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# Exam question 3 · Skating and sports safety

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It is given that a participant in a sport has sustained a blow to the head but declares that he feels well. Select the appropriate course of action.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** he, you · **What happens:** give, sustain, declare, feel, select · **To what, where:** It, participant, appropriate course

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a participant in a sport has sustained a blow to the head but declares that he feels well.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:6-skating-and-sports-safety:e3:1
# text = It is given that a participant in a sport has sustained a blow to the head but declares that he feels well.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	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	6	det	_	_
6	participant	participant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sport	sport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	sustained	sustain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	blow	blow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	declares	declare	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
19	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
20	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	advcl	_	_
22	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	21	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **sustain** | present · perfect · passive |  | a participant in a sport |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **declare** *speech: other* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **feel** | present | he |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Select the appropriate course of action.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:6-skating-and-sports-safety:e3:2
# text = Select the appropriate course of action.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	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 appropriate course of action |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent course=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He should continue to play, since he reports no symptoms

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:6-skating-and-sports-safety:e3:o1:1
# text = He should continue to play, since he reports no symptoms
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	continue	continue	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	reports	report	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
10	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	det	_	_
11	symptoms	symptom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **continue** | should | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn continue-55.3 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **play** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **report** | present | he | no symptoms |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent symptom=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He should resume play after drinking a quantity of water

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:6-skating-and-sports-safety:e3:o2:1
# text = He should resume play after drinking a quantity of water
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	resume	resume	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	drinking	drink	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	quantity	quantity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **resume** | should | He | play |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent play=Eventuality |
| 2 | **drink** | gerund | He *not said here* | a quantity of water |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quantity=Patient |

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

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He should cease playing and be examined, notwithstanding that he feels well

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:6-skating-and-sports-safety:e3:o3:1
# text = He should cease playing and be examined, notwithstanding that he feels well
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	cease	cease	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	playing	play	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	examined	examine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	notwithstanding	notwithstand	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	parataxis	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	_
13	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cease** | should | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **play** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **examine** | infinitive · passive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP» |
| 4 | **notwithstand** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **feel** | present | he |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He should continue but avoid heading the ball

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:6-skating-and-sports-safety:e3:o4:1
# text = He should continue but avoid heading the ball
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	continue	continue	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
6	heading	head	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **continue** | should | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **avoid** | infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **head** | gerund | He *not said here* | the ball |  |  |  |  | vn conduct-111.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme |

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