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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the recommended return to sport following a sprained ankle? Exam question 4 of lesson 46 «Hurt on the pitch: rolled ankles, dead legs, winded, and when to stop» of the medicine course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree a
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# Exam question 4 · Hurt on the pitch: rolled ankles, dead legs, winded, and w…

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the recommended return to sport following a sprained ankle?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** recommended return · **What happens:** follow, characteris, recommend, sprain · **To what, where:** recommended return, sprained ankle

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 46 «Hurt on the pitch: rolled ankles, dead legs, winded, and when to stop» 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/46-hurt-on-the-pitch-rolled-ankles-dead-legs-winded/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:46-hurt-on-the-pitch-rolled-ankles-dead-legs-winded:e4:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the recommended return to sport following a sprained ankle?
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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	recommended	recommend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	sport	sport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	sprained	sprain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	amod	_	_
17	ankle	ankle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	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 |  | the recommended return |  |  |  | of the following statements; to sport; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **recommend** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **follow** | gerund | the recommended return *not said here* | a sprained ankle |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ankle=Theme |
| 5 | **sprain** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=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 {#o1}

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An immediate return upon cessation of pain

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:46-hurt-on-the-pitch-rolled-ankles-dead-legs-winded:e4:o1:1
# text = An immediate return upon cessation of pain
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	immediate	immediate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	cessation	cessation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** |  | pain |  |  |  |  | upon cessation | nom return «communication intransitive»: upon=obl of=agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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A return to full competition on the same day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:46-hurt-on-the-pitch-rolled-ankles-dead-legs-winded:e4:o2:1
# text = A return to full competition on the same day
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	competition	competition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A permanent withdrawal from all physical activity

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:46-hurt-on-the-pitch-rolled-ankles-dead-legs-winded:e4:o3:1
# text = A permanent withdrawal from all physical activity
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	permanent	permanent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	withdrawal	withdrawal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
6	physical	physical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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A graduated progression from walking through training to competition

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:46-hurt-on-the-pitch-rolled-ankles-dead-legs-winded:e4:o4:1
# text = A graduated progression from walking through training to competition
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	graduated	graduate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	progression	progression	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
6	through	through	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	training	training	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	competition	competition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **graduate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **walk** | gerund | a graduated progression *not said here* |  |  | training |  | to competition *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to competition=Result |

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