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title: "Mate, ate a Mars bar yesterday and got 3 spots today. Chocolate did… — Growing, skin, hair and food · tree and pragmatics
description: "Mate, ate a Mars bar yesterday and got 3 spots today. Chocolate did it, 100%." Best answer? Test 2 · ★ 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 2 · ★ · Growing, skin, hair and food

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"Mate, ate a Mars bar yesterday and got 3 spots today. Chocolate did it, 100%." Best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mate, Chocolate · **What happens:** eat, get, do · **To what, where:** Mars bar, 3 spots, bar

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This is test 2 · ★ 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/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* "Mate, ate a Mars bar yesterday and got 3 spots today.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:6-growing-skin-hair-and-food:t2:1
# text = "Mate, ate a Mars bar yesterday and got 3 spots today.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Mars	Mars	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	bar	bar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	yesterday	yesterday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	spots	spot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
13	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** *in a quote* | past | Mate | a Mars bar |  |  | yesterday |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bar=Patient |
| 2 | **get** *in a quote* | past | Mate *not said here* | 3 spots |  |  | today |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer spot=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:* Chocolate did it, 100%."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:6-growing-skin-hair-and-food:t2:2
# text = Chocolate did it, 100%."
1	Chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	%	%	SYM	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | Chocolate | bar |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

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*Sentence 3:* Best answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:6-growing-skin-hair-and-food:t2:3
# text = Best answer?
1	Best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	amod	_	_
2	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Yes, each bar of chocolate gives you exactly three new spots

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:6-growing-skin-hair-and-food:t2:o1:1
# text = Yes, each bar of chocolate gives you exactly three new spots
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	bar	bar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	iobj	_	_
9	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
11	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	spots	spot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | each bar of chocolate | three new spots | you |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient spot=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Chocolate spots go away if you eat more

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:6-growing-skin-hair-and-food:t2:o2:1
# text = Chocolate spots go away if you eat more
1	Chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	spots	spot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	away	away	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go away** | present | Chocolate spots |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **eat** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | more |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Spots are mostly hormones and skin, one bar won't do that

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:6-growing-skin-hair-and-food:t2:o3:1
# text = Spots are mostly hormones and skin, one bar won't do that
1	Spots	spot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	hormones	hormone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	bar	bar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Spots | hormones and skin |  |  |  | mostly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **do** | future | one bar | that |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Only dark chocolate is safe for skin

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:6-growing-skin-hair-and-food:t2:o4:1
# text = Only dark chocolate is safe for skin
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | dark chocolate |  |  |  |  | for skin; safe *property* | tree rules |

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