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description: Identify the posture which ought to be adopted for the purpose of raising a heavy object from the floor. Exam question 1 of lesson 3 «Lifting and carrying heavy things» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's
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# Exam question 1 · Lifting and carrying heavy things

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Identify the posture which ought to be adopted for the purpose of raising a heavy object from the floor.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, purpose · **What happens:** identify, adopt, raise · **To what, where:** posture, heavy object, floor

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 3 «Lifting and carrying heavy things» 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/3-lifting-and-carrying/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:3-lifting-and-carrying:e1:1
# text = Identify the posture which ought to be adopted for the purpose of raising a heavy object from the floor.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	posture	posture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	adopted	adopt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	raising	raise	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	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 posture |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent posture=Theme |
| 2 | **adopt** | ought · passive | you *not said here* | the posture |  |  |  | for the purpose | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **raise** | gerund | the purpose *not said here* | a heavy object |  | the floor |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent object=Theme from floor=Destination |

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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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The body twisted to one side whilst the arms are extended

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:3-lifting-and-carrying:e1:o1:1
# text = The body twisted to one side whilst the arms are extended
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	twisted	twist	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	whilst	whilst	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	extended	extended	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **twist** | past | the body |  |  | one side |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to side=Trajectory |
| 2 | **is** | present | the arms |  |  |  |  | extended *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The object raised at arm's length away from the body

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:3-lifting-and-carrying:e1:o2:1
# text = The object raised at arm's length away from the body
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	raised	raise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	length	length	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	away	away	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | participle |  | the object *not said here* |  | arm's length |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent at length=Destination |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The knees bent and the back maintained upright and straight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:3-lifting-and-carrying:e1:o3:1
# text = The knees bent and the back maintained upright and straight
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knees	knee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	bent	bend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	maintained	maintain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	upright	upright	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bend** | past | the knees |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **maintain** | past | the back |  |  |  |  | upright *property* | vn declare-29.4-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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The knees kept straight and the back bent forward from the hips

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:3-lifting-and-carrying:e1:o4:1
# text = The knees kept straight and the back bent forward from the hips
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knees	knee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	bent	bend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	forward	forward	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	hips	hip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | the knees |  |  |  |  | straight *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **bend** | past | the back |  |  | the hips |  | forward *property* | vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from hip=Location |

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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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