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# Exam question 4 · Inside the Earth

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It is given that the Kola Superdeep Borehole attained a depth of approximately twelve kilometres. Ascertain which statement is correct in respect thereof.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Kola Superdeep, you, statement · **What happens:** give, attain, ascertain, be · **To what, where:** It, depth, respect

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that the Kola Superdeep Borehole attained a depth of approximately twelve kilometres.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:41-inside-the-earth:e4:1
# text = It is given that the Kola Superdeep Borehole attained a depth of approximately twelve kilometres.
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	_	9	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Kola	Kola	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Superdeep	Superdeep	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	Borehole	Borehole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	flat	_	_
9	attained	attain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	depth	depth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	kilometres	kilometre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	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 | **attain** | past | the Kola Superdeep | a depth of twelve kilometres |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent depth=Theme |

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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 in respect thereof.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:41-inside-the-earth:e4:2
# text = Ascertain which statement is correct in respect thereof.
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	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	thereof	thereof	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	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 |  |  | respect |  | correct *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The borehole penetrated through the mantle into the outer core

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:41-inside-the-earth:e4:o1:1
# text = The borehole penetrated through the mantle into the outer core
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	borehole	borehole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	penetrated	penetrate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mantle	mantle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	outer	outer	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	core	core	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **penetrate** | participle |  | the borehole *not said here* |  | the mantle |  | into the outer core | vn poke-19 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The borehole terminated within the continental crust

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:41-inside-the-earth:e4:o2:1
# text = The borehole terminated within the continental crust
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	borehole	borehole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	terminated	terminate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	within	within	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	continental	continental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	crust	crust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **terminate** | past | the borehole |  |  |  |  | within the continental crust | vn stop-55.4-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The borehole exceeded half the radius of the Earth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:41-inside-the-earth:e4:o3:1
# text = The borehole exceeded half the radius of the Earth
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	borehole	borehole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	exceeded	exceed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	half	half	DET	PDT	NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac|PronType=Ind	6	det:predet	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	radius	radius	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exceed** | past | the borehole | half radius of the Earth |  |  |  |  | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot radius=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The borehole reached the base of the mantle

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:41-inside-the-earth:e4:o4:1
# text = The borehole reached the base of the mantle
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	borehole	borehole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	base	base	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	mantle	mantle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | past | the borehole | the base of the mantle |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent base=Theme |

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