--- title: The text says, "Amira's hands shook as she knocked." The question: "… — SATs: the reading paper · tree and pragmatics description: The text says, "Amira's hands shook as she knocked." The question: "How did Amira feel? Give evidence." What is the best answer? Test 7 · ★★ 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 opti --- [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/t7/) [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/) / t7 # Test 7 · ★★ · SATs: the reading paper The text says, "Amira's hands shook as she knocked." The question: "How did Amira feel? Give evidence." What is the best answer? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** text, hands, Amira, you, best answer · **What happens:** say, shake, knock, feel, give, be · **To what, where:** evidence · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 7 · ★★ 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/#t7). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* The text says, "Amira's hands shook as she knocked." ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:51-sats-the-reading-paper:t7:1 # text = The text says, "Amira's hands shook as she knocked." 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 text text NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 Amira Amira PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 hands hand NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nsubj _ _ 9 shook shake VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 10 as as SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 11 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 12 knocked knock VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the text | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **shake** *in a quote* | past | Amira's hands | | | | | | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | | 3 | **knock** *in a quote* | past | text | | | | | | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient | 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:* The question: "How did Amira feel? ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:51-sats-the-reading-paper:t7:2 # text = The question: "How did Amira feel? 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 question question NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 : : PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 4 " " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 How how ADV WRB PronType=Int 8 advmod _ _ 6 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 7 Amira Amira PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 feel feel VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **feel** *in a quote* | past · do-support | Amira | | | | | | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | *Sentence 3:* Give evidence." ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:51-sats-the-reading-paper:t7:3 # text = Give evidence." 1 Give give VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 evidence evidence NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 " " PUNCT '' _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | imperative | you *not said here* | evidence | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent evidence=Theme | *Sentence 4:* What is the best answer? ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:51-sats-the-reading-paper:t7:4 # text = What is the best answer? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 5 amod _ _ 5 answer answer NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the best answer | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Sleepy: she stood at a door ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:51-sats-the-reading-paper:t7:o1:1 # text = Sleepy: she stood at a door 1 Sleepy sleepy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 4 punct _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 stood stand VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 at at ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 door door NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stand** | past | she | | | a door | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at door=Location | ### Option 2 {#o2} Angry: she knocked very hard ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:51-sats-the-reading-paper:t7:o2:1 # text = Angry: she knocked very hard 1 Angry angry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 4 punct _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 knocked knock VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 very very ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 hard hard ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **knock** | past | she | | | | | hard *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Nervous: "her hands shook" ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:51-sats-the-reading-paper:t7:o3:1 # text = Nervous: "her hands shook" 1 Nervous nervous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 3 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 hands hand NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 6 shook shook NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 " " PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **shook** *in a quote* | | her hands | | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} Happy: she knocked on a door ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:51-sats-the-reading-paper:t7:o4:1 # text = Happy: she knocked on a door 1 Happy happy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 4 punct _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 knocked knock VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 on on ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 door door NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **knock** | past | she | | | a door | | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on door=Location | **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. 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