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title: "chur bro, chocolate makes you smarter, says scientists, choccy for… — Checking practice: true, false and not… · tree and pragmatics
description: "chur bro, chocolate makes you smarter, says scientists, choccy for brekkie!" What is likely in the study itself? Test 9 · ★★ of lesson 36 «Checking practice: true, false and not sure yet» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of
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# Test 9 · ★★ · Checking practice: true, false and not sure yet

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"chur bro, chocolate makes you smarter, says scientists, choccy for brekkie!" What is likely in the study itself?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** chocolate · **What happens:** make, say, be · **To what, where:** you, scientists, study · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 · ★★ of lesson 36 «Checking practice: true, false and not sure yet» of the politics 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/politics/36-checking-practice-true-false-not-sure/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* "chur bro, chocolate makes you smarter, says scientists, choccy for brekkie!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:36-checking-practice-true-false-not-sure:t9:1
# text = "chur bro, chocolate makes you smarter, says scientists, choccy for brekkie!"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	chur	chur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	smarter	smart	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
10	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	choccy	choccy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	brekkie	brekkie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** *in a quote* | present | chocolate | you |  |  |  | smart *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material you=Product |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present |  | scientists and choccy for brekkie |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent scientist=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 is likely in the study itself?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:36-checking-practice-true-false-not-sure:t9:2
# text = What is likely in the study itself?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	likely	likely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	study	study	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes	6	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

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

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A small result that says "might" and "more research is needed"

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:36-checking-practice-true-false-not-sure:t9:o1:1
# text = A small result that says "might" and "more research is needed"
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	result	result	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	amod	_	_
12	research	research	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	needed	need	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a small result |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **need** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | more research |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Proof that chocolate makes everyone a genius, whatever their age and however much they eat

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:36-checking-practice-true-false-not-sure:t9:o2:1
# text = Proof that chocolate makes everyone a genius, whatever their age and however much they eat
1	Proof	proof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
3	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	acl	_	_
4	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	4	obj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	genius	genius	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	appos	_	_
10	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	however	however	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	much	much	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
15	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Proof | everyone |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset everyone=Product |
| 2 | **eat** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Nothing, studies never mention chocolate

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:36-checking-practice-true-false-not-sure:t9:o3:1
# text = Nothing, studies never mention chocolate
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	studies	study	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	mention	mention	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **mention** *speech: other* | present | Nothing studies | chocolate |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent chocolate=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A law that children must eat chocolate

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:36-checking-practice-true-false-not-sure:t9:o4:1
# text = A law that children must eat chocolate
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
4	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | must | a law | chocolate |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chocolate=Patient |

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