# text = It is of no consequence for perishable goods
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	perishable	perishable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | of no consequence; for perishable goods | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It pertains to safety, and the food may be unsafe thereafter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:23-browning-apples-rotting-and-mould:e2:o3:1
# text = It pertains to safety, and the food may be unsafe thereafter
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pertains	pertain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	cop	_	_
11	unsafe	unsafe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
12	thereafter	thereafter	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pertain** | present | It |  |  |  |  | to safety | vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to safety=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **is** | may | the food |  |  |  |  | thereafter, unsafe *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It pertains to the date of manufacture

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chemistry:23-browning-apples-rotting-and-mould:e2:o4:1
# text = It pertains to the date of manufacture
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pertains	pertain	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	date	date	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	manufacture	manufacture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pertain** | present | It |  |  |  |  | to the date of manufacture | vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to date=Co-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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