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title: Whereas water of unknown depth is to be entered, determine the manne… — Swimming basics and water confidence · tree and pragmatics
description: Whereas water of unknown depth is to be entered, determine the manner of entry consistent with safe practice. Exam question 4 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
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# Exam question 4 · Swimming basics and water confidence

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Whereas water of unknown depth is to be entered, determine the manner of entry consistent with safe practice.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** enter, determine · **To what, where:** water, manner

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:7-swimming-and-water:e4:1
# text = Whereas water of unknown depth is to be entered, determine the manner of entry consistent with safe practice.
1	Whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	unknown	unknown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	depth	depth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	entered	enter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	entry	entry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enter** | present · passive |  | water of unknown depth |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Destination |
| 2 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the manner of entry |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent manner=Topic |

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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 {#o1}

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Backwards, since this protects the face from rocks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:7-swimming-and-water:e4:o1:1
# text = Backwards, since this protects the face from rocks
1	Backwards	backwards	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
5	protects	protect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protect** | present | this | the face |  |  |  | from rocks; backwards *property* | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent face=Beneficiary from rock=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Head first, since this permits the depth to be judged

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:7-swimming-and-water:e4:o2:1
# text = Head first, since this permits the depth to be judged
1	Head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	nsubj	_	_
6	permits	permit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	depth	depth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	judged	judge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permit** | present | this | the depth |  |  |  | first *property* | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent depth=Theme |
| 2 | **judge** | to-infinitive · passive | this *not said here* | the depth *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V whether/if S» |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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By a running dive, since this clears any obstacles

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:7-swimming-and-water:e4:o3:1
# text = By a running dive, since this clears any obstacles
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	running	run	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	amod	_	_
4	dive	dive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	since	since	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	obl	_	_
8	clears	clear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
10	obstacles	obstacle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **clear** | present |  | any obstacles |  |  | since this | by a running dive | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent obstacle=Source |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Feet first, since the water may be shallow or may conceal rocks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:7-swimming-and-water:e4:o4:1
# text = Feet first, since the water may be shallow or may conceal rocks
1	Feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
4	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	shallow	shallow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	conceal	conceal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
13	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | may | the water |  |  |  |  | shallow *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **conceal** | may | the water *not said here* | rocks |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rock=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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