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title: A smoothie bottle says "SUPERFOOD — fights disease!" What should you… — How would we know? Asking experts and… · tree and pragmatics
description: A smoothie bottle says "SUPERFOOD — fights disease!" What should you think? Test 7 · ★★ of lesson 30 «How would we know? Asking experts and spotting tricks» 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 rig
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# Test 7 · ★★ · How would we know? Asking experts and spotting tricks

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A smoothie bottle says "SUPERFOOD — fights disease!" What should you think?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** smoothie bottle, you · **What happens:** say, think · **To what, where:** SUPERFOOD · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 · ★★ of lesson 30 «How would we know? Asking experts and spotting tricks» 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/30-how-would-we-know-asking-experts-and-spotting-tricks/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A smoothie bottle says "SUPERFOOD — fights disease!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:30-how-would-we-know-asking-experts-and-spotting-tricks:t7:1
# text = A smoothie bottle says "SUPERFOOD — fights disease!"
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	smoothie	smoothie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	SUPERFOOD	superfood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	fights	fight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	compound	_	_
9	disease	disease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a smoothie bottle | SUPERFOOD and fights disease |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent superfood=Topic |

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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 should you think?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:30-how-would-we-know-asking-experts-and-spotting-tricks:t7:2
# text = What should you think?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | should | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It's a selling word; it may be healthy but cures nothing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:30-how-would-we-know-asking-experts-and-spotting-tricks:t7:o1:1
# text = It's a selling word; it may be healthy but cures nothing
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	selling	selling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
10	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	_
11	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	cures	cure	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
13	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a selling word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | may | word |  |  |  |  | healthy *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **cure** | present | word *not said here* | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer nothing=Source |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It must cure illness, it says so on the bottle

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:30-how-would-we-know-asking-experts-and-spotting-tricks:t7:o2:1
# text = It must cure illness, it says so on the bottle
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	cure	cure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cure** | must | It | illness |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer illness=Source |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | illness |  |  | the bottle |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It's poison, because it's an advert

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:30-how-would-we-know-asking-experts-and-spotting-tricks:t7:o3:1
# text = It's poison, because it's an advert
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	poison	poison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	advert	advert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | poison and a advert |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | it | a advert |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It's medicine, so you need a doctor's note

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:30-how-would-we-know-asking-experts-and-spotting-tricks:t7:o4:1
# text = It's medicine, so you need a doctor's note
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | medicine |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **need** | present | you | a doctor's note |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot note=Theme |
| 3 | **note** |  | a doctor |  |  |  |  |  | nom note «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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