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description: It being given that a power line has fallen to the ground, select the course of action consistent with established guidance. Exam question 3 of lesson 32 «Electricity at home» 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 3 · Electricity at home

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It being given that a power line has fallen to the ground, select the course of action consistent with established guidance.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** power line · **What happens:** give, fall, select, establish · **To what, where:** It, course

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 32 «Electricity at home» 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/32-electricity-at-home/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:32-electricity-at-home:e3:1
# text = It being given that a power line has fallen to the ground, select the course of action consistent with established guidance.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	fallen	fall	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	select	select	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
19	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	22	amod	_	_
22	guidance	guidance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | gerund · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **fall** | present · perfect | a power line |  |  |  |  | to the ground | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to ground=Theme |
| 3 | **select** | infinitive |  | the course of action |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent course=Theme |
| 4 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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To remain far away, the line possibly being live, and to inform an adult

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:32-electricity-at-home:e3:o1:1
# text = To remain far away, the line possibly being live, and to inform an adult
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	remain	remain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
4	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
8	possibly	possibly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	cop	_	_
10	live	live	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	inform	inform	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remain** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | live, possibly *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **inform** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  | a adult |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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To touch the line to ascertain whether it is live

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:32-electricity-at-home:e3:o2:1
# text = To touch the line to ascertain whether it is live
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	touch	touch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	live	live	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **touch** | to-infinitive |  | the line |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme line=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **ascertain** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | line |  |  |  |  | live *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To move the line aside with a dry stick

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:32-electricity-at-home:e3:o3:1
# text = To move the line aside with a dry stick
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	move	move	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	aside	aside	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	stick	stick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | to-infinitive |  | the line |  |  |  | with a dry stick; aside *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent line=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To approach the line in rubber shoes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:32-electricity-at-home:e3:o4:1
# text = To approach the line in rubber shoes
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	approach	approach	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	rubber	rubber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **approach** | to-infinitive |  | the line |  | rubber shoes |  |  | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Theme |

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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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