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title: Select the response which most accurately distinguishes blending fro… — Blending, segmenting and the Year 1 ch… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response which most accurately distinguishes blending from segmenting. Exam question 1 of lesson 2 «Blending, segmenting and the Year 1 check» of the English course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was righ
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# Exam question 1 · Blending, segmenting and the Year 1 check

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Select the response which most accurately distinguishes blending from segmenting.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** select, distinguish, blend, segment · **To what, where:** response

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 2 «Blending, segmenting and the Year 1 check» 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/2-blending-segmenting-and-the-year-1-check/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:2-blending-segmenting-and-the-year-1-check:e1:1
# text = Select the response which most accurately distinguishes blending from segmenting.
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	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obj	_	_
5	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	distinguishes	distinguish	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	blending	blend	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
9	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	segmenting	segment	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	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 response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **distinguish** | present |  | the response |  |  |  | accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **blend** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **segment** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Blending combines sounds to read a word, whereas segmenting separates a word into sounds in order to spell it

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:2-blending-segmenting-and-the-year-1-check:e1:o1:1
# text = Blending combines sounds to read a word, whereas segmenting separates a word into sounds in order to spell it
1	Blending	blending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	combines	combine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	segmenting	segment	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	nsubj	_	_
11	separates	separate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	into	into	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	sounds	sound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	spell	spell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | present | Blending combines |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **read** | to-infinitive | Blending combines *not said here* | a word |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Topic |
| 3 | **segment** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **separate** | present |  | a word |  |  |  | into sounds *goal*; in order | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent word=Theme into sound=Goal |
| 5 | **spell** | to-infinitive |  | word |  |  |  |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Segmenting combines sounds to read, whereas blending separates them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:2-blending-segmenting-and-the-year-1-check:e1:o2:1
# text = Segmenting combines sounds to read, whereas blending separates them
1	Segmenting	segment	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	csubj	_	_
2	combines	combine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	blending	blending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	separates	separate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **segment** | gerund |  | combines |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sound** | present | Segmenting |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **read** | to-infinitive | Segmenting *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **separate** | present | blending | combines *= combine* |  |  |  |  | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Blending and segmenting are two names for an identical process, employed in reading and in spelling alike, without distinction

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:2-blending-segmenting-and-the-year-1-check:e1:o3:1
# text = Blending and segmenting are two names for an identical process, employed in reading and in spelling alike, without distinction
1	Blending	blend	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	segmenting	segment	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	identical	identical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	process	process	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	employed	employ	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
18	alike	alike	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	without	without	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	distinction	distinction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blend** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **segment** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present |  | two names |  |  |  | for a identical process | tree rules |
| 4 | **employ** | participle |  | a identical process *not said here* |  | reading and spelling |  | without distinction; alike *property* | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Blending pertains to handwriting, whereas segmenting pertains to punctuation

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:2-blending-segmenting-and-the-year-1-check:e1:o4:1
# text = Blending pertains to handwriting, whereas segmenting pertains to punctuation
1	Blending	blending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pertains	pertain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	handwriting	handwriting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	segmenting	segment	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	nsubj	_	_
8	pertains	pertain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	punctuation	punctuation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pertain** | present | Blending |  |  |  |  | to handwriting | vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to handwriting=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **segment** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **pertain** | present |  |  |  |  |  | to punctuation | vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to punctuation=Co-Theme |

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