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title: Ascertain the technique termed the «Dutch reach». — In the car: seat belts, car seats and… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the technique termed the «Dutch reach». Exam question 4 of lesson 268 «In the car: seat belts, car seats and good passengers» 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 wrong.
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# Exam question 4 · In the car: seat belts, car seats and good passengers

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Ascertain the technique termed the «Dutch reach».

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, technique · **What happens:** ascertain, term · **To what, where:** Dutch reach

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 268 «In the car: seat belts, car seats and good passengers» 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/268-in-the-car-and-seat-belts/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:268-in-the-car-and-seat-belts:e4:1
# text = Ascertain the technique termed the «Dutch reach».
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	technique	technique	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	termed	term	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Dutch	dutch	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	reach	reach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **term** | past | the technique | the Dutch reach |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reach=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Opening the door quickly with the nearer hand, then glancing in the mirror

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:268-in-the-car-and-seat-belts:e4:o1:1
# text = Opening the door quickly with the nearer hand, then glancing in the mirror
1	Opening	open	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	nearer	near	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
8	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
11	glancing	glance	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	mirror	mirror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | gerund |  | the door |  |  |  | with the nearer hand; quickly *property* | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent door=Patient with hand=Instrument |
| 2 | **glance** | gerund |  |  |  |  | then | in the mirror | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in mirror=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Leaning out of the window to wave

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:268-in-the-car-and-seat-belts:e4:o2:1
# text = Leaning out of the window to wave
1	Leaning	lean	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	out	out	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	wave	wave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lean** | gerund |  |  |  | the window |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent out window=Location |
| 2 | **wave** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Reaching across to fasten another's seat belt

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:268-in-the-car-and-seat-belts:e4:o3:1
# text = Reaching across to fasten another's seat belt
1	Reaching	reach	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	across	across	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	fasten	fasten	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
5	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	belt	belt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | across *property* | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fasten** | to-infinitive |  | another's seat belt |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent belt=Patient |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Opening the door with the far hand, to look back for bikes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:268-in-the-car-and-seat-belts:e4:o4:1
# text = Opening the door with the far hand, to look back for bikes
1	Opening	open	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	far	far	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
11	back	back	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	bikes	bike	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | gerund |  | the door |  |  |  | with the far hand | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent door=Patient with hand=Instrument |
| 2 | **look back** | to-infinitive | Opening |  |  |  |  | for bikes | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for bike=Theme |

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