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title: It is given that the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull occurred in 2010.… — Famous eruptions and living with volca… · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull occurred in 2010. Ascertain the consequence thereof which is consistent with the established facts. Exam question 4 of lesson 47 «Famous eruptions and living with volcanoes» of the geography course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree a
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# Exam question 4 · Famous eruptions and living with volcanoes

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It is given that the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull occurred in 2010. Ascertain the consequence thereof which is consistent with the established facts.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** eruption, Eyjafjallajökull, you, consequence · **What happens:** give, occur, erupt, ascertain, be, establish · **To what, where:** It, 2010, consequence

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 47 «Famous eruptions and living with volcanoes» 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/47-famous-eruptions-and-living-with-volcanoes/#e4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull occurred in 2010.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:47-famous-eruptions-and-living-with-volcanoes:e4:1
# text = It is given that the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull occurred in 2010.
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	6	det	_	_
6	eruption	eruption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Eyjafjallajökull	Eyjafjallajökull	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	occurred	occur	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	2010	2010	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	obl	_	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** | past | the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull |  |  | 2010 |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in 2010=Location |
| 3 | **erupt** |  | Eyjafjallajökull |  |  |  |  |  | nom eruption «event intransitive»: of=agent |

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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 consequence thereof which is consistent with the established facts.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:47-famous-eruptions-and-living-with-volcanoes:e4:2
# text = Ascertain the consequence thereof which is consistent with the established facts.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	thereof	thereof	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	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 consequence |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consequence=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | present | the consequence |  |  |  |  | with the established facts; consistent, thereof *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

## The options {#options}

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

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The suspension of the majority of flights across Europe for approximately one week

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:47-famous-eruptions-and-living-with-volcanoes:e4:o1:1
# text = The suspension of the majority of flights across Europe for approximately one week
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	suspension	suspension	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	majority	majority	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	flights	flight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	across	across	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The burial of a Roman town beneath ash

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:47-famous-eruptions-and-living-with-volcanoes:e4:o2:1
# text = The burial of a Roman town beneath ash
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	burial	burial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	ash	ash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bury** |  |  | a Roman town beneath ash |  |  |  |  | nom burial «event transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The generation of tsunamis killing over thirty-six thousand persons in Indonesia

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:47-famous-eruptions-and-living-with-volcanoes:e4:o3:1
# text = The generation of tsunamis killing over thirty-six thousand persons in Indonesia
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	generation	generation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	tsunamis	tsunami	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	killing	kill	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	over	over	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
7	thirty	thirty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	compound	_	_
10	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Indonesia	Indonesia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kill** | gerund | tsunamis *not said here* |  |  |  |  | over thousand persons in Indonesia | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The death of approximately one-fifth of the population of Iceland through famine and disease

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:47-famous-eruptions-and-living-with-volcanoes:e4:o4:1
# text = The death of approximately one-fifth of the population of Iceland through famine and disease
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	fifth	fifth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	population	population	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Iceland	Iceland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	through	through	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	famine	famine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	disease	disease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** |  | one fifth of the population of Iceland through famine and disease |  |  |  |  |  | nom death «event intransitive»: of=agent |

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