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title: Explain the meaning of the term vertigo as employed in the passage. — Andersen, Ib and Little Christina, par… · tree and pragmatics
description: Explain the meaning of the term vertigo as employed in the passage. Exam question 4 of lesson 852 «Andersen, Ib and Little Christina, part 63: Ib is happy and prosperous, and the story turns to Switzerland and the boy Rudy» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and p
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# Exam question 4 · Andersen, Ib and Little Christina, part 63: Ib is happy an…

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Explain the meaning of the term vertigo as employed in the passage.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** explain, employ, mean · **To what, where:** meaning, passage, term vertigo

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 852 «Andersen, Ib and Little Christina, part 63: Ib is happy and prosperous, and the story turns to Switzerland and the boy Rudy» of the books 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/books/852-pg27200-part63/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:852-pg27200-part63:e4:1
# text = Explain the meaning of the term vertigo as employed in the passage.
1	Explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	vertigo	vertigo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	employed	employ	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the meaning of the term vertigo |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Topic |
| 2 | **employ** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  | the passage |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **mean** |  |  | the term vertigo |  |  |  |  | nom meaning «communication transitive»: of=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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A feeling of dizziness and fear when looking down from cliffs, which some people experience on high ledges

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:852-pg27200-part63:e4:o1:1
# text = A feeling of dizziness and fear when looking down from cliffs, which some people experience on high ledges
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	dizziness	dizziness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
7	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
8	looking	look	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
9	down	down	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	cliffs	cliff	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	obj	_	_
14	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	15	det	_	_
15	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	experience	experience	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	ledges	ledge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look down** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | from cliffs; down *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent from cliff=Theme |
| 2 | **experience** | present | some people | cliffs |  | high ledges |  |  | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer which=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A cold wind that blows over the glacier fields

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:852-pg27200-part63:e4:o2:1
# text = A cold wind that blows over the glacier fields
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	blows	blow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	glacier	glacier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	fields	field	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | present | a cold wind |  |  | the glacier fields |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |

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

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A sensation of dizziness experienced at great heights

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:852-pg27200-part63:e4:o3:1
# text = A sensation of dizziness experienced at great heights
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sensation	sensation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	dizziness	dizziness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	experienced	experience	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	heights	height	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **experience** | participle |  | a sensation of dizziness *not said here* |  | great heights |  |  | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **sense** |  |  | dizziness |  |  |  |  | nom sensation «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A dangerous slope where the snow falls quickly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:852-pg27200-part63:e4:o4:1
# text = A dangerous slope where the snow falls quickly
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	slope	slope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	7	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | present | a dangerous slope |  |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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