--- title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the… — Growing up: growth spurts, height, voi… · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the deepening of the voice during adolescence? Exam question 2 of lesson 361 «Growing up: growth spurts, height, voices and getting stronger» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/361-growing-up-growth-spurts-height-voices-and-getting-stronger/e2/) [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/) / [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/) / [Growing up: growth spurts, height, voi…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/361-growing-up-growth-spurts-height-voices-and-getting-stronger/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Growing up: growth spurts, height, voices and getting stro… Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the deepening of the voice during adolescence? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, deepen · **To what, where:** deepening, voice This is exam question 2 of lesson 361 «Growing up: growth spurts, height, voices and getting stronger» of the biology 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/biology/361-growing-up-growth-spurts-height-voices-and-getting-stronger/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:361-growing-up-growth-spurts-height-voices-and-getting-stronger:e2:1 # text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the deepening of the voice during adolescence? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 8 nsubj _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 following follow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 amod _ _ 5 statements statement NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obl _ _ 6 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 7 advmod _ _ 7 accurately accurately ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 characterises characteris VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 deepening deepening NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 voice voice NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod _ _ 14 during during ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 adolescence adolescence NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 deepening of the voice | | | during adolescence | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **deepen** | | | the voice | | | | | nom deepening «process 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} The teeth are replaced by larger teeth ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:361-growing-up-growth-spurts-height-voices-and-getting-stronger:e2:o1:1 # text = The teeth are replaced by larger teeth 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 teeth tooth 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 replaced replace VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 by by ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 larger large ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 7 amod _ _ 7 teeth tooth NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **replace** | present · passive | larger teeth | the teeth | | | | | vn substitute-13.6.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Co-Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} The tongue enlarges considerably and thereby obstructs the passage of the throat ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:361-growing-up-growth-spurts-height-voices-and-getting-stronger:e2:o2:1 # text = The tongue enlarges considerably and thereby obstructs the passage of the throat 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 tongue tongue NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 enlarges enlarge VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 considerably considerably ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 6 thereby thereby ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 obstructs obstruct VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 passage passage NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 of of ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 throat throat NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **enlarge** | present | the tongue | | | | | considerably *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **obstruct** | present | the tongue *not said here* | the passage of the throat | | | | thereby *property* | vn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer passage=Eventuality | | 3 | **pass** | | the throat | | | | | | nom passage «act intransitive»: of=agent | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} The larynx enlarges and the vocal folds become longer and thicker ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:361-growing-up-growth-spurts-height-voices-and-getting-stronger:e2:o3:1 # text = The larynx enlarges and the vocal folds become longer and thicker 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 larynx larynx NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 enlarges enlarge VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 vocal vocal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 folds fold NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj _ _ 8 become become VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 9 longer long ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 8 advmod _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 thicker thick ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 9 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **enlarge** | present | the larynx | | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **become** | present | the vocal folds | | | | | long *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} The lungs diminish in capacity ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:361-growing-up-growth-spurts-height-voices-and-getting-stronger:e2:o4:1 # text = The lungs diminish in capacity 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 lungs lung NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 diminish diminish VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 capacity capacity NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **diminish** | present | the lungs | | | capacity | | | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=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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