--- title: A 3-mark question says, "Give three reasons why Sam was upset." Liam… — SATs: the reading paper · tree and pragmatics description: A 3-mark question says, "Give three reasons why Sam was upset." Liam writes one long reason. What is most likely? Test 3 · ★★ of lesson 51 «SATs: the reading paper» of the English course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choi --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/51-sats-the-reading-paper/t3/) [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/) / [English](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/) / [SATs: the reading paper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/51-sats-the-reading-paper/) / t3 # Test 3 · ★★ · SATs: the reading paper A 3-mark question says, "Give three reasons why Sam was upset." Liam writes one long reason. What is most likely? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mark question, Sam, Liam · **What happens:** say, give, be, write · **To what, where:** three reasons, one long reason · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 51 «SATs: the reading paper» of the English course of Mova's primary school. 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/51-sats-the-reading-paper/#t3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* A 3-mark question says, "Give three reasons why Sam was upset." ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:51-sats-the-reading-paper:t3:1 # text = A 3-mark question says, "Give three reasons why Sam was upset." 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 2 3 3 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 4 nummod _ SpaceAfter=No 3 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 mark mark NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 5 question question NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 " " PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 Give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 ccomp _ _ 10 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 11 nummod _ _ 11 reasons reason NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obj _ _ 12 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 15 advmod _ _ 13 Sam Sam PROPN NNP Number=Sing 15 nsubj _ _ 14 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 cop _ _ 15 upset upset ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 " " PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a mark question | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **give** *in a quote* | infinitive | | three reasons | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Theme | | 3 | **is** *in a quote* | past | Sam | | | | | upset *property* | tree rules | 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. *Sentence 2:* Liam writes one long reason. ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:51-sats-the-reading-paper:t3:2 # text = Liam writes one long reason. 1 Liam Liam PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 writes write VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 5 nummod _ _ 4 long long ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **write** | present | Liam | one long reason | | | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Theme | *Sentence 3:* What is most likely? ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:51-sats-the-reading-paper:t3:3 # text = What is most likely? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 4 advmod _ _ 4 likely likely ADV RB _ 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | likely *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} He gets two marks ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:51-sats-the-reading-paper:t3:o1:1 # text = He gets two marks 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 gets get VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 4 nummod _ _ 4 marks mark NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | present | He | two marks | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mark=Stimulus | ### Option 2 {#o2} He gets four marks ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:51-sats-the-reading-paper:t3:o2:1 # text = He gets four marks 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 gets get VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 four four NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 4 nummod _ _ 4 marks mark NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | present | He | four marks | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mark=Stimulus | ### Option 3 {#o3} He gets all three marks ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:51-sats-the-reading-paper:t3:o3:1 # text = He gets all three marks 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 gets get VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 5 det _ _ 4 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 5 nummod _ _ 5 marks mark NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | present | He | all three marks | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mark=Stimulus | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} He gets one mark at most ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:51-sats-the-reading-paper:t3:o4:1 # text = He gets one mark at most 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 gets get VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 4 nummod _ _ 4 mark mark NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 at at ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 most most ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | present | He | one mark | | most | | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent mark=Theme at most=Asset | **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. - ← previous: [SATs: the reading paper, test 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/51-sats-the-reading-paper/t2/) - next →: [SATs: the reading paper, test 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/51-sats-the-reading-paper/t4/) - ↑ back to [SATs: the reading paper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/51-sats-the-reading-paper/)