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title: It is given that a patient has been referred for a scan "as a precau… — Hospitals, operations and serious illn… · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a patient has been referred for a scan "as a precautionary measure". Determine the most accurate interpretation of this phrase. Exam question 4 of lesson 21 «Hospitals, operations and serious illness» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pr
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# Exam question 4 · Hospitals, operations and serious illness

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It is given that a patient has been referred for a scan "as a precautionary measure". Determine the most accurate interpretation of this phrase.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** give, refer, determine, interpret · **To what, where:** It, patient, accurate interpretation, phrase

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 21 «Hospitals, operations and serious illness» of the adult life 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/adult-life/21-hospitals-operations-and-serious-illness/#e4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a patient has been referred for a scan "as a precautionary measure".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:21-hospitals-operations-and-serious-illness:e4:1
# text = It is given that a patient has been referred for a scan "as a precautionary measure".
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	patient	patient	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	referred	refer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	scan	scan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	precautionary	precautionary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	measure	measure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  | for a scan; as a precautionary measure | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: subject=Theme for scan=Asset |
| 2 | **refer** | present · perfect · passive |  | a patient |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme |

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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:* Determine the most accurate interpretation of this phrase.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:21-hospitals-operations-and-serious-illness:e4:2
# text = Determine the most accurate interpretation of this phrase.
1	Determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	accurate	accurate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	interpretation	interpretation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	phrase	phrase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the accurate interpretation of this phrase |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent interpretation=Topic |
| 2 | **interpret** |  |  | this phrase |  |  |  |  | nom interpretation «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The physician has already established the presence of a grave illness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:21-hospitals-operations-and-serious-illness:e4:o1:1
# text = The physician has already established the presence of a grave illness
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	physician	physician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	already	already	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	presence	presence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	grave	grave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **establish** | present · perfect · passive |  | the physician |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The physician is exercising caution; a serious finding is not presumed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:21-hospitals-operations-and-serious-illness:e4:o2:1
# text = The physician is exercising caution; a serious finding is not presumed
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	physician	physician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	exercising	exercise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	caution	caution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	finding	finding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	presumed	presume	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exercise** | present · progressive | the physician | caution |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent caution=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **presume** | present · passive |  | a serious finding |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The scan is a routine procedure applied only to infants

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:21-hospitals-operations-and-serious-illness:e4:o3:1
# text = The scan is a routine procedure applied only to infants
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scan	scan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	routine	routine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	procedure	procedure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	applied	apply	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	infants	infant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the scan | a routine procedure |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **apply** | participle |  | a routine procedure *not said here* |  |  |  | to infants | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The patient is required to undergo immediate surgery

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:21-hospitals-operations-and-serious-illness:e4:o4:1
# text = The patient is required to undergo immediate surgery
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	patient	patient	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	undergo	undergo	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	immediate	immediate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	surgery	surgery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | present · passive |  | the patient |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **undergo** | to-infinitive |  | immediate surgery |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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