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# Exam question 1 · Trains, the Underground and subways

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the appropriate response when a personal article falls upon the railway tracks?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** personal article · **What happens:** follow, characteris, fall · **To what, where:** appropriate response, railway tracks

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 270 «Trains, the Underground and subways» 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/270-trains-and-subways/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:270-trains-and-subways:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the appropriate response when a personal article falls upon the railway tracks?
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	11	det	_	_
10	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	16	mark	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	personal	personal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	article	article	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
17	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	railway	railway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	tracks	track	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	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 |  | the appropriate response |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **fall** | present | a personal article |  |  | the railway tracks |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme upon track=Location |

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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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The article may be retrieved provided no train is visible

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:270-trains-and-subways:e1:o1:1
# text = The article may be retrieved provided no train is visible
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	article	article	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	retrieved	retrieve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
6	provided	provide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	visible	visible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **retrieve** | may · passive |  | the article *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP» |
| 2 | **provide** | past | the article |  |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition |
| 3 | **is** | present | no train |  |  |  |  | visible *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The article shall be reported to staff and no descent attempted

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:270-trains-and-subways:e1:o2:1
# text = The article shall be reported to staff and no descent attempted
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	article	article	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	reported	report	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	staff	staff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	descent	descent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	attempted	attempt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **report** | shall · passive |  | the article | staff and no descent |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to staff=Recipient |
| 2 | **attempt** | participle |  | no descent *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The article may be recovered by lying flat upon the platform edge

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:270-trains-and-subways:e1:o3:1
# text = The article may be recovered by lying flat upon the platform edge
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	article	article	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	recovered	recover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	lying	lie	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
8	flat	flat	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	platform	platform	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recover** | may · passive |  | the article |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **lie** | gerund |  |  |  | the platform edge |  | flat *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent upon edge=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The article shall be abandoned and the matter concealed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:270-trains-and-subways:e1:o4:1
# text = The article shall be abandoned and the matter concealed
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	article	article	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	abandoned	abandon	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
9	concealed	conceal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **abandon** | shall · passive |  | the article |  |  |  |  | vn leave-51.2 «NP V NP.initial\_location»: subject=Source |
| 2 | **conceal** | participle |  | the matter |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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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