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# Exam question 2 · Light, machines and medicine: how the last 250 years chang…

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning child mortality.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** select, establish · **To what, where:** response

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 65 «Light, machines and medicine: how the last 250 years changed a normal day» of the history 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/history/65-light-machines-and-medicine-how-the-last-250-years-changed-a-normal-day/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:65-light-machines-and-medicine-how-the-last-250-years-changed-a-normal-day:e2:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning child mortality.
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	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concerning	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	mortality	mortality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	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 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

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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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It has risen tenfold since 1800, owing chiefly to the growth of cities

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:65-light-machines-and-medicine-how-the-last-250-years-changed-a-normal-day:e2:o1:1
# text = It has risen tenfold since 1800, owing chiefly to the growth of cities
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	risen	rise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	tenfold	tenfold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	xcomp	_	_
5	since	since	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	1800	1800	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	owing	owe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
9	chiefly	chiefly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	growth	growth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	cities	city	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rise** | present · perfect · passive |  | It |  |  | since 1800 |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **owe** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to the growth of cities *goal*; chiefly *property* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent to growth=Goal |
| 3 | **grow** |  | cities |  |  |  |  |  | nom growth «process intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It has remained constant since 1800, at about four children in ten

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:65-light-machines-and-medicine-how-the-last-250-years-changed-a-normal-day:e2:o2:1
# text = It has remained constant since 1800, at about four children in ten
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	remained	remain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	constant	constant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	since	since	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	1800	1800	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	about	about	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remain** | present · perfect · passive |  | It |  |  | since 1800 | at four children in ten; constant *property* | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Attribute |

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

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It fell from about four in ten children in 1800 to about four in one hundred today

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:65-light-machines-and-medicine-how-the-last-250-years-changed-a-normal-day:e2:o3:1
# text = It fell from about four in ten children in 1800 to about four in one hundred today
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	about	about	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	1800	1800	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	about	about	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	compound	_	_
16	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nmod	_	_
17	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | It |  |  | four |  | in ten children; in 1800; to four in one hundred  today *result* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute PP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient from four=Initial\_State in child=Attribute to four=Result |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It was eliminated entirely in the year 1900 throughout the world

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:65-light-machines-and-medicine-how-the-last-250-years-changed-a-normal-day:e2:o4:1
# text = It was eliminated entirely in the year 1900 throughout the world
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	eliminated	eliminate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	1900	1900	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	flat	_	_
9	throughout	throughout	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eliminate** | past · passive |  | It |  |  | throughout the world; year | entirely *property* | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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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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