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description: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning shallow flood water. Exam question 4 of lesson 15 «Weather signs and the 30-30 rule» 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 4 · Weather signs and the 30-30 rule

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning shallow flood water.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, response · **What happens:** select, be, establish · **To what, where:** response

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 15 «Weather signs and the 30-30 rule» 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/15-weather-signs/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:15-weather-signs:e4:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning shallow flood water.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	concerning	concerning	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
12	shallow	shallow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
13	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the response |  |  |  |  | with the established facts; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **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 {#o1}

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Only stationary flood water presents any danger

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:15-weather-signs:e4:o1:1
# text = Only stationary flood water presents any danger
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	stationary	stationary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	presents	present	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **present** | present | stationary flood water | any danger |  |  |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent danger=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Flood water is hazardous only when it is cold

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:15-weather-signs:e4:o2:1
# text = Flood water is hazardous only when it is cold
1	Flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	hazardous	hazardous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
6	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Flood water |  |  |  |  | hazardous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | water |  |  |  |  | cold *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Flood water of a depth of less than one metre presents no danger to a person on foot

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:15-weather-signs:e4:o3:1
# text = Flood water of a depth of less than one metre presents no danger to a person on foot
1	Flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	depth	depth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	less	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp|ExtPos=ADV	9	advmod	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	metre	metre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
11	presents	present	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	13	det	_	_
13	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **present** | present | Flood water of a depth of one metre | no danger | a person on foot |  |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent danger=Theme to person=Recipient |

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

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Fast-flowing water of a depth of only fifteen centimetres may knock a person over

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:15-weather-signs:e4:o4:1
# text = Fast-flowing water of a depth of only fifteen centimetres may knock a person over
1	Fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	flowing	flow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	amod	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	depth	depth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	fifteen	fifteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	centimetres	centimetre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
12	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	knock	knock	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	over	over	ADV	RB	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **knock over** | may | Fast flowing water of a depth of fifteen centimetres | a person |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent person=Patient |

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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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