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description: Which of the following measures is appropriate when a pupil is unable to read the writing upon the classroom board? Exam question 1 of lesson 87 «Eyes, ears and moving your body» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opti
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# Exam question 1 · Eyes, ears and moving your body

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Which of the following measures is appropriate when a pupil is unable to read the writing upon the classroom board?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** pupil · **What happens:** follow, be, read · **To what, where:** measures, writing

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 87 «Eyes, ears and moving your body» 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/87-eyes-ears-and-moving/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:87-eyes-ears-and-moving:e1:1
# text = Which of the following measures is appropriate when a pupil is unable to read the writing upon the classroom board?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
5	measures	measure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	12	mark	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	unable	unable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	advcl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	classroom	classroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	board	board	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  | measures |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent measure=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | appropriate *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | a pupil |  |  |  |  | unable *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **read** | to-infinitive | a pupil *not said here* | the writing |  |  |  | upon the classroom board | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent writing=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pupil copies a neighbour's work and does not mention the difficulty

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:87-eyes-ears-and-moving:e1:o1:1
# text = The pupil copies a neighbour's work and does not mention the difficulty
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	copies	copy	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	mention	mention	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **copy** | present | the pupil | a neighbour's work |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **mention** *speech: other* | present · do-support | the pupil *not said here* | the difficulty |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent difficulty=Topic |
| 3 | **work** |  | a neighbour |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The pupil informs a teacher and a parent, since an eye test may be required

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:87-eyes-ears-and-moving:e1:o2:1
# text = The pupil informs a teacher and a parent, since an eye test may be required
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	informs	inform	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
10	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inform** *speech: other* | present | the pupil |  | a teacher and a parent |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient |
| 2 | **require** | may · passive |  | a eye test |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Precondition |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pupil borrows a classmate's spectacles for the remainder of the lesson

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:87-eyes-ears-and-moving:e1:o3:1
# text = The pupil borrows a classmate's spectacles for the remainder of the lesson
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	borrows	borrow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	classmate	classmate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	spectacles	spectacle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	remainder	remainder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **borrow** | present | the pupil | a classmate's spectacles |  |  |  | for the remainder of the lesson | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spectacle=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pupil moves to the back of the room in order to see the board as a whole

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:87-eyes-ears-and-moving:e1:o4:1
# text = The pupil moves to the back of the room in order to see the board as a whole
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	board	board	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | present | the pupil |  |  | order |  | to the back of the room | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme to back=Source in order=Trajectory |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | the pupil *not said here* | the board |  |  |  | as a whole | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer board=Stimulus as whole=Attribute |

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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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