--- title: Ascertain the cause of the sensation of dizziness experienced upon c… — Senses: eyes and ears · tree and pragmatics description: Ascertain the cause of the sensation of dizziness experienced upon ceasing to spin. Exam question 4 of lesson 69 «Senses: eyes and ears» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/69-senses-eyes-and-ears/e4/) [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/) / [Senses: eyes and ears](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/69-senses-eyes-and-ears/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · Senses: eyes and ears Ascertain the cause of the sensation of dizziness experienced upon ceasing to spin. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** ascertain, cease, spin, cause, sense · **To what, where:** cause, sensation, dizziness This is exam question 4 of lesson 69 «Senses: eyes and ears» 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/69-senses-eyes-and-ears/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:69-senses-eyes-and-ears:e4:1 # text = Ascertain the cause of the sensation of dizziness experienced upon ceasing to spin. 1 Ascertain ascertain VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 cause cause NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 sensation sensation NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 dizziness dizziness NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ 9 experienced experienced ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 10 upon upon SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 11 ceasing cease VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 9 advcl _ _ 12 to to PART TO _ 13 mark _ _ 13 spin spin VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the cause of the sensation of dizziness | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cause=Topic | | 2 | **cease** | gerund | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | | 3 | **spin** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **cause** | | | the sensation of dizziness | | | | | nom cause «event transitive»: of=patient | | 5 | **sense** | | | dizziness | | | | | nom sensation «cognition 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} Blood ceases to reach the eyes ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:69-senses-eyes-and-ears:e4:o1:1 # text = Blood ceases to reach the eyes 1 Blood blood NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 ceases cease VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 reach reach VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 advcl _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 eyes eye NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cease** | present | Blood | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | | 2 | **reach** | to-infinitive | Blood *not said here* | the eyes | | | | | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent eye=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} The eardrum is displaced ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:69-senses-eyes-and-ears:e4:o2:1 # text = The eardrum is displaced 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 eardrum eardrum NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 displaced displace VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **displace** | present · passive | | the eardrum | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} The cochlea is temporarily filled with air ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:69-senses-eyes-and-ears:e4:o3:1 # text = The cochlea is temporarily filled with air 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 cochlea cochlea NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 4 temporarily temporarily ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 filled fill VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 with with ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 air air NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fill** | present · passive | | the cochlea | | | | with air; temporarily *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with air=Instrument | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Fluid within the inner ear continues to move ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:69-senses-eyes-and-ears:e4:o4:1 # text = Fluid within the inner ear continues to move 1 Fluid fluid NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 2 within within ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 inner inner ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 ear ear NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nmod _ _ 6 continues continue VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 8 move move VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **continue** | present | Fluid within the inner ear | | | | | | vn continue-55.3 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 2 | **move** | to-infinitive | Fluid within the inner ear *not said here* | | | | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | **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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