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title: It is given that a child's face and tongue have swollen and breathin… — Burns, sunburn and stings · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a child's face and tongue have swollen and breathing has become laboured following an insect sting. State the appropriate course of action. Exam question 3 of lesson 6 «Burns, sunburn and stings» of the medicine course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatic
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# Exam question 3 · Burns, sunburn and stings

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It is given that a child's face and tongue have swollen and breathing has become laboured following an insect sting. State the appropriate course of action.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** breathing · **What happens:** give, swell, become, labour, follow · **To what, where:** It, face, insect sting

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 6 «Burns, sunburn and stings» 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/6-burns-sunburn-and-stings/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a child's face and tongue have swollen and breathing has become laboured following an insect sting.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:6-burns-sunburn-and-stings:e3:1
# text = It is given that a child's face and tongue have swollen and breathing has become laboured following an insect sting.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	swollen	swell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	breathing	breathing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	become	become	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	12	conj	_	_
17	laboured	labour	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	xcomp	_	_
18	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	advcl	_	_
19	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	insect	insect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	sting	sting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **swell** | present · perfect · passive |  | a child's face and tongue |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: subject=Extent |
| 3 | **become** | present · perfect | breathing |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **labour** | participle | breathing *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn work-73.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **follow** | gerund | breathing *not said here* | a insect sting |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sting=Theme |

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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:* State the appropriate course of action.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:6-burns-sunburn-and-stings:e3:2
# text = State the appropriate course of action.
1	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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A dock leaf is to be applied to the site of the sting

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:6-burns-sunburn-and-stings:e3:o1:1
# text = A dock leaf is to be applied to the site of the sting
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	dock	dock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	leaf	leaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	applied	apply	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	site	site	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	sting	sting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **apply** | present · passive |  | a dock leaf |  |  |  | to the site of the sting | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The child is to be left to recover without assistance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:6-burns-sunburn-and-stings:e3:o2:1
# text = The child is to be left to recover without assistance
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	recover	recover	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	without	without	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	assistance	assistance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present · passive |  | the child |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **recover** | to-infinitive | the child *not said here* |  |  |  |  | without assistance | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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

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Emergency services are to be summoned and adrenaline administered if available

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:6-burns-sunburn-and-stings:e3:o3:1
# text = Emergency services are to be summoned and adrenaline administered if available
1	Emergency	emergency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	services	service	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	summoned	summon	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	adrenaline	adrenaline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	administered	administer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
10	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	available	available	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **summon** | present · passive |  | Emergency services |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **administer** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | available *property* | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sting is to be squeezed out slowly and the child observed for an hour

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:6-burns-sunburn-and-stings:e3:o4:1
# text = The sting is to be squeezed out slowly and the child observed for an hour
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sting	sting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	squeezed	squeeze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	observed	observe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **squeeze out** | present · passive |  | the sting |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **observe** | participle | the child |  |  |  | hour |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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