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description: Which of the following most accurately characterises the method by which pysanky are decorated? Exam question 2 of lesson 31 «Crafts: paper, clay, sewing, knitting, slime» of the arts course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's 
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# Exam question 2 · Crafts: paper, clay, sewing, knitting, slime

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Which of the following most accurately characterises the method by which pysanky are decorated?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, decorate · **To what, where:** method

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 31 «Crafts: paper, clay, sewing, knitting, slime» of the arts 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/arts/31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:e2:1
# text = Which of the following most accurately characterises the method by which pysanky are decorated?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
5	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	method	method	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	12	det	_	_
12	pysanky	pysanky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	decorated	decorate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the method |  |  |  | by which pysanky; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **decorate** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP» |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Wax is applied to resist dye, repeated from lighter to darker colours

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:e2:o1:1
# text = Wax is applied to resist dye, repeated from lighter to darker colours
1	Wax	wax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	applied	apply	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	resist	resist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	dye	dye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	repeated	repeat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	lighter	light	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	obl	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	darker	dark	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	amod	_	_
13	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **apply** | present · passive |  | Wax |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **resist** | to-infinitive |  | dye |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **repeat** | participle |  |  |  | lighter |  | to darker colours | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Adhesive images are affixed to the shell

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:e2:o2:1
# text = Adhesive images are affixed to the shell
1	Adhesive	adhesive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	images	image	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	affixed	affix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	shell	shell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **affix** | present · passive |  | Adhesive images |  |  |  | to the shell | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: subject=Patient to shell=Co-Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Patterns are printed upon the egg by machine

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:e2:o3:1
# text = Patterns are printed upon the egg by machine
1	Patterns	pattern	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	printed	print	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **print** | present · passive | machine | Patterns |  |  |  | upon the egg | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Pigment is applied with a fine brush in a single layer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:e2:o4:1
# text = Pigment is applied with a fine brush in a single layer
1	Pigment	pigment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	applied	apply	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	brush	brush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	layer	layer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **apply** | present · passive |  | Pigment |  | a single layer |  | with a fine brush | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in layer=Destination |

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