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description: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning food of doubtful condition. Exam question 3 of lesson 13 «Smells that warn» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was righ
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# Exam question 3 · Smells that warn

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Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning food of doubtful condition.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, response, established facts · **What happens:** select, be, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, food

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 13 «Smells that warn» of the everyday 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/everyday/13-smells-that-warn/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:13-smells-that-warn:e3:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning food of doubtful condition.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	doubtful	doubtful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	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 response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the response |  |  |  |  | with the established facts; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | food of doubtful condition |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus food=Experiencer |

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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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Food that smells normal is invariably safe to consume

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:13-smells-that-warn:e3:o1:1
# text = Food that smells normal is invariably safe to consume
1	Food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	smells	smell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
4	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	consume	consume	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | present | Food |  |  |  |  | normal *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | present | Food |  |  |  |  | invariably, safe *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **consume** | to-infinitive | Food *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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

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Some harmful bacteria alter neither smell nor appearance, wherefore doubtful food should be discarded

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:13-smells-that-warn:e3:o2:1
# text = Some harmful bacteria alter neither smell nor appearance, wherefore doubtful food should be discarded
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
2	harmful	harmful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bacteria	bacterium	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	alter	alter	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	neither	neither	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	8	cc	_	_
8	appearance	appearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	wherefore	wherefore	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
11	doubtful	doubtful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	discarded	discard	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **alter** | present | some harmful bacteria | neither smell nor appearance |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent smell=Patient |
| 2 | **discard** | should · passive |  | doubtful food |  |  |  | wherefore *property* | vn throw-17.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Heating spoiled food always renders it safe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:13-smells-that-warn:e3:o3:1
# text = Heating spoiled food always renders it safe
1	Heating	heating	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	spoiled	spoil	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	renders	render	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spoil** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **render** | present | Heating and spoiled food | food |  |  |  | always, safe *property* | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Food spoiled by bacteria always smells sour

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:13-smells-that-warn:e3:o4:1
# text = Food spoiled by bacteria always smells sour
1	Food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	spoiled	spoil	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	bacteria	bacteria	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
6	smells	smell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	sour	sour	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spoil** | participle |  | Food *not said here* |  |  |  | by bacteria | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **smell** | present | Food |  |  |  |  | always, sour *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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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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