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description: Whereas scissors are to be conveyed from one person to another, state the manner prescribed for so doing. Exam question 2 of lesson 112 «Sharp things, small objects and little ones» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each o
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# Exam question 2 · Sharp things, small objects and little ones

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Whereas scissors are to be conveyed from one person to another, state the manner prescribed for so doing.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** convey, state, prescribe, do · **To what, where:** scissors, manner

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 112 «Sharp things, small objects and little ones» of the everyday 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/everyday/112-sharp-things-and-little-ones/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:112-sharp-things-and-little-ones:e2:1
# text = Whereas scissors are to be conveyed from one person to another, state the manner prescribed for so doing.
1	Whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
2	scissors	scissors	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	conveyed	convey	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	advcl	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
13	state	state	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	prescribed	prescribe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	acl	_	_
17	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
18	so	so	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **convey** | present · passive |  | scissors |  |  |  | from one person to another | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: subject=Theme from person=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **state** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* | the manner |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent manner=Topic |
| 3 | **prescribe** | participle |  | the manner *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **do** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 {#o1}

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Open, pointing upward, and passed blade first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:112-sharp-things-and-little-ones:e2:o1:1
# text = Open, pointing upward, and passed blade first
1	Open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	pointing	point	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
4	upward	upward	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	passed	pass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	blade	blade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
9	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **point** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | upward *property* | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **pass** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Closed, pointing at the recipient, and thrown gently across to them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:112-sharp-things-and-little-ones:e2:o2:1
# text = Closed, pointing at the recipient, and thrown gently across to them
1	Closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	pointing	point	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	recipient	recipient	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	thrown	throw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
10	gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	across	across	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **point** | gerund |  |  |  | the recipient |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **throw** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | across them *= they*; gently *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Open, held by the blades, passed point first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:112-sharp-things-and-little-ones:e2:o3:1
# text = Open, held by the blades, passed point first
1	Open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	blades	blade	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	passed	pass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
9	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **pass** | participle | the Open held blades *not said here* | point |  |  |  | first *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme point=Trajectory |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Closed, pointing downward, and passed handle first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:112-sharp-things-and-little-ones:e2:o4:1
# text = Closed, pointing downward, and passed handle first
1	Closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	pointing	point	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
4	downward	downward	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	passed	pass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
8	handle	handle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **point** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | downward *property* | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **pass** | participle |  | handle |  |  |  | first *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme handle=Trajectory |

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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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