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title: Your sister says: "My veins are BLUE, look! Proves blood's blue!" Ho… — Growing, skin, hair and food · tree and pragmatics
description: Your sister says: "My veins are BLUE, look! Proves blood's blue!" How could you check? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 6 «Growing, skin, hair and food» 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 1 · ★ · Growing, skin, hair and food

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Your sister says: "My veins are BLUE, look! Proves blood's blue!" How could you check?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** sister, veins, blood, you · **What happens:** say, be, look, check · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 6 «Growing, skin, hair and food» 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/6-growing-skin-hair-and-food/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your sister says: "My veins are BLUE, look!

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:6-growing-skin-hair-and-food:t1:1
# text = Your sister says: "My veins are BLUE, look!
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	veins	vein	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	BLUE	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	9	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: express* | present | Your sister |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | My veins |  |  |  |  | blue *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **look** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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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:* Proves blood's blue!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:6-growing-skin-hair-and-food:t1:2
# text = Proves blood's blue!"
1	Proves	prove	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
2	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 3:* How could you check?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:6-growing-skin-hair-and-food:t1:3
# text = How could you check?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	check	check	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 | **check** | could | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Cut a vein to look, carefully

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:6-growing-skin-hair-and-food:t1:o1:1
# text = Cut a vein to look, carefully
1	Cut	cut	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	vein	vein	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | imperative | you *not said here* | a vein |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset vein=Product |
| 2 | **look** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | carefully *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Hold your arm in the sun until it turns red

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:6-growing-skin-hair-and-food:t1:o2:1
# text = Hold your arm in the sun until it turns red
1	Hold	hold	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
10	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | imperative | you *not said here* | your arm |  | the sun |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent arm=Theme in sun=Location |
| 2 | **turn** | present | arm |  |  |  |  | red *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ask her to drink blue juice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:6-growing-skin-hair-and-food:t1:o3:1
# text = Ask her to drink blue juice
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	drink	drink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
5	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **drink** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | blue juice |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent juice=Patient |

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

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Look at blood in a sealed tube at a blood test: it's dark red

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:6-growing-skin-hair-and-food:t1:o4:1
# text = Look at blood in a sealed tube at a blood test: it's dark red
1	Look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	sealed	seal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	tube	tube	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
16	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in a sealed tube; at a blood test; at blood | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at blood=Theme |
| 2 | **seal** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **is** | present | test |  |  |  |  | dark *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  | test *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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