--- title: Whereas an amber warning has been issued in respect of snowfall, det… — Elections, crime, the weather, breakin… · tree and pragmatics description: Whereas an amber warning has been issued in respect of snowfall, determine the conclusion which may properly be drawn. Exam question 3 of lesson 52 «Elections, crime, the weather, breaking news and news vs opinion» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragm --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion/e3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Adult life](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/) / [Elections, crime, the weather, breakin…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Elections, crime, the weather, breaking news and news vs o… Whereas an amber warning has been issued in respect of snowfall, determine the conclusion which may properly be drawn. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** issue, determine, draw, respect · **To what, where:** amber warning, respect, conclusion, snowfall This is exam question 3 of lesson 52 «Elections, crime, the weather, breaking news and news vs opinion» 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/52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion:e3:1 # text = Whereas an amber warning has been issued in respect of snowfall, determine the conclusion which may properly be drawn. 1 Whereas whereas SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 2 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 amber amber NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 warning warning NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj:pass _ _ 5 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 6 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 7 aux:pass _ _ 7 issued issue VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 13 advcl _ _ 8 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 respect respect NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 10 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 snowfall snowfall NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 13 determine determine VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 conclusion conclusion NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obj _ _ 16 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 20 nsubj:pass _ _ 17 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 20 aux _ _ 18 properly properly ADV RB _ 20 advmod _ _ 19 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 20 aux:pass _ _ 20 drawn draw VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 15 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 . . PUNCT . _ 13 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **issue** | present · perfect · passive | | a amber warning | | respect of snowfall | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme | | 2 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the conclusion | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conclusion=Topic | | 3 | **draw** | may · passive | | the conclusion | | | | properly *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 4 | **respect** | | | snowfall | | | | | nom respect «cognition transitive»: of=patient | 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 {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} That all persons are confined to their homes until further notice ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion:e3:o1:1 # text = That all persons are confined to their homes until further notice 1 That that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 3 det _ _ 3 persons person NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 confined confine VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 homes home NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obl _ _ 9 until until ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 further further ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 notice notice NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **confine** | present · passive | | That | | persons's homes | until further notice | | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to home=Destination | ### Option 2 {#o2} That snowfall shall certainly occur for one day ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion:e3:o2:1 # text = That snowfall shall certainly occur for one day 1 That that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 2 det _ _ 2 snowfall snowfall NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 4 certainly certainly ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 occur occur VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 8 nummod _ _ 8 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **occur** | shall | that snowfall | | | | day | certainly *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} That severe weather is likely and preparation is advised ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion:e3:o3:1 # text = That severe weather is likely and preparation is advised 1 That that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 3 det _ _ 2 severe severe ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 weather weather NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 likely likely ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 7 preparation preparation NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj:pass _ _ 8 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux:pass _ _ 9 advised advise VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | that severe weather | | | | | likely *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **advise** *speech: other* | present · passive | | preparation | | | | | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient | ### Option 4 {#o4} That the closure of all schools tomorrow is thereby assured ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:52-elections-crime-the-weather-breaking-news-and-news-vs-opinion:e3:o4:1 # text = That the closure of all schools tomorrow is thereby assured 1 That that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 3 det _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 closure closure NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 6 det _ _ 6 schools school NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nmod _ _ 7 tomorrow tomorrow NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod:unmarked _ _ 8 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux:pass _ _ 9 thereby thereby ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 10 assured assure VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **assure** | present · passive | | that closure of all schools tomorrow | | | | thereby *property* | vn advise-37.9 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient | | 2 | **close** | | all schools tomorrow | | | | | | nom closure «act intransitive»: of=agent | **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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