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# Exam question 3 · Weather emergencies

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It being given that a strong or prolonged earthquake is felt near the coast, select the course of action consistent with established guidance.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **What happens:** give, prolong, feel, select, establish · **To what, where:** It, strong earthquake, coast, course

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 48 «Weather emergencies» 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/48-weather-emergencies/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:48-weather-emergencies:e3:1
# text = It being given that a strong or prolonged earthquake is felt near the coast, 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	_	11	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	prolonged	prolong	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
9	earthquake	earthquake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	felt	feel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
12	near	near	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	select	select	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
21	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
22	with	with	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	24	amod	_	_
24	guidance	guidance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	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 | **prolong** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **feel** | present · passive |  | a strong earthquake |  | the coast |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme near coast=Location |
| 4 | **select** | infinitive |  | the course of action |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent course=Theme |
| 5 | **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 {#o1}

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To go down to the beach in order to observe the sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:48-weather-emergencies:e3:o1:1
# text = To go down to the beach in order to observe the sea
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	in	in	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	10	mark	_	_
8	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	fixed	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	observe	observe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go down** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | to the beach; down *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **observe** | to-infinitive |  | the sea |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent sea=Topic |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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To proceed to high ground in case of a tsunami

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:48-weather-emergencies:e3:o2:1
# text = To proceed to high ground in case of a tsunami
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	proceed	proceed	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	tsunami	tsunami	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **proceed** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | case of a tsunami |  | to high ground | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To remain upon the shore until the water recedes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:48-weather-emergencies:e3:o3:1
# text = To remain upon the shore until the water recedes
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	remain	remain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	shore	shore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	recedes	recede	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remain** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the shore |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme upon shore=Location |
| 2 | **recede** | present | the water |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To swim out beyond the breaking waves to safety

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:48-weather-emergencies:e3:o4:1
# text = To swim out beyond the breaking waves to safety
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	beyond	beyond	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	breaking	breaking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim out** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | safety |  | beyond the breaking waves | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to safety=Destination |

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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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