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description: Which of the following methods most accurately assists a pupil in the spelling of words frequently shortened in speech, such as «temperature»? Exam question 4 of lesson 14 «Words to know, Years 5–6 (the statutory list, by idea)» of the English course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tre
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# Exam question 4 · Words to know, Years 5–6 (the statutory list, by idea)

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Which of the following methods most accurately assists a pupil in the spelling of words frequently shortened in speech, such as «temperature»?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, assist, shorten, spell · **To what, where:** pupil, spelling, words

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 14 «Words to know, Years 5–6 (the statutory list, by idea)» of the English 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/english/14-words-to-know-years-5-6/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:14-words-to-know-years-5-6:e4:1
# text = Which of the following methods most accurately assists a pupil in the spelling of words frequently shortened in speech, such as «temperature»?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	methods	method	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	assists	assist	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	_
16	frequently	frequently	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	shortened	shorten	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
21	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	24	case	_	_
22	as	as	ADP	IN	_	21	fixed	_	_
23	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	temperature	temperature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **assist** | present |  |  | a pupil |  |  | accurately *property* | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pupil=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **shorten** | past |  |  |  | the spelling of words |  | in speech and temperature; frequently *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **spell** |  |  | words |  |  |  |  | nom spelling «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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The pronunciation of the word slowly, syllable by syllable

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:14-words-to-know-years-5-6:e4:o1:1
# text = The pronunciation of the word slowly, syllable by syllable
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pronunciation	pronunciation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
8	syllable	syllable	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	syllable	syllable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **syllable** | infinitive | the pronunciation of the word |  |  |  |  | by syllable | tree rules |
| 2 | **pronounce** |  |  | the word |  |  |  |  | nom pronunciation «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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The substitution of a shorter word in all writing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:14-words-to-know-years-5-6:e4:o2:1
# text = The substitution of a shorter word in all writing
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	substitution	substitution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	shorter	short	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **substitute** |  | a shorter word in all writing |  |  |  |  |  | nom substitution «event intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The spelling of the word as it is spoken rapidly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:14-words-to-know-years-5-6:e4:o3:1
# text = The spelling of the word as it is spoken rapidly
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nmod	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	spoken	speak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	rapidly	rapidly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | present · passive |  | the spelling of the word as word |  |  |  | rapidly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **spell** |  |  | the word as word |  |  |  |  | nom spelling «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The memorisation of the word by its shape

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:14-words-to-know-years-5-6:e4:o4:1
# text = The memorisation of the word by its shape
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	memorisation	memorisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **memorise** |  |  | the word by word's shape |  |  |  |  | nom memorisation «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
| 2 | **word** |  | word's shape |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: by=agent |

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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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