--- title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — The four tones: same sound, different… · tree and pragmatics description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the pair mǎi and mài. Exam question 3 of lesson 2 «The four tones: same sound, different meaning» of the Chinese street course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mo --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chinese-street/2-the-four-tones/e3/) [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/) / [Chinese street](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chinese-street/) / [The four tones: same sound, different…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chinese-street/2-the-four-tones/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · The four tones: same sound, different meaning Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the pair mǎi and mài. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, pair mǎi This is exam question 3 of lesson 2 «The four tones: same sound, different meaning» of the Chinese street 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/chinese-street/2-the-four-tones/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:chinese-street:2-the-four-tones:e3:1 # text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the pair mǎi and mài. 1 Select select VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 response response NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 consistent consistent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 xcomp _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 established establish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 amod _ _ 8 facts fact NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ 9 concerning concern VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 8 acl _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 pair pair NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 compound _ _ 12 mǎi mǎi NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 14 mài mài NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response | | | | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme | | 2 | **establish** | participle | | | | | | | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot | | 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the pair mǎi and mài | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus mǎi=Experiencer | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} The dipping form denotes purchasing, whereas the falling form denotes selling ```conllu # sent_id = question:chinese-street:2-the-four-tones:e3:o1:1 # text = The dipping form denotes purchasing, whereas the falling form denotes selling 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 dipping dip VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 3 amod _ _ 3 form form NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 denotes denote VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 purchasing purchase VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 4 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 7 whereas whereas SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 falling fall VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 10 amod _ _ 10 form form NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 11 denotes denote VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 12 selling sell VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 11 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **dip** | gerund | | | | | | | vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **denote** | present | the dipping form | | | | | | vn indicate-78 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot clause=Topic | | 3 | **purchase** | gerund | the dipping form *not said here* | | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset | | 4 | **fall** | gerund | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **denote** | present | the falling form | | | | | | vn indicate-78 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot | | 6 | **sell** | gerund | | | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} The dipping form denotes selling, whereas the falling form denotes purchasing ```conllu # sent_id = question:chinese-street:2-the-four-tones:e3:o2:1 # text = The dipping form denotes selling, whereas the falling form denotes purchasing 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 dipping dip VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 3 amod _ _ 3 form form NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 denotes denote VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 selling sell VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 7 whereas whereas SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 falling fall VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 10 amod _ _ 10 form form NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 11 denotes denote VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 12 purchasing purchase VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 11 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **dip** | gerund | | | | | | | vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **denote** | present | the dipping form | | | | | | vn indicate-78 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot clause=Topic | | 3 | **sell** | gerund | the dipping form *not said here* | | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **fall** | gerund | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **denote** | present | the falling form | | | | | | vn indicate-78 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot clause=Topic | | 6 | **purchase** | gerund | the falling form *not said here* | | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset | ### Option 3 {#o3} Both forms denote purchasing ```conllu # sent_id = question:chinese-street:2-the-four-tones:e3:o3:1 # text = Both forms denote purchasing 1 Both both DET DT PronType=Tot 2 det _ _ 2 forms form NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 denote denote VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 purchasing purchase VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 3 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **denote** | present | both forms | | | | | | vn indicate-78 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot clause=Topic | | 2 | **purchase** | gerund | both forms *not said here* | | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset | ### Option 4 {#o4} Both forms denote scolding ```conllu # sent_id = question:chinese-street:2-the-four-tones:e3:o4:1 # text = Both forms denote scolding 1 Both both DET DT PronType=Tot 2 det _ _ 2 forms form NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 denote denote VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 scolding scolding NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **denote** | present | both forms | scolding | | | | | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot scolding=Topic | **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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