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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Germs, sneezes and dressing for the we… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the hazard of being wet in cold weather. Exam question 3 of lesson 79 «Germs, sneezes and dressing for the weather» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of eac
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# Exam question 3 · Germs, sneezes and dressing for the weather

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the hazard of being wet in cold weather.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, be · **To what, where:** response, hazard, cold weather

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 79 «Germs, sneezes and dressing for the weather» 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/79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the hazard of being wet in cold weather.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hazard	hazard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	cop	_	_
14	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	nmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	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 response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the hazard |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus hazard=Experiencer |
| 4 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  | cold weather |  | wet *property* | tree rules |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Being wet causes the body to lose heat rapidly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather:e3:o1:1
# text = Being wet causes the body to lose heat rapidly
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	csubj	_	_
3	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	lose	lose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
8	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	rapidly	rapidly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | wet *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cause** | present |  | the body |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **lose** | to-infinitive | the body *not said here* | heat |  |  |  | rapidly *property* | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heat=Eventuality |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Being wet keeps the body warmer than being dry

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather:e3:o2:1
# text = Being wet keeps the body warmer than being dry
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	csubj	_	_
3	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	warmer	warm	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	xcomp	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	cop	_	_
9	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | wet *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | present |  | the body |  |  |  | warm *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent body=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | dry *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Being wet is harmless provided one keeps moving

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather:e3:o3:1
# text = Being wet is harmless provided one keeps moving
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	harmless	harmless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	provided	provide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | wet *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **provide** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition |
| 3 | **is a** | present |  | wet harmless provided one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **keep** | present | wet harmless provided one |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **move** | gerund | wet harmless provided one *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Being wet is a danger solely in summer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:79-germs-sneezes-and-dressing-for-the-weather:e3:o4:1
# text = Being wet is a danger solely in summer
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | wet *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | a danger |  |  | summer | solely *property* | tree rules |

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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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