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title: It is given that the syllables yǔ and yú differ solely in tone. Sele… — Weather and what Granny says to wear · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that the syllables yǔ and yú differ solely in tone. Select the statement that accurately characterises their meanings. Exam question 2 of lesson 20 «Weather and what Granny says to wear» of the Chinese street course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the
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# Exam question 2 · Weather and what Granny says to wear

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It is given that the syllables yǔ and yú differ solely in tone. Select the statement that accurately characterises their meanings.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** syllables, you, statement · **What happens:** give, differ, select, characteris, mean · **To what, where:** It, tone, statement, meanings

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 20 «Weather and what Granny says to wear» 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/20-weather-and-what-granny-says-to-wear/#e2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that the syllables yǔ and yú differ solely in tone.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:20-weather-and-what-granny-says-to-wear:e2:1
# text = It is given that the syllables yǔ and yú differ solely in tone.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	syllables	syllable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
7	yǔ	yǔ	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	yú	yú	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	differ	differ	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
11	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	tone	tone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **differ** | present | the syllables |  |  | tone |  | solely *property* | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Select the statement that accurately characterises their meanings.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:20-weather-and-what-granny-says-to-wear:e2:2
# text = Select the statement that accurately characterises their meanings.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	meanings	meaning	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the statement |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statement=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present | the statement | syllables's meanings |  |  |  | accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **mean** |  | syllables *= syllable* |  |  |  |  |  | nom meaning «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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yǔ (dipping) denotes rain; yú (rising) denotes fish

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:20-weather-and-what-granny-says-to-wear:e2:o1:1
# text = yǔ (dipping) denotes rain; yú (rising) denotes fish
1	yǔ	yǔ	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	dipping	dip	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
5	denotes	denote	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	yú	yú	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	rising	rising	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	_
12	denotes	denote	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
13	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dip** | gerund | yǔ *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **denote** | present | yǔ | rain |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot rain=Topic |
| 3 | **denote** | present | yú | fish |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot fish=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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yǔ (dipping) denotes fish; yú (rising) denotes rain

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:20-weather-and-what-granny-says-to-wear:e2:o2:1
# text = yǔ (dipping) denotes fish; yú (rising) denotes rain
1	yǔ	yǔ	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	dipping	dip	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
5	denotes	denote	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	yú	yú	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	rising	rising	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	_
12	denotes	denote	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
13	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dip** | gerund | yǔ *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **denote** | present | yǔ | fish |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot fish=Topic |
| 3 | **denote** | present | yú | rain |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot rain=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Both denote wind

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:20-weather-and-what-granny-says-to-wear:e2:o3:1
# text = Both denote wind
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	nsubj	_	_
2	denote	denote	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **denote** | present | Both | wind |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot wind=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Both denote snow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:20-weather-and-what-granny-says-to-wear:e2:o4:1
# text = Both denote snow
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	nsubj	_	_
2	denote	denote	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **denote** | present | Both | snow |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot snow=Topic |

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