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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the posture termed «be a tree»? Exam question 2 of lesson 22 «Meeting a dog safely» 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 was right.
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# Exam question 2 · Meeting a dog safely

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the posture termed «be a tree»?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** posture · **What happens:** follow, characteris, term, be · **To what, where:** tree

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 22 «Meeting a dog safely» 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/22-meeting-a-dog-safely/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:22-meeting-a-dog-safely:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the posture termed «be a tree»?
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	posture	posture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	termed	term	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	cop	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	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 |  |  |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **term** | past | the posture |  |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is a** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | a tree |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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Climbing a tree until the dog departs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:22-meeting-a-dog-safely:e2:o1:1
# text = Climbing a tree until the dog departs
1	Climbing	climb	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	until	until	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	departs	depart	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **climb** | gerund |  | a tree |  |  | until the dog |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location tree=Theme |
| 2 | **depart** | present | Climbing |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Waving the arms above the head like branches

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:22-meeting-a-dog-safely:e2:o2:1
# text = Waving the arms above the head like branches
1	Waving	wave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	above	above	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	branches	branch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wave** | gerund |  | the arms |  | the head |  | like branches | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arm=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Standing still, the arms folded in, the eyes directed at the feet, and remaining quiet

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:22-meeting-a-dog-safely:e2:o3:1
# text = Standing still, the arms folded in, the eyes directed at the feet, and remaining quiet
1	Standing	stand	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	still	still	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
6	folded	fold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	in	in	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
11	directed	direct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	remaining	remain	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
18	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | gerund |  | the arms and the eyes |  |  | still |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fold** | participle |  | the arms and the eyes *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **direct** | participle |  | the eyes *not said here* |  | the feet |  |  | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.predicate»: agent=Agent at foot=Eventuality |
| 4 | **remain** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | quiet *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Running in a straight line towards the nearest tree

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:22-meeting-a-dog-safely:e2:o4:1
# text = Running in a straight line towards the nearest tree
1	Running	run	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	straight	straight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	nearest	near	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
9	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | gerund |  |  |  | a straight line |  | towards the nearest tree | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme towards tree=Destination |

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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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