--- title: A cousin from Texas: "Dentists recommend it, y'all, so it's the only… — Adverts and "8 out of 10 cats" · tree and pragmatics description: A cousin from Texas: "Dentists recommend it, y'all, so it's the only toothpaste worth buyin'." What is true? 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What is true? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Dentists, cousin · **What happens:** recommend, be · **To what, where:** cousin, worth buyin This is test 12 of lesson 176 «Adverts and "8 out of 10 cats"» 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/176-adverts-and-8-out-of-10-cats/#t12). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* A cousin from Texas: "Dentists recommend it, y'all, so it's the only toothpaste worth buyin'." ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:176-adverts-and-8-out-of-10-cats:t12:1 # text = A cousin from Texas: "Dentists recommend it, y'all, so it's the only toothpaste worth buyin'." 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 cousin cousin NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 from from ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 Texas Texas PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 : : PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 6 " " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 Dentists dentist NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj _ _ 8 recommend recommend VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 11 y'all y'all ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 13 so so ADV RB _ 20 advmod _ _ 14 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 20 cop _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 17 only only ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 amod _ _ 18 toothpaste toothpaste NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 nsubj _ _ 19 worth worth ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 amod _ _ 20 buyin buyin NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 21 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 20 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 22 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 23 " " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **recommend** *in a quote* | present | Dentists | cousin | | | | y'all *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | | 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | cousin | worth buyin | | | | | tree rules | 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. *Sentence 2:* What is true? ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:176-adverts-and-8-out-of-10-cats:t12:2 # text = What is true? 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 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | true *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Dentists are paid by every toothpaste maker ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:176-adverts-and-8-out-of-10-cats:t12:o1:1 # text = Dentists are paid by every toothpaste maker 1 Dentists dentist NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 paid pay VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 7 det _ _ 6 toothpaste toothpaste NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 maker maker NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pay** | present · passive | every toothpaste maker | Dentists | | | | | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Asset | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Most fluoride toothpastes work well; one brand isn't special ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:176-adverts-and-8-out-of-10-cats:t12:o2:1 # text = Most fluoride toothpastes work well; one brand isn't special 1 Most most ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 3 amod _ _ 2 fluoride fluoride NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 toothpastes toothpaste NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 4 work work VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ; ; PUNCT : _ 4 punct _ _ 7 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 8 nummod _ _ 8 brand brand NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 9 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ SpaceAfter=No 10 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 11 advmod _ _ 11 special special ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 parataxis _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **work** | present | Most fluoride toothpastes | | | | | well *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **not** **is** | present | one brand | | | | | special *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} Toothpaste doesn't work unless a dentist names it ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:176-adverts-and-8-out-of-10-cats:t12:o3:1 # text = Toothpaste doesn't work unless a dentist names it 1 Toothpaste toothpaste NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 2 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 3 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 work work VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 unless unless SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 dentist dentist NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 names name VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **work** | present · do-support | Toothpaste | | | | | | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 2 | **name** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | a dentist | Toothpaste | | | | | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Only that one brand protects teeth from holes ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:176-adverts-and-8-out-of-10-cats:t12:o4:1 # text = Only that one brand protects teeth from holes 1 Only only ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 2 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 det _ _ 3 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 4 nummod _ _ 4 brand brand NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 protects protect VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 teeth tooth NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obj _ _ 7 from from ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 holes hole NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **protect** | present | that one brand | teeth | | | | from holes | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent tooth=Beneficiary from hole=Theme | **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. 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