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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises type 1 diabetes? Exam question 2 of lesson 16 «A classmate with diabetes, and other long-term conditions» of the medicine course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova'
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# Exam question 2 · A classmate with diabetes, and other long-term conditions

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises type 1 diabetes?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** type diabetes

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 16 «A classmate with diabetes, and other long-term conditions» of the medicine 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/medicine/16-a-classmate-with-diabetes-and-other-long-term-conditions/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:16-a-classmate-with-diabetes-and-other-long-term-conditions:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises type 1 diabetes?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	type	type	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
10	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	flat	_	_
11	diabetes	diabetes	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | type diabetes |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | 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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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A condition caused by the excessive consumption of confectionery

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:16-a-classmate-with-diabetes-and-other-long-term-conditions:e2:o1:1
# text = A condition caused by the excessive consumption of confectionery
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	caused	cause	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	excessive	excessive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	consumption	consumption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	confectionery	confectionery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | participle |  | a condition *not said here* |  |  |  | by the excessive consumption of confectionery | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition |
| 2 | **consume** |  |  | confectionery |  |  |  |  | nom consumption «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A condition identical to type 2 diabetes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:16-a-classmate-with-diabetes-and-other-long-term-conditions:e2:o2:1
# text = A condition identical to type 2 diabetes
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	identical	identical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	type	type	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	diabetes	diabetes	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **type** | to-infinitive |  | 2 diabetes |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent diabetes=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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A condition in which the insulin-producing cells have been destroyed by the immune system

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:16-a-classmate-with-diabetes-and-other-long-term-conditions:e2:o3:1
# text = A condition in which the insulin-producing cells have been destroyed by the immune system
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	9	det	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	insulin	insulin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	producing	producing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
10	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	destroyed	destroy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	immune	immune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **destroy** | present · perfect · passive | the immune system | a condition and which producing cells |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A contagious condition transmitted by touch

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:16-a-classmate-with-diabetes-and-other-long-term-conditions:e2:o4:1
# text = A contagious condition transmitted by touch
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	contagious	contagious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	transmitted	transmit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	touch	touch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **transmit** | participle |  | a contagious condition *not said here* |  |  |  | by touch | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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