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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a maritime chokepoint? Exam question 2 of lesson 27 «Resources and what countries trade» 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 was wro
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# Exam question 2 · Resources and what countries trade

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a maritime chokepoint?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** maritime chokepoint

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 27 «Resources and what countries trade» 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/27-resources-and-what-countries-trade/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:27-resources-and-what-countries-trade:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a maritime chokepoint?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	maritime	maritime	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	chokepoint	chokepoint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | a maritime chokepoint |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |

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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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A region of the open ocean far removed from any land

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:27-resources-and-what-countries-trade:e2:o1:1
# text = A region of the open ocean far removed from any land
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	region	region	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	ocean	ocean	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
8	removed	remove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remove** | participle · passive |  | a region of the open ocean |  | any land |  | far *property* | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme from land=Source |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A port in which merchant vessels are constructed and repaired

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:27-resources-and-what-countries-trade:e2:o2:1
# text = A port in which merchant vessels are constructed and repaired
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	port	port	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obl	_	_
5	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	vessels	vessel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	constructed	construct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	repaired	repair	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **construct** | present · passive |  | merchant vessels |  | a port |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |
| 2 | **repair** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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A narrow passage of the sea through which a large proportion of trade must pass

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:27-resources-and-what-countries-trade:e2:o3:1
# text = A narrow passage of the sea through which a large proportion of trade must pass
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	narrow	narrow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	through	through	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	obl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	proportion	proportion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	trade	trade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | must | a large proportion of trade |  |  | a narrow passage of the sea |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through which=Location |
| 2 | **pass** |  | the sea |  |  |  |  |  | nom passage «act intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mine situated in a mountainous region near the coast

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:27-resources-and-what-countries-trade:e2:o4:1
# text = A mine situated in a mountainous region near the coast
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mine	mine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	situated	situate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	mountainous	mountainous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	region	region	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	near	near	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **situate** | participle |  | a mine *not said here* |  | a mountainous region near the coast |  |  | vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in region=Destination |

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