--- title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the… — The kid who is always on the bench · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the development of sporting skill? Exam question 2 of lesson 70 «The kid who is always on the bench» of the medicine course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's cho --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/70-the-kid-who-is-always-on-the-bench/e2/) [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/) / [The kid who is always on the bench](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/70-the-kid-who-is-always-on-the-bench/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · The kid who is always on the bench Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the development of sporting skill? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** development · **What happens:** follow, characteris, sport · **To what, where:** development, skill This is exam question 2 of lesson 70 «The kid who is always on the bench» 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/70-the-kid-who-is-always-on-the-bench/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:medicine:70-the-kid-who-is-always-on-the-bench:e2:1 # text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the development of sporting skill? 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 development development NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 of of SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 12 sporting sport VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 10 acl _ _ 13 skill skill NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ? ? 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 development | | | | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **sport** | gerund | the development *not said here* | skill | | | | | tree rules | 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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} It is principally acquired through repeated practice ```conllu # sent_id = question:medicine:70-the-kid-who-is-always-on-the-bench:e2:o1:1 # text = It is principally acquired through repeated practice 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 3 principally principally ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 acquired acquire VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 through through ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 repeated repeat VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 amod _ _ 7 practice practice NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **acquire** | present · passive | | It | | repeated practice | | principally *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Theme | | 2 | **repeat** | participle | | | | | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ### Option 2 {#o2} It is fixed at birth and cannot be altered ```conllu # sent_id = question:medicine:70-the-kid-who-is-always-on-the-bench:e2:o2:1 # text = It is fixed at birth and cannot be altered 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 fixed fix VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 at at ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 birth birth NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 7 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 8 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 10 advmod _ _ 9 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 10 aux:pass _ _ 10 altered alter VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fix** | present · passive | | It | | birth | | | vn price-54.4 «NP V NP PP.value»: subject=Theme at birth=Value | | 2 | **not** **alter** | can · passive | | | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V» | ### Option 3 {#o3} It is conferred by selection to the starting team ```conllu # sent_id = question:medicine:70-the-kid-who-is-always-on-the-bench:e2:o3:1 # text = It is conferred by selection to the starting team 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 conferred confer VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 selection selection NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 starting starting NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 compound _ _ 9 team team NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **confer** | present · passive | selection | It | | | | to the starting team | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} It is determined by height alone ```conllu # sent_id = question:medicine:70-the-kid-who-is-always-on-the-bench:e2:o4:1 # text = It is determined by height alone 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 determined determine VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 height height NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 6 alone alone ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **determine** | present · passive | height | It | | | | alone *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Topic | **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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