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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the internal structure of the Earth? Exam question 1 of lesson 41 «Inside the Earth» 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 right.
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# Exam question 1 · Inside the Earth

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the internal structure of the Earth?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** internal structure

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 41 «Inside the Earth» 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/41-inside-the-earth/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:41-inside-the-earth:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the internal structure of the Earth?
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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	internal	internal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	structure	structure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	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 |  | the internal structure of the Earth |  |  |  | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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A thin crust overlies a thick mantle, beneath which lie a liquid outer core and a solid inner core

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:41-inside-the-earth:e1:o1:1
# text = A thin crust overlies a thick mantle, beneath which lie a liquid outer core and a solid inner core
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	crust	crust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	overlies	overlie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	mantle	mantle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	lie	lie	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	liquid	liquid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	outer	outer	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	core	core	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
18	solid	solid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
19	inner	inner	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	core	core	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | present | a thin crust overlies | a liquid outer core and a solid inner core |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location core=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A thick crust overlies a liquid mantle, beneath which lie a solid outer core and a hollow inner region

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:41-inside-the-earth:e1:o2:1
# text = A thick crust overlies a liquid mantle, beneath which lie a solid outer core and a hollow inner region
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	crust	crust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	overlies	overlie	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	liquid	liquid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	mantle	mantle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	lie	lie	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	solid	solid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	outer	outer	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	core	core	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
18	hollow	hollow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
19	inner	inner	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	region	region	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overlie** | present | a thick crust | a liquid mantle |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lie** | present |  | a solid outer core and a hollow inner region |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location core=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A molten mantle encloses an inner core composed principally of ice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:41-inside-the-earth:e1:o3:1
# text = A molten mantle encloses an inner core composed principally of ice
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	molten	molten	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	mantle	mantle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	encloses	enclose	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	inner	inner	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	core	core	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	composed	compose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	principally	principally	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enclose** | present | a molten mantle | a inner core |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme core=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **compose** | participle |  | a inner core *not said here* |  |  |  | of ice; principally *property* | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The planet consists of homogeneous solid rock from surface to centre

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:41-inside-the-earth:e1:o4:1
# text = The planet consists of homogeneous solid rock from surface to centre
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	planet	planet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	consists	consist	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	homogeneous	homogeneous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	solid	solid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	surface	surface	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	centre	centre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consist** | present | the planet |  |  | surface |  | of homogeneous solid rock; to centre | tree rules |

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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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