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description: It is given that a current of cold water flows towards the equator along the western coast of a continent. Ascertain which current this description fits. Exam question 4 of lesson 22 «Winds, monsoons and ocean currents» of the geography course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and p
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# Exam question 4 · Winds, monsoons and ocean currents

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It is given that a current of cold water flows towards the equator along the western coast of a continent. Ascertain which current this description fits.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** current, you, description · **What happens:** give, flow, ascertain, fit · **To what, where:** It, western coast, current

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 22 «Winds, monsoons and ocean currents» 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/22-winds-monsoons-and-ocean-currents/#e4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a current of cold water flows towards the equator along the western coast of a continent.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:22-winds-monsoons-and-ocean-currents:e4:1
# text = It is given that a current of cold water flows towards the equator along the western coast of 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	_	10	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	current	current	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	flows	flow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
11	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	equator	equator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	along	along	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	western	western	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	continent	continent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	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 | **flow** | present | a current of cold water |  |  | the western coast of a continent |  | towards the equator | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along coast=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 current this description fits.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:22-winds-monsoons-and-ocean-currents:e4:2
# text = Ascertain which current this description fits.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	current	current	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	description	description	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	fits	fit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	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* | which current |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent current=Topic |
| 2 | **fit** | present | this description | which current *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent current=Patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The Benguela Current off south-western Africa

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:22-winds-monsoons-and-ocean-currents:e4:o1:1
# text = The Benguela Current off south-western Africa
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Benguela	Benguela	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Current	Current	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	south	south	ADV	RB	_	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	western	western	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The North Atlantic Drift off western Europe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:22-winds-monsoons-and-ocean-currents:e4:o2:1
# text = The North Atlantic Drift off western Europe
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Atlantic	Atlantic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Drift	Drift	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	western	western	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The Gulf Stream off eastern North America

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:22-winds-monsoons-and-ocean-currents:e4:o3:1
# text = The Gulf Stream off eastern North America
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Gulf	Gulf	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Stream	Stream	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	eastern	eastern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The current of the Roaring Forties off Antarctica

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:22-winds-monsoons-and-ocean-currents:e4:o4:1
# text = The current of the Roaring Forties off Antarctica
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	current	current	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Roaring	roar	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	Forties	Forty	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
7	off	off	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Antarctica	Antarctica	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roar** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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