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description: Identify the method recommended for the assistance of a person in difficulty in the water. Exam question 3 of lesson 7 «Swimming basics and water confidence» 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 was
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# Exam question 3 · Swimming basics and water confidence

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Identify the method recommended for the assistance of a person in difficulty in the water.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, recommend, assist · **To what, where:** method, person

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:7-swimming-and-water:e3:1
# text = Identify the method recommended for the assistance of a person in difficulty in the water.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	method	method	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	recommended	recommend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	assistance	assistance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the method |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent method=Theme |
| 2 | **recommend** | participle |  | the method *not said here* |  |  |  | for the assistance of a person in difficulty in the water | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent for assistance=Attribute |
| 3 | **assist** |  |  | a person in difficulty in the water |  |  |  |  | nom assistance «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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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To shout instructions without taking any other action

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:7-swimming-and-water:e3:o1:1
# text = To shout instructions without taking any other action
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	shout	shout	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	instructions	instruction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	taking	take	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
7	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | to-infinitive |  | instructions |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent instruction=Topic |
| 2 | **take** | gerund |  | any other action |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent action=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To enter the water immediately and swim to the person

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:7-swimming-and-water:e3:o2:1
# text = To enter the water immediately and swim to the person
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	enter	enter	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	immediately	immediately	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	swim	swim	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enter** | to-infinitive |  | the water |  |  |  | immediately *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme water=Destination |
| 2 | **swim** | infinitive |  |  | the person |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to person=Destination |

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

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To reach towards, or throw to, the person an object that floats

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:7-swimming-and-water:e3:o3:1
# text = To reach towards, or throw to, the person an object that floats
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	reach	reach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	throw	throw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	floats	float	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **throw** | imperative | you *not said here* | the person |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent object=Theme |
| 3 | **float** | present | a object |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To summon assistance only after the person has left the water

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:7-swimming-and-water:e3:o4:1
# text = To summon assistance only after the person has left the water
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	summon	summon	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	assistance	assistance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
5	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **summon** | to-infinitive |  | assistance |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent assistance=Recipient |
| 2 | **leave** | present · perfect | the person | the water |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |

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