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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — The night sky and outdoor myths · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning frostbitten skin. Exam question 3 of lesson 240 «The night sky and outdoor myths» 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 3 · The night sky and outdoor myths

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning frostbitten skin.

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

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 240 «The night sky and outdoor myths» 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/240-night-sky-and-outdoor-myths/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:240-night-sky-and-outdoor-myths:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning frostbitten skin.
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	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	frostbitten	frostbitten	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	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 |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | frostbitten skin |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus skin=Experiencer |

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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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It is left exposed to the cold until the feeling returns

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:240-night-sky-and-outdoor-myths:e3:o1:1
# text = It is left exposed to the cold until the feeling returns
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	exposed	expose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obl	_	_
8	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	returns	return	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **expose** | present · passive |  | It | the cold |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to cold=Recipient |
| 2 | **return** | present | the feeling |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

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It is warmed slowly and is never rubbed with snow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:240-night-sky-and-outdoor-myths:e3:o2:1
# text = It is warmed slowly and is never rubbed with snow
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	warmed	warm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
7	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	rubbed	rub	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warm** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **rub** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  | with snow | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: with snow=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is rubbed vigorously with snow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:240-night-sky-and-outdoor-myths:e3:o3:1
# text = It is rubbed vigorously with snow
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	rubbed	rub	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	vigorously	vigorously	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rub** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  | with snow; vigorously *property* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: subject=Destination with snow=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is placed at once in very hot water

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:240-night-sky-and-outdoor-myths:e3:o4:1
# text = It is placed at once in very hot water
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	3	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **place** | present · passive |  | It |  | hot water |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme at once=Destination |

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