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# Exam question 2 · Skating and sports safety

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the injury most frequently sustained in skating and skateboarding?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, sustain · **To what, where:** injury, skating

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 6 «Skating and sports safety» 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/6-skating-and-sports-safety/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:6-skating-and-sports-safety:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the injury most frequently sustained in skating and skateboarding?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	injury	injury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	12	advmod	_	_
12	frequently	frequently	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	sustained	sustain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	skating	skating	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	skateboarding	skateboarding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the injury |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **sustain** | participle |  | the injury *not said here* |  | skating and skateboarding |  | frequently *property* | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent |

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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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The injury of the teeth, which elbow pads serve to prevent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:6-skating-and-sports-safety:e2:o1:1
# text = The injury of the teeth, which elbow pads serve to prevent
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	injury	injury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	8	det	_	_
8	elbow	elbow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	pads	pad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
10	serve	serve	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	prevent	prevent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve** | present | the injury of the teeth and elbow pads |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **prevent** | to-infinitive | the injury of the teeth and elbow pads *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer |
| 3 | **injure** |  |  | the teeth and elbow pads |  |  |  |  | nom injury «state transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The fracture of the skull, which wrist guards serve to prevent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:6-skating-and-sports-safety:e2:o2:1
# text = The fracture of the skull, which wrist guards serve to prevent
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fracture	fracture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	skull	skull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obj	_	_
8	wrist	wrist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	serve	serve	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	prevent	prevent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve** | present | the fracture of the skull |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **prevent** | to-infinitive | the fracture of the skull *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer |
| 3 | **fracture** |  |  | the skull |  |  |  |  | nom fracture «state transitive»: of=patient |

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

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The fracture of the wrist, which wrist guards serve to prevent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:6-skating-and-sports-safety:e2:o3:1
# text = The fracture of the wrist, which wrist guards serve to prevent
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fracture	fracture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wrist	wrist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obj	_	_
8	wrist	wrist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	serve	serve	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	prevent	prevent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve** | present | the fracture of the wrist |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **prevent** | to-infinitive | the fracture of the wrist *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer |
| 3 | **fracture** |  |  | the wrist |  |  |  |  | nom fracture «state transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The sprain of the neck, which knee pads serve to prevent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:6-skating-and-sports-safety:e2:o4:1
# text = The sprain of the neck, which knee pads serve to prevent
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sprain	sprain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:outer	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obj	_	_
8	knee	knee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	pads	pad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	serve	serve	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	prevent	prevent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve** | present | the sprain of the neck |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **prevent** | to-infinitive | the sprain of the neck *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer |
| 3 | **sprain** |  |  | the neck |  |  |  |  | nom sprain «state transitive»: of=patient |

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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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