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title: Mum: "Eat your breakfast, it makes you clever." Ruby: "I'm eating it… — Correlation is not cause: ice cream an… · tree and pragmatics
description: Mum: "Eat your breakfast, it makes you clever." Ruby: "I'm eating it. I'm not suddenly doing calculus." Which is fairest? Test 9 · ★ of lesson 180 «Correlation is not cause: ice cream and sunburn» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question a
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# Test 9 · ★ · Correlation is not cause: ice cream and sunburn

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Mum: "Eat your breakfast, it makes you clever." Ruby: "I'm eating it. I'm not suddenly doing calculus." Which is fairest?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** breakfast, Ruby, I · **What happens:** eat, make, not do, be · **To what, where:** breakfast, you, calculus

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This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 180 «Correlation is not cause: ice cream and sunburn» 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/180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mum: "Eat your breakfast, it makes you clever."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn:t9:1
# text = Mum: "Eat your breakfast, it makes you clever."
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	appos	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	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	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	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* | infinitive |  | your breakfast |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breakfast=Patient |
| 2 | **make** *in a quote* | present | breakfast | you |  |  |  | clever *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material you=Product |

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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:* Ruby: "I'm eating it.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn:t9:2
# text = Ruby: "I'm eating it.
1	Ruby	Ruby	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Ruby | breakfast |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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*Sentence 3:* I'm not suddenly doing calculus."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn:t9:3
# text = I'm not suddenly doing calculus."
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	calculus	calculus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **do** | present · progressive | I | calculus |  |  |  | suddenly *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent calculus=Eventuality |

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*Sentence 4:* Which is fairest?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn:t9:4
# text = Which is fairest?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fairest	fair	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Calculus is only for children who skip breakfast

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn:t9:o1:1
# text = Calculus is only for children who skip breakfast
1	Calculus	Calculus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	skip	skip	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Calculus |  |  |  |  | for children | tree rules |
| 2 | **skip** | present | children | breakfast |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breakfast=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Breakfast has no effect on anyone at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn:t9:o2:1
# text = Breakfast has no effect on anyone at all
1	Breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	effect	effect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	nmod	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Breakfast | no effect |  | anyone |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent effect=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Breakfast turns every child into a genius

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn:t9:o3:1
# text = Breakfast turns every child into a genius
1	Breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	genius	genius	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | present | Breakfast | every child |  | a genius |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent child=Theme into genius=Trajectory |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Breakfast probably helps you concentrate, but it isn't the whole story

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:180-correlation-is-not-cause-ice-cream-and-sunburn:t9:o4:1
# text = Breakfast probably helps you concentrate, but it isn't the whole story
1	Breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	concentrate	concentrate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Breakfast | you |  |  |  | probably *property* | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **concentrate** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **is a** | present | Breakfast | the whole story |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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