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title: Ascertain the procedure most appropriate for joining two pieces of c… — Crafts: paper, clay, sewing, knitting,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the procedure most appropriate for joining two pieces of clay. Exam question 4 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 choice was wrong.
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# Exam question 4 · Crafts: paper, clay, sewing, knitting, slime

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Ascertain the procedure most appropriate for joining two pieces of clay.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** ascertain, join · **To what, where:** procedure, two pieces

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:e4:1
# text = Ascertain the procedure most appropriate for joining two pieces of clay.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	procedure	procedure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	5	advmod	_	_
5	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
6	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	joining	join	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	clay	clay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the procedure |  |  |  | appropriate *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent procedure=Topic |
| 2 | **join** | gerund | you *not said here* | two pieces of clay |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piece=Patient |

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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 {#o1}

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The pressing of one piece upon the other without preparation

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:e4:o1:1
# text = The pressing of one piece upon the other without preparation
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pressing	press	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nmod	_	_
9	without	without	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	preparation	preparation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **press** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | of one piece upon the other; without preparation | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The drying of both pieces prior to their combination

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:e4:o2:1
# text = The drying of both pieces prior to their combination
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	drying	drying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	prior	prior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	9	case	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	combination	combination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The scoring of both surfaces, application of slip, and pressing together

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:e4:o3:1
# text = The scoring of both surfaces, application of slip, and pressing together
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scoring	scoring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	surfaces	surface	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	application	application	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	slip	slip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	pressing	press	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
13	together	together	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **press** | gerund | the scoring of both surfaces and application of slip |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **score** |  |  | both surfaces and application of slip |  |  |  |  | nom scoring «act transitive»: of=patient |
| 3 | **apply** |  | slip |  |  |  |  |  | nom application «act intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The application of adhesive tape until the clay dries

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:31-crafts-paper-clay-sewing-knitting-slime:e4:o4:1
# text = The application of adhesive tape until the clay dries
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	application	application	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	adhesive	adhesive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	tape	tape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	until	until	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	clay	clay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	dries	dry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dry** | present | the application of adhesive tape until the clay |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **apply** |  | adhesive tape until the clay |  |  |  |  |  | nom application «act intransitive»: of=agent |

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