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title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the… — Mountains and highlands · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the distinction between the highest and the tallest mountain on Earth? Exam question 1 of lesson 17 «Mountains and highlands» of the geography course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and 
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# Exam question 1 · Mountains and highlands

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the distinction between the highest and the tallest mountain on Earth?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** distinction

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 17 «Mountains and highlands» of the geography 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/geography/17-mountains-and-highlands/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:17-mountains-and-highlands:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the distinction between the highest and the tallest mountain on Earth?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	distinction	distinction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	between	between	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	highest	high	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	tallest	tall	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	17	amod	_	_
17	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
18	on	on	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	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 | **characteris** | present |  | the distinction and the tallest mountain on Earth |  |  |  | of the following statements; between the highest; accurately *property* | tree rules |

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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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Mauna Kea possesses the greatest elevation above sea level

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:17-mountains-and-highlands:e1:o1:1
# text = Mauna Kea possesses the greatest elevation above sea level
1	Mauna	Mauna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Kea	Kea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	possesses	possess	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	greatest	great	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	elevation	elevation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	above	above	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | present | Mauna | the greatest elevation |  | sea level |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot elevation=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Kilimanjaro possesses the greatest height measured from any base

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:17-mountains-and-highlands:e1:o2:1
# text = Kilimanjaro possesses the greatest height measured from any base
1	Kilimanjaro	Kilimanjaro	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	possesses	possess	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	greatest	great	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	height	height	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	measured	measure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	base	base	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | present | Kilimanjaro | the greatest height |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot height=Theme |
| 2 | **measure** | participle |  | the greatest height *not said here* |  | any base |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Everest possesses the greatest elevation above sea level, whereas Mauna Kea is the tallest measured from its base

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:17-mountains-and-highlands:e1:o3:1
# text = Everest possesses the greatest elevation above sea level, whereas Mauna Kea is the tallest measured from its base
1	Everest	everest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	possesses	possess	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	greatest	great	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	elevation	elevation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	above	above	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
10	whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
11	Mauna	Mauna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	Kea	Kea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	flat	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	tallest	tall	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	16	advmod	_	_
16	measured	measure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	base	base	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | present | Everest | the greatest elevation |  | sea level |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot elevation=Theme |
| 2 | **measure** | present · passive |  | Mauna |  | Everest's base |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: subject=Value |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Mount Everest possesses both the greatest elevation and the greatest height from base

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:17-mountains-and-highlands:e1:o4:1
# text = Mount Everest possesses both the greatest elevation and the greatest height from base
1	Mount	Mount	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Everest	everest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	possesses	possess	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc:preconj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	greatest	great	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
7	elevation	elevation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	greatest	great	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	11	amod	_	_
11	height	height	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	base	base	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | present | Mount Everest | the greatest elevation and the greatest height from base |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot elevation=Theme |

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