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description: Identify the principal effect achieved by the author's selection of the verb «screamed» in the sentence «The wind screamed through the trees». Exam question 1 of lesson 21 «Author's choices: why this word, why this way» of the English course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pra
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# Exam question 1 · Author's choices: why this word, why this way

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Identify the principal effect achieved by the author's selection of the verb «screamed» in the sentence «The wind screamed through the trees».

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, author · **What happens:** identify, achieve, scream, select · **To what, where:** principal effect, verb, sentence, wind, trees

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 21 «Author's choices: why this word, why this way» 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/21-authors-choices-why-this-word-why-this-way/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:21-authors-choices-why-this-word-why-this-way:e1:1
# text = Identify the principal effect achieved by the author's selection of the verb «screamed» in the sentence «The wind screamed through the trees».
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	effect	effect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	achieved	achieve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	author	author	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	selection	selection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	screamed	scream	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
20	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	appos	_	_
23	screamed	scream	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	22	acl	_	_
24	through	through	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal effect |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent effect=Theme |
| 2 | **achieve** | participle |  | the principal effect *not said here* |  |  |  | by the author's selection of the verb | vn complete-55.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **scream** *speech: express* *in a quote* | participle |  | the verb *not said here* |  | the sentence |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sentence=Location |
| 4 | **scream** *speech: express* *in a quote* | participle |  | the wind *not said here* |  | the trees |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through tree=Location |
| 5 | **select** |  | the author | the verb |  |  |  |  | nom selection «act transitive»: poss=agent 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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The reader is informed of the precise speed of the wind, measured in kilometres per hour

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:21-authors-choices-why-this-word-why-this-way:e1:o1:1
# text = The reader is informed of the precise speed of the wind, measured in kilometres per hour
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	reader	reader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	informed	inform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	precise	precise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	measured	measure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	parataxis	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	kilometres	kilometre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
16	per	per	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inform** *speech: other* | present · passive |  | the reader |  |  |  | of the precise speed of the wind | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient PP.topic»: subject=Recipient of speed=Topic |
| 2 | **measure** | participle |  |  |  | kilometres per hour |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wind is rendered gentle

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:21-authors-choices-why-this-word-why-this-way:e1:o2:1
# text = The wind is rendered gentle
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	rendered	render	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	gentle	gentle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **render** | present · passive |  | the wind |  |  |  | gentle *property* | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The sentence is lengthened

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:21-authors-choices-why-this-word-why-this-way:e1:o3:1
# text = The sentence is lengthened
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	lengthened	lengthen	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lengthen** | present · passive |  | the sentence |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wind is rendered wild and frightening

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:21-authors-choices-why-this-word-why-this-way:e1:o4:1
# text = The wind is rendered wild and frightening
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	rendered	render	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	frightening	frightening	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **render** | present · passive |  | the wind |  |  |  | wild *property* | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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