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description: Identify the principal cause of the annual succession of seasons upon the Earth. Exam question 1 of lesson 21 «Climate zones and why they are where they are» of the geography course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice wa
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# Exam question 1 · Climate zones and why they are where they are

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Identify the principal cause of the annual succession of seasons upon the Earth.

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

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 21 «Climate zones and why they are where they are» 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/21-climate-zones-and-why-they-are-where-they-are/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:21-climate-zones-and-why-they-are-where-they-are:e1:1
# text = Identify the principal cause of the annual succession of seasons upon the Earth.
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	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	annual	annual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	succession	succession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	seasons	season	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
11	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	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 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal cause of the annual succession of seasons upon the Earth |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent cause=Theme |
| 2 | **cause** |  |  | the annual succession of seasons upon the Earth |  |  |  |  | nom cause «event transitive»: of=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The obstruction of sunlight by the Moon in certain months of the year

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:21-climate-zones-and-why-they-are-where-they-are:e1:o1:1
# text = The obstruction of sunlight by the Moon in certain months of the year
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	obstruction	obstruction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	sunlight	sunlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Moon	Moon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The variation in the distance between the Earth and the Sun

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:21-climate-zones-and-why-they-are-where-they-are:e1:o2:1
# text = The variation in the distance between the Earth and the Sun
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	variation	variation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	distance	distance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Sun	Sun	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The periodic alteration in the quantity of heat emitted by the Sun

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:21-climate-zones-and-why-they-are-where-they-are:e1:o3:1
# text = The periodic alteration in the quantity of heat emitted by the Sun
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	periodic	periodic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	alteration	alteration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	quantity	quantity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	emitted	emit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Sun	Sun	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl:agent	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **emit** | participle |  | the periodic alteration in the quantity of heat *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Source |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The inclination of the Earth's axis of rotation, of approximately 23.4 degrees

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:21-climate-zones-and-why-they-are-where-they-are:e1:o4:1
# text = The inclination of the Earth's axis of rotation, of approximately 23.4 degrees
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	inclination	inclination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	axis	axis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	rotation	rotation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	23.4	23.4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	degrees	degree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	appos	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **incline** |  | the Earth's axis of rotation |  |  |  |  |  | nom inclination «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

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