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title: Identify the principal danger associated with a state of great excit… — Boredom, excitement and pride · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal danger associated with a state of great excitement. Exam question 2 of lesson 93 «Boredom, excitement and pride» 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 2 · Boredom, excitement and pride

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Identify the principal danger associated with a state of great excitement.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, associate · **To what, where:** principal danger

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 93 «Boredom, excitement and pride» 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/93-boredom-excitement-and-pride/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:93-boredom-excitement-and-pride:e2:1
# text = Identify the principal danger associated with a state of great excitement.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	associated	associate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal danger |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent danger=Theme |
| 2 | **associate** | participle |  | the principal danger *not said here* |  |  |  | with a state of great excitement | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Patient with state=Co-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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It becomes easy to cease noticing dangers such as wet floors, roads and water

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:93-boredom-excitement-and-pride:e2:o1:1
# text = It becomes easy to cease noticing dangers such as wet floors, roads and water
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	becomes	become	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	cease	cease	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	noticing	notice	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	dangers	danger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	floors	floor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	roads	road	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | present | It |  |  |  |  | easy *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **cease** | to-infinitive |  | noticing dangers |  |  |  | such wet floors and roads and water | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality danger=Eventuality |
| 3 | **notice** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It invariably leads to illness unless the person sleeps for a whole day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:93-boredom-excitement-and-pride:e2:o2:1
# text = It invariably leads to illness unless the person sleeps for a whole day
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	leads	lead	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	unless	unless	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	sleeps	sleep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | present | It |  |  |  |  | to illness; invariably *property* | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to illness=Patient |
| 2 | **sleep** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the person |  |  |  | day |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It causes the body to become far too heavy to move for a period of several hours afterwards

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:93-boredom-excitement-and-pride:e2:o3:1
# text = It causes the body to become far too heavy to move for a period of several hours afterwards
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
8	too	too	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	period	period	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	_
18	afterwards	afterwards	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present | It | the body |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition body=Patient |
| 2 | **become** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | heavy *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **move** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for a period of several hours; afterwards *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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It makes a person unable to hear any sound at all for the rest of the day

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:93-boredom-excitement-and-pride:e2:o4:1
# text = It makes a person unable to hear any sound at all for the rest of the day
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	unable	unable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	obl	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | It | a person |  |  |  | unable *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material person=Product |
| 2 | **hear** | to-infinitive | a person *not said here* | any sound |  | all |  | for the rest of the day | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer sound=Stimulus |

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