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description: A friend in Virginia wants to make a necklace from a vine with three shiny leaves on each stem. What do you say? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 237 «Plants that sting, scratch and poison» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each optio
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# Test 2 · ★ · Plants that sting, scratch and poison

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A friend in Virginia wants to make a necklace from a vine with three shiny leaves on each stem. What do you say?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** friend, you · **What happens:** want, make, say · **To what, where:** necklace, vine · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 237 «Plants that sting, scratch and poison» of the everyday 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/everyday/237-plants-that-sting-and-poison/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A friend in Virginia wants to make a necklace from a vine with three shiny leaves on each stem.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:237-plants-that-sting-and-poison:t2:1
# text = A friend in Virginia wants to make a necklace from a vine with three shiny leaves on each stem.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Virginia	Virginia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	necklace	necklace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	vine	vine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
15	shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	det	_	_
19	stem	stem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | a friend in Virginia |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **make** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a friend in Virginia *not said here* | a necklace |  | a vine |  | with three shiny leaves on each stem | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset necklace=Product from vine=Material |

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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:* What do you say?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:237-plants-that-sting-and-poison:t2:2
# text = What do you say?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Only touch it if the leaves are red

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:237-plants-that-sting-and-poison:t2:o1:1
# text = Only touch it if the leaves are red
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	touch	touch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **touch** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the leaves |  |  |  |  | red *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Wash it first and then it is fine

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:237-plants-that-sting-and-poison:t2:o2:1
# text = Wash it first and then it is fine
1	Wash	wash	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	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	1	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
5	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	expl	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | first *property* | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  | then | fine *property* | tree rules |

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

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Let it be; it may be poison ivy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:237-plants-that-sting-and-poison:t2:o3:1
# text = Let it be; it may be poison ivy
1	Let	let	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	be	be	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
6	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
8	poison	poison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	ivy	ivy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** | may | it | poison ivy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Go ahead, three-leaf plants are always safe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:237-plants-that-sting-and-poison:t2:o4:1
# text = Go ahead, three-leaf plants are always safe
1	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	ahead	ahead	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
4	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	leaf	leaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	10	advmod	_	_
10	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | ahead *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | leaf plants |  |  |  |  | always, safe *property* | tree rules |

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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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