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title: In a cartoon, a sailor eats a tin of spinach and his arms swell up a… — What really happens to things you swal… · tree and pragmatics
description: In a cartoon, a sailor eats a tin of spinach and his arms swell up at once. What's wrong? Test 6 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 option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Test 6 · What really happens to things you swallow

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In a cartoon, a sailor eats a tin of spinach and his arms swell up at once. What's wrong?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** sailor, arms · **What happens:** eat, swell up, be · **To what, where:** tin, cartoon

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This is test 6 of lesson 1 «What really happens to things you swallow» of the myths 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/myths/1-what-really-happens-to-things-you-swallow/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon, a sailor eats a tin of spinach and his arms swell up at once.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:1-what-really-happens-to-things-you-swallow:t6:1
# text = In a cartoon, a sailor eats a tin of spinach and his arms swell up at once.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sailor	sailor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	tin	tin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	spinach	spinach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
15	swell	swell	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
16	up	up	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | a sailor | a tin of spinach |  | a cartoon |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tin=Patient |
| 2 | **swell up** | present | sailor's arms |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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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's wrong?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:1-what-really-happens-to-things-you-swallow:t6:2
# text = What's wrong?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Nothing, spinach really works that fast

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:1-what-really-happens-to-things-you-swallow:t6:o1:1
# text = Nothing, spinach really works that fast
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	spinach	spinach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	really	really	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	obj	_	_
7	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | Nothing | that |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent that=Material |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Spinach is healthy, but muscles take months of exercise to grow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:1-what-really-happens-to-things-you-swallow:t6:o2:1
# text = Spinach is healthy, but muscles take months of exercise to grow
1	Spinach	spinach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	muscles	muscle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	exercise	exercise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Spinach |  |  |  |  | healthy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **take** | present | muscles |  |  |  | month |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **grow** | to-infinitive | muscles *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It only works with fresh spinach, not the kind you get out of a tin

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:1-what-really-happens-to-things-you-swallow:t6:o3:1
# text = It only works with fresh spinach, not the kind you get out of a tin
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	spinach	spinach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	out	out	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	tin	tin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | It |  |  |  |  | with fresh spinach | vn cooperate-73.1-3 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme»: agent=Agent with spinach=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **get out** | present | you | a tin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It should be his legs, not his arms

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:1-what-really-happens-to-things-you-swallow:t6:o4:1
# text = It should be his legs, not his arms
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | should | It | his legs and his arms |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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