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title: In respect of a wound exhibiting redness, heat, swelling and the dis… — Doctors, cuts and grazes · tree and pragmatics
description: In respect of a wound exhibiting redness, heat, swelling and the discharge of pus, which statement most accurately characterises its condition? Exam question 4 of lesson 83 «Doctors, cuts and grazes» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the ques
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# Exam question 4 · Doctors, cuts and grazes

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In respect of a wound exhibiting redness, heat, swelling and the discharge of pus, which statement most accurately characterises its condition?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** wound, statement · **What happens:** exhibit, characteris, respect, discharge, condition · **To what, where:** redness, condition, respect, wound, pus

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 83 «Doctors, cuts and grazes» 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/83-doctors-cuts-and-grazes/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:83-doctors-cuts-and-grazes:e4:1
# text = In respect of a wound exhibiting redness, heat, swelling and the discharge of pus, which statement most accurately characterises its condition?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wound	wound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	exhibiting	exhibit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	redness	redness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	swelling	swelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	discharge	discharge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	pus	pus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	19	det	_	_
19	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
20	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	21	advmod	_	_
21	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
23	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	22	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exhibit** | gerund | a wound *not said here* | redness and heat and swelling and the discharge of pus and which statement |  |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent redness=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | statement's condition |  | respect of a wound |  | accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **respect** |  |  | a wound |  |  |  |  | nom respect «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **discharge** |  |  | pus and which statement |  |  |  |  | nom discharge «event transitive»: of=patient |
| 5 | **condition** |  | statement |  |  |  |  |  | nom condition «state transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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The wound may be infected, and a parent ought to be informed without delay

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:83-doctors-cuts-and-grazes:e4:o1:1
# text = The wound may be infected, and a parent ought to be informed without delay
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wound	wound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	infected	infect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	informed	inform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
14	without	without	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	delay	delay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **infect** | may · passive |  | the wound |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: subject=Destination |
| 2 | **inform** *speech: other* | ought · passive |  | a parent |  |  |  | without delay | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wound requires only a tighter plaster in order to suppress the swelling

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:83-doctors-cuts-and-grazes:e4:o2:1
# text = The wound requires only a tighter plaster in order to suppress the swelling
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wound	wound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	requires	require	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	tighter	tight	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	plaster	plaster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	suppress	suppress	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	swelling	swelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | present | the wound | a tighter plaster |  | order |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **suppress** | to-infinitive | the wound *not said here* | the swelling |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent swelling=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wound is forming an ordinary scab and should be squeezed to assist it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:83-doctors-cuts-and-grazes:e4:o3:1
# text = The wound is forming an ordinary scab and should be squeezed to assist it
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wound	wound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	forming	form	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	scab	scab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	squeezed	squeeze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	assist	assist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **form** | present · progressive | the wound | a ordinary scab |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location scab=Theme |
| 2 | **squeeze** | should · passive | the wound *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP» |
| 3 | **assist** | to-infinitive | the wound *not said here* | scab |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wound is healing with unusual rapidity and requires no further attention

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:83-doctors-cuts-and-grazes:e4:o4:1
# text = The wound is healing with unusual rapidity and requires no further attention
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wound	wound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	healing	heal	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	unusual	unusual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	rapidity	rapidity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	requires	require	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	12	det	_	_
11	further	further	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **heal** | present · progressive | the wound |  |  |  |  | with unusual rapidity | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with rapidity=Instrument |
| 2 | **require** | present | the wound *not said here* | no further attention |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme attention=Precondition |

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