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title: Ava's brother: "Scientists shocked? The only one shocked is your den… — "It's on TikTok so it's true" and the… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ava's brother: "Scientists shocked? The only one shocked is your dentist." What did real studies find about cocoa? Test 9 of lesson 175 «"It's on TikTok so it's true" and the comment section» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of
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# Test 9 · "It's on TikTok so it's true" and the comment section

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Ava's brother: "Scientists shocked? The only one shocked is your dentist." What did real studies find about cocoa?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** only one, real studies · **What happens:** shock, be, do, find · **To what, where:** only one, dentist

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This is test 9 of lesson 175 «"It's on TikTok so it's true" and the comment section» of the world 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/world/175-its-on-tiktok-so-its-true-and-the-comment-section/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ava's brother: "Scientists shocked?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:175-its-on-tiktok-so-its-true-and-the-comment-section:t9:1
# text = Ava's brother: "Scientists shocked?
1	Ava	Ava	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	shocked	shocked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 2:* The only one shocked is your dentist."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:175-its-on-tiktok-so-its-true-and-the-comment-section:t9:2
# text = The only one shocked is your dentist."
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	only	only	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	shocked	shock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	dentist	dentist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shock** | participle |  | the only one *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the only one | your dentist |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* What did real studies find about cocoa?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:175-its-on-tiktok-so-its-true-and-the-comment-section:t9:3
# text = What did real studies find about cocoa?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	studies	study	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	find	find	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	cocoa	cocoa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **find** | present | real studies |  |  |  |  | about cocoa | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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At most small effects, not "chocolate makes you smarter"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:175-its-on-tiktok-so-its-true-and-the-comment-section:t9:o1:1
# text = At most small effects, not "chocolate makes you smarter"
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	amod	_	_
3	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	effects	effect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	smarter	smart	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **make** *in a quote* | present | chocolate | you |  |  |  | smart *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material you=Product |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Chocolate makes you forget things

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:175-its-on-tiktok-so-its-true-and-the-comment-section:t9:o2:1
# text = Chocolate makes you forget things
1	Chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	forget	forget	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Chocolate | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **forget** | infinitive | you *not said here* | things |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Scientists never studied cocoa

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:175-its-on-tiktok-so-its-true-and-the-comment-section:t9:o3:1
# text = Scientists never studied cocoa
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	studied	study	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	cocoa	cocoa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **study** | past | Scientists | cocoa |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cocoa=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Chocolate doubles your test marks if you eat a whole bar first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:175-its-on-tiktok-so-its-true-and-the-comment-section:t9:o4:1
# text = Chocolate doubles your test marks if you eat a whole bar first
1	Chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	doubles	double	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	marks	mark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	bar	bar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **double** | present | Chocolate | your test marks |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent mark=Patient |
| 2 | **eat** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | a whole bar |  |  |  | first *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bar=Patient |
| 3 | **mark** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom mark «cognition 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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