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title: It being given that a person is carried away from the shore by a rip… — Swimming basics and water confidence · tree and pragmatics
description: It being given that a person is carried away from the shore by a rip current, select the course of action consistent with established guidance. Exam question 1 of lesson 7 «Swimming basics and water confidence» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics 
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# Exam question 1 · Swimming basics and water confidence

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It being given that a person is carried away from the shore by a rip current, select the course of action consistent with established guidance.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** rip current · **What happens:** give, carry away, select, establish · **To what, where:** It, person, shore, course

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 7 «Swimming basics and water confidence» 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/7-swimming-and-water/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:7-swimming-and-water:e1:1
# text = It being given that a person is carried away from the shore by a rip current, 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	_	8	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
9	away	away	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	shore	shore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	rip	rip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	current	current	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	select	select	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
23	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
24	with	with	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	26	amod	_	_
26	guidance	guidance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	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 | **carry away** | present · passive | a rip current | a person |  | the shore |  | away *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent subject=Theme from shore=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **select** | infinitive |  | the course of action |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent course=Theme |
| 4 | **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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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To float, to signal for assistance, or to swim parallel to the shore

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:7-swimming-and-water:e1:o1:1
# text = To float, to signal for assistance, or to swim parallel to the shore
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	float	float	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	signal	signal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	assistance	assistance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	swim	swim	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	parallel	parallel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	advmod	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	shore	shore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **float** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **signal** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for assistance | vn instr\_communication-37.4.1 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent for assistance=Topic |
| 3 | **swim** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To swim directly against the current towards the shore

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:7-swimming-and-water:e1:o2:1
# text = To swim directly against the current towards the shore
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	swim	swim	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	directly	directly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	against	against	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	current	current	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	_
7	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	shore	shore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the current |  | directly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme against current=Trajectory |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To remove all clothing and swim with maximum effort

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:7-swimming-and-water:e1:o3:1
# text = To remove all clothing and swim with maximum effort
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	remove	remove	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	clothing	clothing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	swim	swim	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	maximum	maximum	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	effort	effort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remove** | to-infinitive |  | all clothing |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clothing=Theme |
| 2 | **swim** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with maximum effort | vn swarm-47.5.1-1 «PP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with effort=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To dive beneath the surface until the current ceases

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:7-swimming-and-water:e1:o4:1
# text = To dive beneath the surface until the current ceases
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	dive	dive	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	surface	surface	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	until	until	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	current	current	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	ceases	cease	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dive** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the surface | until the current ceases |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent beneath surface=Location |

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