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title: It being given that a carbon monoxide alarm sounds within a dwelling… — Sounds that warn · tree and pragmatics
description: It being given that a carbon monoxide alarm sounds within a dwelling, select the course of action consistent with established guidance. Exam question 2 of lesson 12 «Sounds that warn» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each
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# Exam question 2 · Sounds that warn

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It being given that a carbon monoxide alarm sounds within a dwelling, select the course of action consistent with established guidance.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** monoxide alarm · **What happens:** give, sound, select, establish · **To what, where:** It, course

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 12 «Sounds that warn» 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/12-sounds-that-warn/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:12-sounds-that-warn:e2:1
# text = It being given that a carbon monoxide alarm sounds within a dwelling, select the course of action consistent with established guidance.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	carbon	carbon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	monoxide	monoxide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
10	within	within	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	dwelling	dwelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	select	select	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
19	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	22	amod	_	_
22	guidance	guidance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | gerund · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **sound** | present | a monoxide alarm |  |  |  |  | within a dwelling | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **select** | infinitive |  | the course of action |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent course=Theme |
| 4 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

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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 alarm should be silenced and disregarded

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:12-sounds-that-warn:e2:o1:1
# text = The alarm should be silenced and disregarded
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	silenced	silence	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	disregarded	disregard	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **silence** | should · passive |  | the alarm |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **disregard** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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All occupants should remain indoors with the windows sealed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:12-sounds-that-warn:e2:o2:1
# text = All occupants should remain indoors with the windows sealed
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	occupants	occupant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	remain	remain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	indoors	indoors	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	windows	window	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	sealed	seal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remain** | should | all occupants |  |  |  |  | with the windows; indoors *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **seal** | participle |  | the windows *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The occupants should search for the source by smell

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:12-sounds-that-warn:e2:o3:1
# text = The occupants should search for the source by smell
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	occupants	occupant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	search	search	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	source	source	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **search** | should | the occupants |  |  |  |  | for the source; by smell | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for source=Theme by smell=Location |

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

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All occupants should proceed outside into fresh air

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:12-sounds-that-warn:e2:o4:1
# text = All occupants should proceed outside into fresh air
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	occupants	occupant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	proceed	proceed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **proceed** | should | all occupants |  |  | fresh air |  | outside *property* | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

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