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title: A pilot announces that passengers «may experience a little bit of bu… — A bit nippy and not ideal: British und… · tree and pragmatics
description: A pilot announces that passengers «may experience a little bit of bumpiness». Select the response consistent with the established facts. Exam question 4 of lesson 49 «A bit nippy and not ideal: British understatement» of the language course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and prag
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# Exam question 4 · A bit nippy and not ideal: British understatement

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A pilot announces that passengers «may experience a little bit of bumpiness». Select the response consistent with the established facts.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** pilot, passengers, you · **What happens:** announce, experience, select, establish · **To what, where:** little bit, response · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 49 «A bit nippy and not ideal: British understatement» of the language 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/language/49-a-bit-nippy-and-not-ideal-british-understatement/#e4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A pilot announces that passengers «may experience a little bit of bumpiness».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:49-a-bit-nippy-and-not-ideal-british-understatement:e4:1
# text = A pilot announces that passengers «may experience a little bit of bumpiness».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pilot	pilot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	announces	announce	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	passengers	passenger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	experience	experience	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	bumpiness	bumpiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **announce** *speech: other* | present | a pilot |  |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **experience** *in a quote* | may | passengers | a little bit of bumpiness |  |  |  |  | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bit=Stimulus |

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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:* Select the response consistent with the established facts.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:49-a-bit-nippy-and-not-ideal-british-understatement:e4:2
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts.
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	3	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	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	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 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The flight is to be diverted forthwith

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:49-a-bit-nippy-and-not-ideal-british-understatement:e4:o1:1
# text = The flight is to be diverted forthwith
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	flight	flight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	diverted	divert	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	forthwith	forthwith	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **divert** | present · passive |  | the flight |  |  |  | forthwith *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No turbulence of any consequence is to be expected

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:49-a-bit-nippy-and-not-ideal-british-understatement:e4:o2:1
# text = No turbulence of any consequence is to be expected
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	turbulence	turbulence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	expected	expect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **expect** | present · passive |  | no turbulence of any consequence |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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

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Considerable turbulence is expected; seat belts are to remain fastened

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:49-a-bit-nippy-and-not-ideal-british-understatement:e4:o3:1
# text = Considerable turbulence is expected; seat belts are to remain fastened
1	Considerable	considerable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	turbulence	turbulence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	expected	expect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
6	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	belts	belt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	remain	remain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
11	fastened	fasten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **expect** | present · passive |  | Considerable turbulence |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *not said to happen* | present | seat belts |  |  |  |  | remain *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **fasten** | participle | seat belts *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Passengers are invited to move about the cabin

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:49-a-bit-nippy-and-not-ideal-british-understatement:e4:o4:1
# text = Passengers are invited to move about the cabin
1	Passengers	passenger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	invited	invite	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cabin	cabin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invite** | present · passive |  | Passengers |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **move** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Passengers *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about the cabin | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme about cabin=Trajectory |

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