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title: It being given that an odour of gas is perceived within a dwelling,… — Smells that warn · tree and pragmatics
description: It being given that an odour of gas is perceived within a dwelling, select the response consistent with established guidance. Exam question 2 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; M
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# Exam question 2 · Smells that warn

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It being given that an odour of gas is perceived within a dwelling, select the response consistent with established guidance.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** give, perceive, select, establish · **To what, where:** It, odour, response

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This is exam question 2 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/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:13-smells-that-warn:e2:1
# text = It being given that an odour of gas is perceived within a dwelling, select the response 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	_	10	mark	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	odour	odour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	perceived	perceive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
11	within	within	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	dwelling	dwelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	select	select	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	amod	_	_
21	guidance	guidance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	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 | **perceive** | present · passive |  | a odour of gas |  |  |  | within a dwelling | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: subject=Stimulus |
| 3 | **select** | infinitive |  | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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To refrain from operating switches, to leave the building, and to summon assistance from outside

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:13-smells-that-warn:e2:o1:1
# text = To refrain from operating switches, to leave the building, and to summon assistance from outside
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	refrain	refrain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	operating	operating	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	switches	switch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	summon	summon	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	assistance	assistance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refrain** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | operating switches |  |  | vn refrain-69 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent from switch=Eventuality |
| 2 | **leave** | to-infinitive |  | the building |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent building=Theme |
| 3 | **summon** | to-infinitive |  | assistance |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent assistance=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To light a match so as to burn away the gas

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:13-smells-that-warn:e2:o2:1
# text = To light a match so as to burn away the gas
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	light	light	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	burn	burn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	away	away	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **light** | to-infinitive |  | a match |  |  |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Product |
| 2 | **burn away** | to-infinitive |  | the gas |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent gas=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To telephone for help from within the kitchen

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:13-smells-that-warn:e2:o3:1
# text = To telephone for help from within the kitchen
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	telephone	telephone	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	within	within	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **telephone** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the kitchen |  | for help | vn instr\_communication-37.4.1 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent for help=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To switch on the lights in order to locate the leak

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:13-smells-that-warn:e2:o4:1
# text = To switch on the lights in order to locate the leak
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	switch	switch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	9	mark	_	_
7	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	fixed	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	locate	locate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	leak	leak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **switch** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the lights |  |  | vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **locate** | to-infinitive |  | the leak |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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