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description: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the forecasting of earthquakes. Exam question 4 of lesson 44 «Earthquakes» 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 wron
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# Exam question 4 · Earthquakes

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Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the forecasting of earthquakes.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, response, established facts · **What happens:** select, be, establish, concern, forecast · **To what, where:** response, forecasting, earthquakes

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:44-earthquakes:e4:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the forecasting of earthquakes.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	forecasting	forecasting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	earthquakes	earthquake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the response |  |  |  |  | with the established facts; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the forecasting of earthquakes |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus forecasting=Experiencer |
| 5 | **forecast** |  |  | earthquakes |  |  |  |  | nom forecasting «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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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Earthquakes occur only upon those dates determined by the phases of the Moon

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:44-earthquakes:e4:o1:1
# text = Earthquakes occur only upon those dates determined by the phases of the Moon
1	Earthquakes	earthquake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	occur	occur	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	dates	date	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
7	determined	determine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	phases	phase	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Moon	Moon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **occur** | present | Earthquakes | that dates |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **determine** | participle |  | that dates *not said here* |  |  |  | by the phases of the Moon | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The precise date and hour may be predicted with confidence one week in advance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:44-earthquakes:e4:o2:1
# text = The precise date and hour may be predicted with confidence one week in advance
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	precise	precise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	date	date	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	predicted	predict	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	confidence	confidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	advance	advance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **predict** | may · passive |  | the precise date and hour |  | advance | week | with confidence | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

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

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The precise date cannot be predicted, although regions of hazard may be mapped

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:44-earthquakes:e4:o3:1
# text = The precise date cannot be predicted, although regions of hazard may be mapped
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	precise	precise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	date	date	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	predicted	predict	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
9	although	although	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
10	regions	region	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	hazard	hazard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	mapped	map	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **predict** | can · passive |  | the precise date |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **map** | may · passive |  | regions of hazard |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Neither the date nor the region of hazard can be determined

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:44-earthquakes:e4:o4:1
# text = Neither the date nor the region of hazard can be determined
1	Neither	neither	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	11	cc:preconj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	date	date	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	6	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	region	region	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	hazard	hazard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	determined	determine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | can · passive |  | the date nor the region of hazard |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

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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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