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description: Subsequent to a hard blow to the head, which of the following signs necessitates the attendance of a physician at once? Exam question 3 of lesson 84 «Bruises, head bumps, nosebleeds and burns» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question an
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# Exam question 3 · Bruises, head bumps, nosebleeds and burns

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Subsequent to a hard blow to the head, which of the following signs necessitates the attendance of a physician at once?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** hard blow · **What happens:** follow, necessitate, attend · **To what, where:** attendance, physician

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 84 «Bruises, head bumps, nosebleeds and burns» 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/84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns:e3:1
# text = Subsequent to a hard blow to the head, which of the following signs necessitates the attendance of a physician at once?
1	Subsequent	subsequent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	case	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	1	fixed	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	blow	blow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	amod	_	_
14	signs	sign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
15	necessitates	necessitate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	attendance	attendance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	physician	physician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
21	at	at	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **necessitate** | present | a hard blow to the head | the attendance of a physician |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme attendance=Precondition |
| 3 | **attend** |  |  | a physician |  |  |  |  | nom attendance «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 {#o1}

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Mild embarrassment at having struck one's head in the presence of others

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns:e3:o1:1
# text = Mild embarrassment at having struck one's head in the presence of others
1	Mild	mild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	embarrassment	embarrassment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	struck	strike	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	presence	presence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund | Mild embarrassment *not said here* | struck one's head |  | the presence of others |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient |
| 2 | **strike** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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A desire to resume play which persists after the incident has concluded

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns:e3:o2:1
# text = A desire to resume play which persists after the incident has concluded
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	desire	desire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	resume	resume	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
5	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	persists	persist	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	incident	incident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	concluded	conclude	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **resume** | to-infinitive |  | play |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent play=Eventuality |
| 2 | **persist** | present | play |  |  |  | after the incident |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **conclude** | present · perfect · passive |  | a desire |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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

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Marked sleepiness, vomiting, dizziness, confusion or a severe headache

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns:e3:o3:1
# text = Marked sleepiness, vomiting, dizziness, confusion or a severe headache
1	Marked	mark	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	sleepiness	sleepiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	vomiting	vomiting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	dizziness	dizziness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	confusion	confusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	severe	severe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	headache	headache	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mark** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A small and painless swelling which has already reduced after a cold pack

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns:e3:o4:1
# text = A small and painless swelling which has already reduced after a cold pack
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	painless	painless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	swelling	swelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	already	already	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	reduced	reduce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	after	after	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	pack	pack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reduce** | present · perfect · passive |  | a small swelling |  |  | after a cold pack |  | vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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