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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Straits: Bosporus, Gibraltar, Malacca,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the Strait of Gibraltar. Exam question 4 of lesson 19 «Straits: Bosporus, Gibraltar, Malacca, Hormuz and the other narrow doors» of the geography course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the quest
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# Exam question 4 · Straits: Bosporus, Gibraltar, Malacca, Hormuz and the othe…

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the Strait of Gibraltar.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, Strait

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 19 «Straits: Bosporus, Gibraltar, Malacca, Hormuz and the other narrow doors» 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/19-straits-the-narrow-doors/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:19-straits-the-narrow-doors:e4:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the Strait of Gibraltar.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Strait	Strait	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Gibraltar	Gibraltar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the Strait of Gibraltar |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus strait=Experiencer |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It separates Spain from Morocco, is about fourteen kilometres wide at its narrowest, and is the sole natural entrance to the Mediterranean from the Atlantic

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:19-straits-the-narrow-doors:e4:o1:1
# text = It separates Spain from Morocco, is about fourteen kilometres wide at its narrowest, and is the sole natural entrance to the Mediterranean from the Atlantic
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	separates	separate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Spain	Spain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Morocco	Morocco	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
8	about	about	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	fourteen	fourteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	kilometres	kilometre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl:unmarked	_	_
11	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	narrowest	narrow	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
19	sole	sole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
20	natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	entrance	entrance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
22	to	to	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	Mediterranean	Mediterranean	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	_
25	from	from	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	Atlantic	Atlantic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **separate** | present | It | Spain |  |  |  | from the Atlantic; from Morocco | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent spain=Patient from morocco=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | its narrowest |  | fourteen kilometres *obl:unmarked*; wide *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present |  | the sole natural entrance |  |  |  | to the Mediterranean | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It separates France from Algeria, measures approximately three hundred kilometres in width, and is merely one of several natural entrances to the Mediterranean Sea

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:19-straits-the-narrow-doors:e4:o2:1
# text = It separates France from Algeria, measures approximately three hundred kilometres in width, and is merely one of several natural entrances to the Mediterranean Sea
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	separates	separate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Algeria	Algeria	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	measures	measure	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	compound	_	_
10	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	kilometres	kilometre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	width	width	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
17	merely	merely	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	parataxis	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
21	natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	entrances	entrance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nmod	_	_
23	to	to	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	Mediterranean	Mediterranean	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	compound	_	_
26	Sea	Sea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **separate** | present | It | France |  |  |  | from Algeria | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent france=Patient from algeria=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **measure** | present |  | hundred kilometres |  | width |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme kilometre=Value |
| 3 | **is a** | present |  | one |  |  |  | of several natural entrances to the Mediterranean Sea; merely *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is one of several natural entrances to the Mediterranean from the Atlantic, the others lying along the coasts of Portugal and southern France

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:19-straits-the-narrow-doors:e4:o3:1
# text = It is one of several natural entrances to the Mediterranean from the Atlantic, the others lying along the coasts of Portugal and southern France
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	entrances	entrance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Mediterranean	Mediterranean	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Atlantic	Atlantic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
17	lying	lie	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	acl	_	_
18	along	along	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	coasts	coast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	Portugal	Portugal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
24	southern	southern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | one |  |  |  | of several natural entrances to the Mediterranean from the Atlantic; the others *nmod* | tree rules |
| 2 | **lie** | gerund | the others *not said here* |  |  | the coasts of Portugal and southern France |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent along coast=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It connects the Black Sea with the Aegean Sea and is controlled under the Montreux Convention concluded between the maritime powers in 1936

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:19-straits-the-narrow-doors:e4:o4:1
# text = It connects the Black Sea with the Aegean Sea and is controlled under the Montreux Convention concluded between the maritime powers in 1936
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	connects	connect	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	Black	Black	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Sea	Sea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Aegean	Aegean	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Sea	Sea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	controlled	control	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
13	under	under	ADP	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	Montreux	Montreux	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	Convention	Convention	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	concluded	conclude	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
18	between	between	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	maritime	maritime	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	powers	power	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	1936	1936	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **connect** | present | It | the Black Sea |  |  |  | with the Aegean Sea | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent sea=Patient with sea=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **control** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn enforce-63 «NP V that S» |
| 3 | **conclude** | past | the Montreux Convention |  |  | 1936 |  | between the maritime powers | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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