--- title: It being given that a child is upset by an event, determine a measur… — Feelings and calming down · tree and pragmatics description: It being given that a child is upset by an event, determine a measure that affords time to calm down. Exam question 4 of lesson 53 «Feelings and calming down» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice wa --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/53-feelings-and-calming-down/e4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [Feelings and calming down](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/53-feelings-and-calming-down/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · Feelings and calming down It being given that a child is upset by an event, determine a measure that affords time to calm down. **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** child, measure · **What happens:** give, be, determine, afford, calm down · **To what, where:** It, measure This is exam question 4 of lesson 53 «Feelings and calming down» 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/53-feelings-and-calming-down/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:53-feelings-and-calming-down:e4:1 # text = It being given that a child is upset by an event, determine a measure that affords time to calm down. 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 _ 8 mark _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 child child NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 7 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 8 upset upset ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 advcl _ _ 9 by by ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 event event NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 13 determine determine VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 conj _ _ 14 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 measure measure NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obj _ _ 16 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 17 nsubj _ _ 17 affords afford VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 15 acl:relcl _ _ 18 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obj _ _ 19 to to PART TO _ 20 mark _ _ 20 calm calm VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 18 acl _ _ 21 down down ADP RP _ 20 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 22 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 | **is** | present | a child | | | | | by a event; upset *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **determine** | infinitive | | a measure | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent measure=Topic | | 4 | **afford** | present | a measure | | | | time | | tree rules | | 5 | **calm down** | to-infinitive | a measure *not said here* | | | | | | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | 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} Refusing to name the feeling ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:53-feelings-and-calming-down:e4:o1:1 # text = Refusing to name the feeling 1 Refusing refuse VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 to to PART TO _ 3 mark _ _ 3 name name VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 xcomp _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 feeling feeling NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **refuse** | gerund | | | | | | | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **not** **name** | to-infinitive | | the feeling | | | | | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feeling=Theme | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Moving away from the cause for a few minutes ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:53-feelings-and-calming-down:e4:o2:1 # text = Moving away from the cause for a few minutes 1 Moving move VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 away away ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ 3 from from ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 cause cause NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 few few ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 minutes minute NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **move away** | gerund | | | | the cause | minute | away *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme from cause=Trajectory | ### Option 3 {#o3} Hitting a nearby object ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:53-feelings-and-calming-down:e4:o3:1 # text = Hitting a nearby object 1 Hitting hit VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 nearby nearby ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 object object NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hit** | gerund | | a nearby object | | | | | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme object=Co-Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Remaining as close as possible to the cause ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:53-feelings-and-calming-down:e4:o4:1 # text = Remaining as close as possible to the cause 1 Remaining remain VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 3 nsubj _ _ 2 as as ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 close close ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 as as SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 5 possible possible ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 advcl _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 cause cause NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **remain** | gerund | | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | **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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