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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the fate of chewing gum inadvertently swallowed? Exam question 1 of lesson 1 «What really happens to things you swallow» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each o
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# Exam question 1 · What really happens to things you swallow

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the fate of chewing gum inadvertently swallowed?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, swallow, fate · **To what, where:** fate, chewing gum

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1 «What really happens to things you swallow» of the myths 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/myths/1-what-really-happens-to-things-you-swallow/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:1-what-really-happens-to-things-you-swallow:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the fate of chewing gum inadvertently swallowed?
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	fate	fate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	chewing	chewing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	gum	gum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	inadvertently	inadvertently	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	swallowed	swallow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	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 fate of chewing gum |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **swallow** | participle |  | chewing gum *not said here* |  |  |  | inadvertently *property* | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **fate** |  |  | chewing gum |  |  |  |  | nom fate «event transitive»: of=patient |

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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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It is wholly dissolved by the gastric acid within minutes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:1-what-really-happens-to-things-you-swallow:e1:o1:1
# text = It is wholly dissolved by the gastric acid within minutes
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	wholly	wholly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	dissolved	dissolve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	gastric	gastric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	acid	acid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	within	within	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dissolve** | present · passive | the gastric acid | It |  |  | minute | wholly *property* | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is retained within the stomach for a period of seven years

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:1-what-really-happens-to-things-you-swallow:e1:o2:1
# text = It is retained within the stomach for a period of seven years
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	retained	retain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	within	within	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	period	period	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **retain** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  | within the stomach; for a period of seven years | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It adheres permanently to the wall of the stomach and remains there for life

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:1-what-really-happens-to-things-you-swallow:e1:o3:1
# text = It adheres permanently to the wall of the stomach and remains there for life
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	adheres	adhere	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	permanently	permanently	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	remains	remain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **adhere** | present | It |  |  |  |  | to the wall of the stomach; permanently *property* | vn cling-22.5 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to wall=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **remain** | present |  |  |  | there |  | for life | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

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It traverses the digestive tract and is excreted within a day or two

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:1-what-really-happens-to-things-you-swallow:e1:o4:1
# text = It traverses the digestive tract and is excreted within a day or two
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	traverses	traverse	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	digestive	digestive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	tract	tract	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	excreted	excrete	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
9	within	within	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **traverse** | present | It | the digestive tract |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme tract=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **excrete** | present · passive |  |  |  |  | day |  | tree rules |

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