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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the proper manner of wearing a school backpack? Exam question 2 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;
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# Exam question 2 · Lifting and carrying heavy things

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the proper manner of wearing a school backpack?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** proper manner · **What happens:** follow, characteris, wear · **To what, where:** proper manner, school backpack

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This is exam question 2 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/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:3-lifting-and-carrying:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the proper manner of wearing a school backpack?
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	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	wearing	wear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	backpack	backpack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	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 proper manner |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **wear** | gerund | the proper manner *not said here* | a school backpack |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent backpack=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 {#o1}

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It should be worn loosely so that it hangs below the waist

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:3-lifting-and-carrying:e2:o1:1
# text = It should be worn loosely so that it hangs below the waist
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	loosely	loosely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	9	mark	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	hangs	hang	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
10	below	below	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	waist	waist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | should · passive |  | It |  |  |  | loosely *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **hang** | present | it |  |  | the waist |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent below waist=Location |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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It should be worn upon one shoulder in order to rest the other

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:3-lifting-and-carrying:e2:o2:1
# text = It should be worn upon one shoulder in order to rest the other
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	shoulder	shoulder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	rest	rest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | should · passive |  | It |  | order |  | upon one shoulder | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **rest** | to-infinitive |  | the other |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location other=Theme |

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

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It should be worn upon both shoulders, the heavier books being placed nearest the back

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:3-lifting-and-carrying:e2:o3:1
# text = It should be worn upon both shoulders, the heavier books being placed nearest the back
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	shoulders	shoulder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	heavier	heavy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	amod	_	_
11	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
14	nearest	nearest	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | should · passive |  | It |  |  |  | upon both shoulders | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **place** | gerund · passive |  | the heavier books |  |  |  | nearest the back | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It should be held in one hand by its top loop

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:3-lifting-and-carrying:e2:o4:1
# text = It should be held in one hand by its top loop
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	top	top	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	loop	loop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | should · passive | hand's top loop | It |  | one hand |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent subject=Theme in hand=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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