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description: Given that each transit of the Panama Canal consumes approximately two hundred million litres of fresh water, determine the consequence of a severe drought such as that of 2023. Exam question 4 of lesson 20 «Canals: Suez, Panama and the shortcuts» of the geography course of Mova's primary school, wi
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# Exam question 4 · Canals: Suez, Panama and the shortcuts

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Given that each transit of the Panama Canal consumes approximately two hundred million litres of fresh water, determine the consequence of a severe drought such as that of 2023.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** transit, you · **What happens:** give, consume, determine · **To what, where:** million litres, consequence

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 20 «Canals: Suez, Panama and the shortcuts» 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/20-canals-suez-panama-and-the-shortcuts/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:20-canals-suez-panama-and-the-shortcuts:e4:1
# text = Given that each transit of the Panama Canal consumes approximately two hundred million litres of fresh water, determine the consequence of a severe drought such as that of 2023.
1	Given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	mark	_	_
2	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
3	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	transit	transit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Panama	Panama	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Canal	Canal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	consumes	consume	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	advcl	_	_
10	approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	compound	_	_
12	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	compound	_	_
13	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	litres	litre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	severe	severe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	drought	drought	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	_
26	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	28	case	_	_
27	as	as	ADP	IN	_	26	fixed	_	_
28	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	25	nmod	_	_
29	of	of	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
30	2023	2023	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	28	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **consume** | present | each transit of the Panama Canal | million litres of fresh water |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent litre=Asset |
| 3 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the consequence of a severe drought such that |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consequence=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}

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No consequence whatsoever ensues

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:20-canals-suez-panama-and-the-shortcuts:e4:o1:1
# text = No consequence whatsoever ensues
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	ensues	ensue	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ensue** | present | no consequence |  |  |  |  | whatsoever *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The duration of each transit is reduced by one half

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:20-canals-suez-panama-and-the-shortcuts:e4:o2:1
# text = The duration of each transit is reduced by one half
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	duration	duration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	transit	transit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	reduced	reduce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reduce** | present · passive | one half | the duration of each transit |  |  |  |  | vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer subject=Patient |

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

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The number of vessels permitted to transit the canal is restricted

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:20-canals-suez-panama-and-the-shortcuts:e4:o3:1
# text = The number of vessels permitted to transit the canal is restricted
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	vessels	vessel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	permitted	permit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	transit	transit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	canal	canal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	restricted	restrict	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 | **permit** | participle |  | vessels *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **transit** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | the canal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **restrict** | present · passive |  | the number of vessels |  |  |  |  | vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The canal is filled with sea water, whereupon transits increase

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:20-canals-suez-panama-and-the-shortcuts:e4:o4:1
# text = The canal is filled with sea water, whereupon transits increase
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	canal	canal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	filled	fill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	whereupon	whereupon	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
10	transits	transit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	increase	increase	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | present · passive |  | the canal |  |  |  | with sea water | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with water=Instrument |
| 2 | **increase** | present | transits |  |  |  |  | whereupon *property* | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

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