--- title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the… — Posture and eyes for sporty kids · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the hazard presented by snow to the eyes? Exam question 3 of lesson 58 «Posture and eyes for sporty kids» of the medicine course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova' --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/58-posture-and-eyes-for-sporty-kids/e3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Medicine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/) / [Posture and eyes for sporty kids](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/58-posture-and-eyes-for-sporty-kids/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Posture and eyes for sporty kids Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the hazard presented by snow to the eyes? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, present · **To what, where:** hazard, eyes This is exam question 3 of lesson 58 «Posture and eyes for sporty kids» 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/58-posture-and-eyes-for-sporty-kids/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:medicine:58-posture-and-eyes-for-sporty-kids:e3:1 # text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the hazard presented by snow to the eyes? 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 10 det _ _ 10 hazard hazard NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 presented present VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 10 acl _ _ 12 by by ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 snow snow NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ _ 14 to to ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 eyes eye NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 hazard | | | | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **present** | participle | | the hazard *not said here* | the eyes | | | by snow | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to eye=Recipient | 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} Snow reduces the need for eye protection ```conllu # sent_id = question:medicine:58-posture-and-eyes-for-sporty-kids:e3:o1:1 # text = Snow reduces the need for eye protection 1 Snow snow NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 reduces reduce VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 need need NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 for for ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 eye eye NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 protection protection NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **reduce** | present | Snow | the need | | | | for eye protection | vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer need=Patient | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} Snow presents no hazard whatsoever on overcast days ```conllu # sent_id = question:medicine:58-posture-and-eyes-for-sporty-kids:e3:o2:1 # text = Snow presents no hazard whatsoever on overcast days 1 Snow snow NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 presents present VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 4 det _ _ 4 hazard hazard NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 whatsoever whatsoever ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 6 on on ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 overcast overcast NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ _ 8 days day NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **present** | present | Snow | no hazard | | | day | whatsoever *property* | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hazard=Theme | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Snow reflects ultraviolet light even under cloud ```conllu # sent_id = question:medicine:58-posture-and-eyes-for-sporty-kids:e3:o3:1 # text = Snow reflects ultraviolet light even under cloud 1 Snow snow NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 reflects reflect VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 ultraviolet ultraviolet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 light light NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 even even ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 6 under under ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 cloud cloud NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **reflect** | present | Snow | ultraviolet light | | cloud | | | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} Snow absorbs all ultraviolet light ```conllu # sent_id = question:medicine:58-posture-and-eyes-for-sporty-kids:e3:o4:1 # text = Snow absorbs all ultraviolet light 1 Snow snow NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 absorbs absorb VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 5 det _ _ 4 ultraviolet ultraviolet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 light light NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **absorb** | present | Snow | all ultraviolet light | | | | | vn absorb-39.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Goal light=Theme | **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. 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