--- title: Determine the most probable consequence of habitual rapid practice a… — Practising when you would rather not · tree and pragmatics description: Determine the most probable consequence of habitual rapid practice accompanied by frequent errors. 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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/arts/3-practising-when-you-would-rather-not/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:3-practising-when-you-would-rather-not:e3:1 # text = Determine the most probable consequence of habitual rapid practice accompanied by frequent errors. 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 probable probable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 consequence consequence NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 habitual habitual ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 8 rapid rapid ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 practice practice NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ 10 accompanied accompany VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 9 acl _ _ 11 by by ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 frequent frequent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 errors error NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the probable consequence of habitual rapid practice | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consequence=Topic | | 2 | **accompany** | participle | | habitual rapid practice *not said here* | | | | by frequent errors | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by error=Destination | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} The errors are themselves learned by the fingers ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:3-practising-when-you-would-rather-not:e3:o1:1 # text = The errors are themselves learned by the fingers 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 errors error NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 4 themselves themselves PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 5 nsubj _ _ 5 learned learn VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 by by ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 fingers finger NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **learn** | present · passive | the fingers | the errors | | | | | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Topic | ### Option 2 {#o2} The tempo of the piece is permanently reduced ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:3-practising-when-you-would-rather-not:e3:o2:1 # text = The tempo of the piece is permanently reduced 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 tempo tempo NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 piece piece NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux:pass _ _ 7 permanently permanently ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 reduced reduce VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **reduce** | present · passive | | the tempo of the piece | | | | permanently *property* | vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} The performer acquires flawless accuracy ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:3-practising-when-you-would-rather-not:e3:o3:1 # text = The performer acquires flawless accuracy 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 performer performer NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 acquires acquire VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 flawless flawless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 accuracy accuracy NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **acquire** | present | the performer | flawless accuracy | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset accuracy=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} The errors are spontaneously eliminated ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:3-practising-when-you-would-rather-not:e3:o4:1 # text = The errors are spontaneously eliminated 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 errors error NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 4 spontaneously spontaneously ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 eliminated eliminate VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **eliminate** | present · passive | | the errors | | | | spontaneously *property* | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | **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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