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title: did u hear Jake had ALL his teeth pulled out cos he never brushed, l… — Brushing your teeth · tree and pragmatics
description: did u hear Jake had ALL his teeth pulled out cos he never brushed, like every single one lol, what's the lesson Test 17 · ★ of lesson 73 «Brushing your teeth» 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 wa
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# Test 17 · ★ · Brushing your teeth

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did u hear Jake had ALL his teeth pulled out cos he never brushed, like every single one lol, what's the lesson

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** u, Jake, teeth · **What happens:** hear, have, pull out, not brush, be · **To what, where:** teeth, single one, lesson · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 17 · ★ of lesson 73 «Brushing your teeth» 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/73-brushing-your-teeth/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:73-brushing-your-teeth:t17:1
# text = did u hear Jake had ALL his teeth pulled out cos he never brushed, like every single one lol, what's the lesson
1	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	Jake	Jake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
6	ALL	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	8	det:predet	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
9	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	brushed	brush	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	det	_	_
18	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
20	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	19	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
22	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	25	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	cop	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past · do-support | u |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **have** | past | Jake | Jake's teeth and the lesson |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tooth=Patient |
| 3 | **pull out** | participle |  | Jake's teeth and the lesson *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn withdraw-82-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **not** **brush** | past | Jake | every single one |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent one=Theme |
| 5 | **is a** | present | Jake's teeth and the lesson | the lesson |  |  |  |  | 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 {#o1}

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Brush once a week and it is enough

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:73-brushing-your-teeth:t17:o1:1
# text = Brush once a week and it is enough
1	Brush	brush	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	1	advmod	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
```

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

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

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Brush twice a day, or holes grow and teeth can be lost

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:73-brushing-your-teeth:t17:o2:1
# text = Brush twice a day, or holes grow and teeth can be lost
1	Brush	brush	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	1	advmod	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	advcl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **brush** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  | day | twice *property* | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **grow** | present | holes | teeth |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tooth=Theme |
| 3 | **lose** | can · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V» |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only sweets matter, brushing does nothing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:73-brushing-your-teeth:t17:o3:1
# text = Only sweets matter, brushing does nothing
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	matter	matter	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	brushing	brush	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	nsubj	_	_
6	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
7	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **matter** | present | sweets |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **brush** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **do** | present |  | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Teeth fall out anyway, so brushing does not matter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:73-brushing-your-teeth:t17:o4:1
# text = Teeth fall out anyway, so brushing does not matter
1	Teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fall	fall	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	anyway	anyway	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	brushing	brush	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	nsubj	_	_
8	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	matter	matter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall out** | present | Teeth |  |  |  |  | anyway *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **brush** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **matter** | present · do-support |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

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