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title: It is given that an earthquake of magnitude 7 has occurred. Ascertai… — Earthquakes · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that an earthquake of magnitude 7 has occurred. Ascertain the approximate energy released relative to an earthquake of magnitude 6. Exam question 3 of lesson 44 «Earthquakes» of the geography course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of 
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# Exam question 3 · Earthquakes

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It is given that an earthquake of magnitude 7 has occurred. Ascertain the approximate energy released relative to an earthquake of magnitude 6.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, approximate energy · **What happens:** give, occur, ascertain, release · **To what, where:** It, earthquake, approximate energy, relative

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 44 «Earthquakes» 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/44-earthquakes/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that an earthquake of magnitude 7 has occurred.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:44-earthquakes:e3:1
# text = It is given that an earthquake of magnitude 7 has occurred.
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	_	11	mark	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	earthquake	earthquake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	magnitude	magnitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	7	7	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	flat	_	_
10	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	occurred	occur	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	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 | **occur** | present · perfect · passive |  | a earthquake of magnitude |  |  |  |  | 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.

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*Sentence 2:* Ascertain the approximate energy released relative to an earthquake of magnitude 6.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:44-earthquakes:e3:2
# text = Ascertain the approximate energy released relative to an earthquake of magnitude 6.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	approximate	approximate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	released	release	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	relative	relative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	earthquake	earthquake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	magnitude	magnitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	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* | the approximate energy |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent energy=Topic |
| 2 | **release** | participle | the approximate energy *not said here* | relative |  |  |  | to a earthquake of magnitude | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer relative=Source |

## The options {#options}

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

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Approximately thirty-two times greater

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:44-earthquakes:e3:o1:1
# text = Approximately thirty-two times greater
1	Approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	thirty	thirty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	greater	great	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Exactly equal in quantity to the former

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:44-earthquakes:e3:o2:1
# text = Exactly equal in quantity to the former
1	Exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	quantity	quantity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	former	former	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Approximately one-tenth as great in quantity

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:44-earthquakes:e3:o3:1
# text = Approximately one-tenth as great in quantity
1	Approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	tenth	tenth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	quantity	quantity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Approximately twice as great

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:44-earthquakes:e3:o4:1
# text = Approximately twice as great
1	Approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	4	advmod	_	_
3	as	as	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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

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