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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the function of so-called detox regimens? Exam question 4 of lesson 55 «Food myths and fads» 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 
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# Exam question 4 · Food myths and fads

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the function of so-called detox regimens?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, call · **To what, where:** function, detox regimens · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 55 «Food myths and fads» of the medicine 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/medicine/55-food-myths-and-fads/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:55-food-myths-and-fads:e4:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the function of so-called detox regimens?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	function	function	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
15	detox	detox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	regimens	regimen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the function of detox regimens |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **call** | participle |  | detox regimens *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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They remove all toxins within one hour

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:55-food-myths-and-fads:e4:o1:1
# text = They remove all toxins within one hour
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	remove	remove	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	toxins	toxin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	within	within	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remove** | present | They | all toxins |  |  | hour |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toxin=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They are indispensable to the health of children

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:55-food-myths-and-fads:e4:o2:1
# text = They are indispensable to the health of children
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	indispensable	indispensable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | They |  |  |  |  | to the health of children; indispensable *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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They replace the function of the kidneys entirely

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:55-food-myths-and-fads:e4:o3:1
# text = They replace the function of the kidneys entirely
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	replace	replace	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	function	function	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	kidneys	kidney	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **replace** | present | They | the function of the kidneys |  |  |  | entirely *property* | vn substitute-13.6.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme function=Co-Theme |

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

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They are unnecessary, the liver and kidneys performing that function

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:55-food-myths-and-fads:e4:o4:1
# text = They are unnecessary, the liver and kidneys performing that function
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	unnecessary	unnecessary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	liver	liver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	kidneys	kidney	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	performing	perform	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
10	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	det	_	_
11	function	function	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | They |  |  |  |  | unnecessary *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **perform** | gerund | the liver and kidneys *not said here* | that function |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent function=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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