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description: Select the response that is consistent with established guidance where another person is in difficulty at sea. Exam question 4 of lesson 44 «The beach and the sea» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choi
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# Exam question 4 · The beach and the sea

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Select the response that is consistent with established guidance where another person is in difficulty at sea.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, response, person · **What happens:** select, be, establish · **To what, where:** response, difficulty

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 44 «The beach and the sea» 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/44-the-beach-and-the-sea/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:44-the-beach-and-the-sea:e4:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with established guidance where another person is in difficulty at sea.
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	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	guidance	guidance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	15	advmod	_	_
11	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
12	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	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 | **is** | present | the response |  |  |  |  | with established guidance; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **is** | present | another person |  |  | difficulty |  | at sea | tree rules |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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To throw sand towards the person to show the way

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:44-the-beach-and-the-sea:e4:o1:1
# text = To throw sand towards the person to show the way
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	throw	throw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | to-infinitive |  | sand |  |  |  | towards the person | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent sand=Theme towards person=Destination |
| 2 | **show** | to-infinitive |  | the way |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent way=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To swim out at once to pull the person to shore, whatever the state of the sea

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:44-the-beach-and-the-sea:e4:o2:1
# text = To swim out at once to pull the person to shore, whatever the state of the sea
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	swim	swim	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	2	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	pull	pull	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	shore	shore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	15	det:predet	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim out** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at once=Trajectory |
| 2 | **pull** | to-infinitive |  | the person |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP ADJP-Result»: agent=Agent person=Theme shore=Result |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To summon a lifeguard or the emergency number, rather than to swim out oneself

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:44-the-beach-and-the-sea:e4:o3:1
# text = To summon a lifeguard or the emergency number, rather than to swim out oneself
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	summon	summon	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lifeguard	lifeguard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	emergency	emergency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	rather	rather	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	13	cc	_	_
11	than	than	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	swim	swim	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	out	out	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
15	oneself	oneself	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **summon** | to-infinitive |  | a lifeguard or the emergency number |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lifeguard=Recipient |
| 2 | **swim out** | to-infinitive |  | oneself |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme oneself=Trajectory |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To wait upon the beach in silence

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:44-the-beach-and-the-sea:e4:o4:1
# text = To wait upon the beach in silence
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
3	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | silence |  | upon the beach | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme upon beach=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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