---
title: The cough mixture is a year out of date. Dad says it's fine. What's… — The right dose and never more than · tree and pragmatics
description: The cough mixture is a year out of date. Dad says it's fine. What's the advice? Test 5 · ★★ of lesson 18 «The right dose and never more than» of the medicine course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/18-the-right-dose-and-never-more-than/t5/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Medicine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/) / [The right dose and never more than](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/18-the-right-dose-and-never-more-than/) / t5

# Test 5 · ★★ · The right dose and never more than

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cough mixture is a year out of date. Dad says it's fine. What's the advice?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** cough mixture, Dad, advice · **What happens:** be, say · **To what, where:** year, date · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
This is test 5 · ★★ of lesson 18 «The right dose and never more than» of the medicine 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/medicine/18-the-right-dose-and-never-more-than/#t5).

## The question {#question}

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* The cough mixture is a year out of date.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:18-the-right-dose-and-never-more-than:t5:1
# text = The cough mixture is a year out of date.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cough	cough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	mixture	mixture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	date	date	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the cough mixture | a year |  | date |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* Dad says it's fine.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:18-the-right-dose-and-never-more-than:t5:2
# text = Dad says it's fine.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Dad |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 3:* What's the advice?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:18-the-right-dose-and-never-more-than:t5:3
# text = What's the advice?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the advice |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Give it to the dog

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:18-the-right-dose-and-never-more-than:t5:o1:1
# text = Give it to the dog
1	Give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | imperative | you *not said here* | it | the dog |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Theme to dog=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pour it down the sink

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:18-the-right-dose-and-never-more-than:t5:o2:1
# text = Pour it down the sink
1	Pour	pour	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	down	down	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sink	sink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pour down** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn pour-9.5 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent it=Theme sink=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Drink it all quickly before it gets worse

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:18-the-right-dose-and-never-more-than:t5:o3:1
# text = Drink it all quickly before it gets worse
1	Drink	drink	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	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
4	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	xcomp	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **get** | present | it |  |  |  |  | bad *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Return it to a pharmacy; old medicine can lose strength or change

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:18-the-right-dose-and-never-more-than:t5:o4:1
# text = Return it to a pharmacy; old medicine can lose strength or change
1	Return	return	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	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pharmacy	pharmacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	lose	lose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
11	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  | a pharmacy |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme to pharmacy=Destination |
| 2 | **lose** | can | old medicine | strength or change |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent strength=Eventuality |

<!-- div src -->

**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.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [The right dose and never more than, test 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/18-the-right-dose-and-never-more-than/t4/)
- next →: [The right dose and never more than, test 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/18-the-right-dose-and-never-more-than/t6/)
- ↑ back to [The right dose and never more than](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/18-the-right-dose-and-never-more-than/)