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description: Identify the appropriate response where the sea suddenly withdraws far from the shore following an earthquake. Exam question 1 of lesson 233 «The sea, waves and swimming pools» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option
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# Exam question 1 · The sea, waves and swimming pools

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Identify the appropriate response where the sea suddenly withdraws far from the shore following an earthquake.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, sea, shore · **What happens:** identify, withdraw, follow · **To what, where:** appropriate response, shore, earthquake

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 233 «The sea, waves and swimming pools» 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/233-sea-and-pools/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:233-sea-and-pools:e1:1
# text = Identify the appropriate response where the sea suddenly withdraws far from the shore following an earthquake.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	withdraws	withdraw	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
10	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	shore	shore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	acl	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	earthquake	earthquake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the appropriate response |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **withdraw** | present | the sea |  |  | the shore |  | far, suddenly *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from shore=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **follow** | gerund | the shore *not said here* | a earthquake |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent earthquake=Theme |

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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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To swim out to meet the wave before it reaches the shore

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:233-sea-and-pools:e1:o1:1
# text = To swim out to meet the wave before it reaches the shore
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	swim	swim	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	meet	meet	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wave	wave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	reaches	reach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	shore	shore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim out** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | out *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **meet** | to-infinitive |  | the wave |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wave=Co-Agent |
| 3 | **reach** | present | wave | the shore |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent shore=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To walk out across the sand to collect the stranded fish

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:233-sea-and-pools:e1:o2:1
# text = To walk out across the sand to collect the stranded fish
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	walk	walk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	across	across	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	collect	collect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	stranded	strand	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk out** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the sand |  | out *property* | vn resign-10.11 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **collect** | to-infinitive |  | the stranded fish |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Theme |
| 3 | **strand** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

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To run to high ground at once, as a tsunami approaches

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:233-sea-and-pools:e1:o3:1
# text = To run to high ground at once, as a tsunami approaches
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	run	run	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	tsunami	tsunami	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	approaches	approach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | to high ground *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to ground=Result |
| 2 | **approach** | present | a tsunami |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To remain on the beach and watch

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:233-sea-and-pools:e1:o4:1
# text = To remain on the beach and watch
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	remain	remain	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	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	watch	watch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remain** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the beach |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on beach=Location |
| 2 | **watch** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |

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