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description: Determine the correct method for the rewarming of fingers which have become frozen and numb. Exam question 3 of lesson 86 «Sun, cold and growing up» 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 wrong.
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# Exam question 3 · Sun, cold and growing up

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Determine the correct method for the rewarming of fingers which have become frozen and numb.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, fingers · **What happens:** determine, become · **To what, where:** correct method

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 86 «Sun, cold and growing up» 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/86-sun-cold-and-growing-up/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:86-sun-cold-and-growing-up:e3:1
# text = Determine the correct method for the rewarming of fingers which have become frozen and numb.
1	Determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	method	method	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rewarming	rewarming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	fingers	finger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
11	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	become	become	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	acl:relcl	_	_
13	frozen	frozen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	numb	numb	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the correct method |  |  |  | for the rewarming of fingers | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent method=Topic |
| 2 | **become** | present · perfect | fingers |  |  |  |  | frozen *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=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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Holding the fingers close to an open fire until sensation has fully returned

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:86-sun-cold-and-growing-up:e3:o1:1
# text = Holding the fingers close to an open fire until sensation has fully returned
1	Holding	hold	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	csubj:pass	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	fingers	finger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	until	until	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	sensation	sensation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
11	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	fully	fully	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	returned	return	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 | **hold** | gerund |  | the fingers |  |  | until sensation |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent finger=Theme |
| 2 | **return** | present · perfect | Holding |  |  |  |  | fully *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Direct placement upon a hot radiator, since rapid heating is the most effective

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:86-sun-cold-and-growing-up:e3:o2:1
# text = Direct placement upon a hot radiator, since rapid heating is the most effective
1	Direct	direct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	placement	placement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
3	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	radiator	radiator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	since	since	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	rapid	rapid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	heating	heating	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	14	advmod	_	_
14	effective	effective	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Direct placement upon a hot radiator and rapid heating |  |  |  |  | effective *property* | tree rules |

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

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Gentle warming with body heat or lukewarm water, as numb skin burns readily

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:86-sun-cold-and-growing-up:e3:o3:1
# text = Gentle warming with body heat or lukewarm water, as numb skin burns readily
1	Gentle	gentle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	warming	warming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	lukewarm	lukewarm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	numb	numb	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	burns	burn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	readily	readily	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **burn** | present | Gentle warming with body heat or lukewarm water |  |  |  |  | readily *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Vigorous rubbing with snow in order that the circulation may be restored

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:86-sun-cold-and-growing-up:e3:o4:1
# text = Vigorous rubbing with snow in order that the circulation may be restored
1	Vigorous	Vigorous	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rubbing	rub	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	circulation	circulation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	restored	restore	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rub** | gerund | Vigorous |  |  | order |  | with snow | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in order=Destination |
| 2 | **restore** | may · passive |  | the circulation |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme |

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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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