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description: Ascertain the reason for which the practice of reading in the rear of a moving vehicle is apt to induce nausea. Exam question 4 of lesson 362 «Eyes and ears deeper: glasses, colour blindness, tears, earwax and dizziness» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pr
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# Exam question 4 · Eyes and ears deeper: glasses, colour blindness, tears, ea…

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Ascertain the reason for which the practice of reading in the rear of a moving vehicle is apt to induce nausea.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, practice · **What happens:** ascertain, move, be, induce, practice · **To what, where:** reason, nausea, reading, rear

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 362 «Eyes and ears deeper: glasses, colour blindness, tears, earwax and dizziness» 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/362-eyes-and-ears-deeper-glasses-colour-blindness-tears-earwax-and-dizziness/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:362-eyes-and-ears-deeper-glasses-colour-blindness-tears-earwax-and-dizziness:e4:1
# text = Ascertain the reason for which the practice of reading in the rear of a moving vehicle is apt to induce nausea.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	rear	rear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	amod	_	_
16	vehicle	vehicle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	apt	apt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	induce	induce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	csubj	_	_
21	nausea	nausea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	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 reason |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Topic |
| 2 | **move** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | the practice of reading in the rear of a moving vehicle |  |  |  |  | for the reason; apt *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **induce** | to-infinitive |  | nausea |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nausea=Patient |
| 5 | **practice** |  |  | reading |  | the rear of a moving vehicle |  |  | nom practice «act transitive»: of=patient in=place |

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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 seat belt compresses the stomach

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:362-eyes-and-ears-deeper-glasses-colour-blindness-tears-earwax-and-dizziness:e4:o1:1
# text = The seat belt compresses the stomach
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	belt	belt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	compresses	compress	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compress** | present | the seat belt | the stomach |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent stomach=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The paper of the book emits a nauseating odour

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:362-eyes-and-ears-deeper-glasses-colour-blindness-tears-earwax-and-dizziness:e4:o2:1
# text = The paper of the book emits a nauseating odour
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	emits	emit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	nauseating	nauseate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	amod	_	_
9	odour	odour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **emit** | present | the paper of the book | a nauseating odour |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Source odour=Theme |
| 2 | **nauseate** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The air within the vehicle is wholly consumed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:362-eyes-and-ears-deeper-glasses-colour-blindness-tears-earwax-and-dizziness:e4:o3:1
# text = The air within the vehicle is wholly consumed
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	within	within	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	vehicle	vehicle	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	wholly	wholly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	consumed	consume	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consume** | present · passive |  | the air within the vehicle |  |  |  | wholly *property* | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The organs of balance perceive motion whilst the eyes report stillness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:362-eyes-and-ears-deeper-glasses-colour-blindness-tears-earwax-and-dizziness:e4:o4:1
# text = The organs of balance perceive motion whilst the eyes report stillness
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	organs	organ	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	balance	balance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	perceive	perceive	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	motion	motion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	whilst	whilst	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	report	report	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
11	stillness	stillness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **perceive** | present | the organs of balance | motion |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer motion=Stimulus |
| 2 | **report** | present | the eyes | stillness |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stillness=Patient |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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