--- title: Identify the principal reason for which discomfort in the thumbs fol… — Eyes, backs and thumbs · tree and pragmatics description: Identify the principal reason for which discomfort in the thumbs following prolonged play ought to be heeded. 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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/420-eyes-backs-and-thumbs/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:420-eyes-backs-and-thumbs:e2:1 # text = Identify the principal reason for which discomfort in the thumbs following prolonged play ought to be heeded. 1 Identify identify VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 principal principal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 5 for for ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 which which DET WDT PronType=Int 7 det _ _ 7 discomfort discomfort NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 8 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 thumbs thumb NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 obl _ _ 11 following follow VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 13 case _ _ 12 prolonged prolong VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 13 amod _ _ 13 play play NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obl _ _ 14 ought ought AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 17 aux _ _ 15 to to PART TO _ 17 mark _ _ 16 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 17 aux:pass _ _ 17 heeded heed VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 1 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 18 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal reason | | | | for which discomfort | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme | | 2 | **follow** | gerund | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **prolong** | participle | | | | | | | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **heed** | ought · passive | | | | the thumbs | | follow prolonged play | vn abide\_by-93.2 «NP V NP» | 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} It is necessary for improvement at the game ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:420-eyes-backs-and-thumbs:e2:o1:1 # text = It is necessary for improvement at the game 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 expl _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 necessary necessary ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 for for ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 improvement improvement NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 6 at at ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 game game NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | for improvement at the game; necessary *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} It is invariably of no significance ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:420-eyes-backs-and-thumbs:e2:o2:1 # text = It is invariably of no significance 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 3 invariably invariably ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 6 det _ _ 6 significance significance NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | It | | | | | of no significance; invariably *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} It signifies that the body requires rest ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:420-eyes-backs-and-thumbs:e2:o3:1 # text = It signifies that the body requires rest 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 signifies signify VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 that that SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 body body NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 requires require VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 7 rest rest NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **signify** | present | It | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **require** | present | the body | rest | | | | | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme rest=Precondition | ### Option 4 {#o4} It indicates a high level of proficiency ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:420-eyes-backs-and-thumbs:e2:o4:1 # text = It indicates a high level of proficiency 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 indicates indicate VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 high high ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 level level NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 proficiency proficiency NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **indicate** | present | It | a high level of proficiency | | | | | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot level=Topic | **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. 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