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description: It is given that two settlements lie at identical latitudes, one upon an oceanic coast and the other deep within a continent. Ascertain which statement is correct. Exam question 3 of lesson 21 «Climate zones and why they are where they are» of the geography course of Mova's primary school, with the 
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# Exam question 3 · Climate zones and why they are where they are

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It is given that two settlements lie at identical latitudes, one upon an oceanic coast and the other deep within a continent. Ascertain which statement is correct.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** two settlements, you, statement · **What happens:** give, lie, ascertain, be · **To what, where:** It, identical latitudes

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that two settlements lie at identical latitudes, one upon an oceanic coast and the other deep within a continent.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:21-climate-zones-and-why-they-are-where-they-are:e3:1
# text = It is given that two settlements lie at identical latitudes, one upon an oceanic coast and the other deep within a continent.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	settlements	settlement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	lie	lie	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	identical	identical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	latitudes	latitude	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	appos	_	_
13	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	oceanic	oceanic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	advmod	_	_
20	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	conj	_	_
21	within	within	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	continent	continent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **lie** | present | two settlements |  |  | identical latitudes |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at latitude=Location |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Ascertain which statement is correct.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:21-climate-zones-and-why-they-are-where-they-are:e3:2
# text = Ascertain which statement is correct.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | which statement |  |  |  |  | correct *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The coastal settlement necessarily experiences the more extreme range

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:21-climate-zones-and-why-they-are-where-they-are:e3:o1:1
# text = The coastal settlement necessarily experiences the more extreme range
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	coastal	coastal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	settlement	settlement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	necessarily	necessarily	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	experiences	experience	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	8	advmod	_	_
8	extreme	extreme	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	range	range	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **experience** | present | the coastal settlement | the extreme range |  |  |  | necessarily *property* | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer range=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The inland settlement is warmer than the coastal one in every season

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:21-climate-zones-and-why-they-are-where-they-are:e3:o2:1
# text = The inland settlement is warmer than the coastal one in every season
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	inland	inland	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	settlement	settlement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	warmer	warm	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	coastal	coastal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	season	season	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the inland settlement |  |  |  |  | than the coastal one in every season; warm *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Both settlements necessarily experience identical temperatures

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:21-climate-zones-and-why-they-are-where-they-are:e3:o3:1
# text = Both settlements necessarily experience identical temperatures
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	settlements	settlement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	necessarily	necessarily	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	experience	experience	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	identical	identical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	temperatures	temperature	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **experience** | present | both settlements | identical temperatures |  |  |  | necessarily *property* | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer temperature=Stimulus |

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

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The inland settlement experiences hotter summers and colder winters

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:21-climate-zones-and-why-they-are-where-they-are:e3:o4:1
# text = The inland settlement experiences hotter summers and colder winters
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	inland	inland	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	settlement	settlement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	experiences	experience	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	hotter	hot	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	summers	summer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	colder	cold	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
9	winters	winter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
```

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

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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