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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the odour associated with a leak of domestic gas? Exam question 1 of lesson 13 «Smells that warn» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice
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# Exam question 1 · Smells that warn

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the odour associated with a leak of domestic gas?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, associate · **To what, where:** odour

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 13 «Smells 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/13-smells-that-warn/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:13-smells-that-warn:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the odour associated with a leak of domestic gas?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	odour	odour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	associated	associate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	leak	leak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	domestic	domestic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the odour |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **associate** | participle |  | the odour *not said here* |  |  |  | with a leak of domestic gas | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Patient with leak=Co-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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A leak of gas produces no detectable odour of any kind

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:13-smells-that-warn:e1:o1:1
# text = A leak of gas produces no detectable odour of any kind
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	leak	leak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	produces	produce	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
7	detectable	detectable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	odour	odour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **produce** | present | a leak of gas | no detectable odour of any kind |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent odour=Result |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Natural gas being odourless, a strong-smelling substance resembling rotten eggs is added to it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:13-smells-that-warn:e1:o2:1
# text = Natural gas being odourless, a strong-smelling substance resembling rotten eggs is added to it
1	Natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	cop	_	_
4	odourless	odourless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
7	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	smelling	smell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	amod	_	_
10	substance	substance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	resembling	resemble	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	rotten	rotten	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	added	add	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund | Natural gas |  |  |  |  | odourless *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **smell** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **resemble** | gerund | a smelling substance *not said here* | rotten eggs |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **add** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | a smelling substance | gas |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to it=Co-Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Natural gas smells faintly of flowers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:13-smells-that-warn:e1:o3:1
# text = Natural gas smells faintly of flowers
1	Natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	smells	smell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	faintly	faintly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | present | Natural gas |  |  |  |  | of flowers; faintly *property* | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location of flower=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Natural gas possesses of itself a strong odour of rotten eggs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:13-smells-that-warn:e1:o4:1
# text = Natural gas possesses of itself a strong odour of rotten eggs
1	Natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	possesses	possess	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	odour	odour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	rotten	rotten	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | present | Natural gas | a strong odour of rotten eggs |  |  |  | of gas | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot odour=Theme |

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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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