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title: On April 1st a website says chocolate is now healthier than broccoli… — April Fools' Day and how magic tricks… · tree and pragmatics
description: On April 1st a website says chocolate is now healthier than broccoli. What is the sensible first thought? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 279 «April Fools' Day and how magic tricks work» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option;
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# Test 5 · ★ · April Fools' Day and how magic tricks work

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On April 1st a website says chocolate is now healthier than broccoli. What is the sensible first thought?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** website, chocolate · **What happens:** say, be, think · **To what, where:** April 1st · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 279 «April Fools' Day and how magic tricks work» 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/279-april-fools-and-magic-tricks/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* On April 1st a website says chocolate is now healthier than broccoli.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:279-april-fools-and-magic-tricks:t5:1
# text = On April 1st a website says chocolate is now healthier than broccoli.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	April	April	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	1st	1st	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Ord	6	obl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	website	website	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
10	healthier	healthy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	ccomp	_	_
11	than	than	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	broccoli	broccoli	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a website |  |  | April 1st |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | chocolate |  |  |  | now | than broccoli; healthy *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:* What is the sensible first thought?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:279-april-fools-and-magic-tricks:t5:2
# text = What is the sensible first thought?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sensible	sensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	advmod	_	_
6	thought	think	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | sensible *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

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

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It may be an April Fool joke, so check the date and other sources

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:279-april-fools-and-magic-tricks:t5:o1:1
# text = It may be an April Fool joke, so check the date and other sources
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	April	April	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
6	Fool	fool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	date	date	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	sources	source	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | may | It | a April Fool joke |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **check** | infinitive |  | the date and other sources |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent date=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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All news on April 1st is true

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:279-april-fools-and-magic-tricks:t5:o2:1
# text = All news on April 1st is true
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	April	April	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	1st	1st	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Ord	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | all news on April 1st |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Only adults need to check news

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:279-april-fools-and-magic-tricks:t5:o3:1
# text = Only adults need to check news
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	check	check	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | adults |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **check** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | adults *not said here* | news |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent news=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It must be true, because news websites are never allowed to print jokes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:279-april-fools-and-magic-tricks:t5:o4:1
# text = It must be true, because news websites are never allowed to print jokes
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
7	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	websites	website	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
10	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	parataxis	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	print	print	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	jokes	joke	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | must | It |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **allow** | present · passive |  | news websites |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **print** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | news websites *not said here* | jokes |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent joke=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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