Exam question 4 · Food myths and fads

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the function of so-called detox regimens?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, characteris, call · To what, where: function, detox regimens · Speech: someone speaks here

This is exam question 4 of lesson 55 «Food myths and fads» of the medicine course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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.

The question

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 characterises	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 statements	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 statements	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 statements	amod
5	statements	statement	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 characterises	obl
6	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	7 accurately	advmod
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	8 characterises	advmod
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 function	det
10	function	function	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 characterises	obj
11	of	of	ADP	_	16 regimens	case
12	so	so	ADV	_	14 called	advmod
13	-	-	PUNCT	_	12 so	punct
14	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	16 regimens	acl
15	detox	detox	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 regimens	compound
16	regimens	regimen	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 function	nmod
17	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 characterises	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	characteris	present	the function of detox regimens	of the following statements; accurately property	tree rules
3	call	participle	detox regimens not said here		vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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.

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

They remove all toxins within one hour

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 remove	nsubj
2	remove	remove	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	4 toxins	det
4	toxins	toxin	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 remove	obj
5	within	within	ADP	_	7 hour	case
6	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 hour	nummod
7	hour	hour	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 remove	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	remove	present	They	all toxins			hour		vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toxin=Theme

Option 2

They are indispensable to the health of children

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 indispensable	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 indispensable	cop
3	indispensable	indispensable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 health	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 health	det
6	health	health	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 indispensable	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 children	case
8	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 health	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	They					to the health of children; indispensable property	tree rules

Option 3

They replace the function of the kidneys entirely

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 replace	nsubj
2	replace	replace	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 function	det
4	function	function	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 replace	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 kidneys	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 kidneys	det
7	kidneys	kidney	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 function	nmod
8	entirely	entirely	ADV	_	2 replace	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	replace	present	They	the function of the kidneys				entirely property	vn substitute-13.6.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme function=Co-Theme

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

They are unnecessary, the liver and kidneys performing that function

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 unnecessary	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 unnecessary	cop
3	unnecessary	unnecessary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 liver	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 liver	det
6	liver	liver	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 unnecessary	conj
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 kidneys	cc
8	kidneys	kidney	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 liver	conj
9	performing	perform	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 liver	acl
10	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	11 function	det
11	function	function	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 performing	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	They					unnecessary property	tree rules
2	perform	gerund	the liver and kidneys not said here	that function					vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent function=Theme

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