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description: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the lowering of the centre of gravity by the bending of the knees. Exam question 3 of lesson 2 «Balance and falling well» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the quest
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# Exam question 3 · Balance and falling well

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Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the lowering of the centre of gravity by the bending of the knees.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, response, established facts · **What happens:** select, be, establish, concern, lower · **To what, where:** response, lowering, centre

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 2 «Balance and falling well» 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/2-balance-and-falling-well/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:2-balance-and-falling-well:e3:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the lowering of the centre of gravity by the bending of the knees.
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	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	lowering	lowering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	centre	centre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	gravity	gravity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	bending	bending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	knees	knee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	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 |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the lowering of the centre of gravity |  |  |  | by the bending of the knees | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus lowering=Experiencer |
| 5 | **lower** |  |  | the centre of gravity |  |  |  |  | nom lowering «act transitive»: of=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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It renders the person steadier and less liable to fall

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:2-balance-and-falling-well:e3:o1:1
# text = It renders the person steadier and less liable to fall
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	renders	render	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	steadier	steady	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	8	advmod	_	_
8	liable	liable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **render** | present | It | the person |  |  |  | steady *property* | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Theme |
| 2 | **fall** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It has no effect of any description upon balance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:2-balance-and-falling-well:e3:o2:1
# text = It has no effect of any description upon balance
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	effect	effect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	description	description	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	balance	balance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | It | no effect of any description upon balance |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent effect=Patient |
| 2 | **effect** |  |  | any description upon balance |  |  |  |  | nom effect «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It renders the person less steady and more liable to fall

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:2-balance-and-falling-well:e3:o3:1
# text = It renders the person less steady and more liable to fall
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	renders	render	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
6	steady	steady	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	9	advmod	_	_
9	liable	liable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **render** | present | It | the person |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Theme |
| 2 | **fall** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is of benefit solely to persons standing on ice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:2-balance-and-falling-well:e3:o4:1
# text = It is of benefit solely to persons standing on ice
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	benefit	benefit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | of benefit; to persons; solely *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **stand** | gerund | persons *not said here* |  |  | ice |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on ice=Location |

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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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