--- title: Ascertain the reason for which the hands are wetted before a fish is… — Gymnastics, trampolines, winter fun an… · tree and pragmatics description: Ascertain the reason for which the hands are wetted before a fish is released. Exam question 4 of lesson 250 «Gymnastics, trampolines, winter fun and fishing» 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 wa --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/250-gymnastics-winter-sports-and-fishing/e4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [Gymnastics, trampolines, winter fun an…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/250-gymnastics-winter-sports-and-fishing/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · Gymnastics, trampolines, winter fun and fishing Ascertain the reason for which the hands are wetted before a fish is released. **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** ascertain, wett, release · **To what, where:** reason, hands, fish This is exam question 4 of lesson 250 «Gymnastics, trampolines, winter fun and fishing» 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/250-gymnastics-winter-sports-and-fishing/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:250-gymnastics-winter-sports-and-fishing:e4:1 # text = Ascertain the reason for which the hands are wetted before a fish is released. 1 Ascertain ascertain VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 for for ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 9 obl _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 hands hand NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nsubj:pass _ _ 8 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux:pass _ _ 9 wetted wett VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 acl:relcl _ _ 10 before before SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 11 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 fish fish NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nsubj:pass _ _ 13 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 aux:pass _ _ 14 released release VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 9 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the reason | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Topic | | 2 | **wett** | present · passive | | the hands | | | | for the reason | tree rules | | 3 | **release** | present · passive | | a fish | | | | | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Source | 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} Wet hands grip the fish more tightly ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:250-gymnastics-winter-sports-and-fishing:e4:o1:1 # text = Wet hands grip the fish more tightly 1 Wet wet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 hands hand NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 grip grip VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 fish fish NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 7 advmod _ _ 7 tightly tightly ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **grip** | present | Wet hands | the fish | | | | tightly *property* | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Experiencer | ### Option 2 {#o2} It cleans the hands of bait ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:250-gymnastics-winter-sports-and-fishing:e4:o2:1 # text = It cleans the hands of bait 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 cleans clean 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 hands hand NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 bait bait NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **clean** | present | It | the hands of bait | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent hand=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} Fish prefer to be handled cold ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:250-gymnastics-winter-sports-and-fishing:e4:o3:1 # text = Fish prefer to be handled cold 1 Fish fish NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 prefer prefer VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 4 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 handled handle VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 ccomp _ _ 6 cold cold ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **prefer** | present | Fish | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 2 | **handle** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive | Fish *not said here* | | | | | cold *property* | vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP» | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Dry hands damage the fish's slime coat ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:250-gymnastics-winter-sports-and-fishing:e4:o4:1 # text = Dry hands damage the fish's slime coat 1 Dry dry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 hands hand NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 damage damage VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 fish fish NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 6 's 's PART POS _ 5 case _ _ 7 slime slime NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ _ 8 coat coat NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **damage** | present | Dry hands | the fish's slime coat | | | | | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coat=Patient | **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. 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