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title: It is given that blackberries are to be picked. Select the response… — Rainbows, beach earthquakes, lambs, bl… · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that blackberries are to be picked. Select the response consistent with established guidance. Exam question 3 of lesson 326 «Rainbows, beach earthquakes, lambs, blackberries, cacti, fire ants and bee stings» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pr
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# Exam question 3 · Rainbows, beach earthquakes, lambs, blackberries, cacti, f…

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It is given that blackberries are to be picked. Select the response consistent with established guidance.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** give, pick, select, establish · **To what, where:** It, blackberries, response

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 326 «Rainbows, beach earthquakes, lambs, blackberries, cacti, fire ants and bee stings» 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/326-rainbows-beach-quakes-lambs-berries-cacti-and-ants/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that blackberries are to be picked.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:326-rainbows-beach-quakes-lambs-berries-cacti-and-ants:e3:1
# text = It is given that blackberries are to be picked.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	blackberries	blackberry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	picked	pick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **pick** | present · passive |  | blackberries |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Select the response consistent with established guidance.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:326-rainbows-beach-quakes-lambs-berries-cacti-and-ants:e3:2
# text = Select the response consistent with established guidance.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	guidance	guidance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Any dark berries near the road, provided that they appear ripe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:326-rainbows-beach-quakes-lambs-berries-cacti-and-ants:e3:o1:1
# text = Any dark berries near the road, provided that they appear ripe
1	Any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
2	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	berries	berry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
4	near	near	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	provided	provide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	appear	appear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
12	ripe	ripe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **provide** | past | any dark berries near the road |  |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition clause=Theme |
| 2 | **appear** | present | berries *= berry* |  |  |  |  | ripe *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

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Only those identified by a grown-up, above dog height and washed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:326-rainbows-beach-quakes-lambs-berries-cacti-and-ants:e3:o2:1
# text = Only those identified by a grown-up, above dog height and washed
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	identified	identify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
6	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	above	above	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	height	height	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	washed	wash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | participle · passive | a grown dog height | those |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **grow up** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **wash** | participle | a grown dog height *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Berries from the lowest branches

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:326-rainbows-beach-quakes-lambs-berries-cacti-and-ants:e3:o3:1
# text = Berries from the lowest branches
1	Berries	berry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	lowest	low	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	branches	branch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Unwashed berries straight from the bush

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:326-rainbows-beach-quakes-lambs-berries-cacti-and-ants:e3:o4:1
# text = Unwashed berries straight from the bush
1	Unwashed	unwashed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	berries	berry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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