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description: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the travel of sound and light. Exam question 3 of lesson 20 «Thinking about noticing» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choic
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# Exam question 3 · Thinking about noticing

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Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the travel of sound and light.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, response, established facts, sound · **What happens:** select, be, establish, concern, travel · **To what, where:** response, travel

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 20 «Thinking about noticing» 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/20-noticing-like-a-cat/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:20-noticing-like-a-cat:e3:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the travel of sound and light.
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	travel	travel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	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 travel of sound and light |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus travel=Experiencer |
| 5 | **travel** |  | sound and light |  |  |  |  |  | nom travel «act intransitive»: of=agent |

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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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Light bends about corners, whereas sound travels only in straight lines

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:20-noticing-like-a-cat:e3:o1:1
# text = Light bends about corners, whereas sound travels only in straight lines
1	Light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bends	bend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	corners	corner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	whereas	whereas	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obj	_	_
7	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	travels	travel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	only	only	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	straight	straight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bend** | present | Light |  |  |  |  | about corners | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent about corner=Location |
| 2 | **travel** | present | sound | whereas |  | straight lines |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme whereas=Trajectory |

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

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Sound bends about corners and is reflected by walls, whereas light travels in straight lines

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:20-noticing-like-a-cat:e3:o2:1
# text = Sound bends about corners and is reflected by walls, whereas light travels in straight lines
1	Sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bends	bend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	corners	corner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	reflected	reflect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	travels	travel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	straight	straight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bend** | present | Sound |  |  |  |  | about corners | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent about corner=Location |
| 2 | **reflect** | present · passive | walls |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **travel** | present | light |  |  | straight lines |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in line=Trajectory |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Sound and light travel at precisely the same speed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:20-noticing-like-a-cat:e3:o3:1
# text = Sound and light travel at precisely the same speed
1	Sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	travel	travel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	precisely	precisely	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **travel** | present | Sound and light |  |  | the same speed |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at speed=Trajectory |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Neither sound nor light can be reflected by walls

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:20-noticing-like-a-cat:e3:o4:1
# text = Neither sound nor light can be reflected by walls
1	Neither	neither	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	4	cc	_	_
4	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	reflected	reflect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reflect** | can · passive | walls | neither sound nor light |  |  |  |  | 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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