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title: It is given that a bather has been stung by a jellyfish. Select the… — Animals in the sea and the river · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a bather has been stung by a jellyfish. Select the response consistent with established first-aid advice. Exam question 2 of lesson 11 «Animals in the sea and the river» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each
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# Exam question 2 · Animals in the sea and the river

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It is given that a bather has been stung by a jellyfish. Select the response consistent with established first-aid advice.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** jellyfish, you · **What happens:** give, sting, select, establish · **To what, where:** It, bather, response, aid advice

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 11 «Animals in the sea and the river» of the myths 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/myths/11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river/#e2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a bather has been stung by a jellyfish.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river:e2:1
# text = It is given that a bather has been stung by a jellyfish.
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	_	9	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bather	bather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	stung	sting	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	jellyfish	jellyfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	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 | **sting** | present · perfect · passive | a jellyfish | a bather |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer |

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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:* Select the response consistent with established first-aid advice.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river:e2:2
# text = Select the response consistent with established first-aid advice.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
7	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	aid	aid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  | aid advice |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Vigorous rubbing of the area with sand

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river:e2:o1:1
# text = Vigorous rubbing of the area with sand
1	Vigorous	vigorous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	rubbing	rubbing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rub** |  |  | the area with sand |  |  |  |  | nom rubbing «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Disregard of the sting until the following day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river:e2:o2:1
# text = Disregard of the sting until the following day
1	Disregard	disregard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sting	sting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	until	until	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
```

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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 | **disregard** |  |  | the sting |  |  | until the following day |  | nom disregard «cognition transitive»: of=patient until=obl |

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

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Rinsing with seawater, careful removal of tentacles and summoning a lifeguard

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river:e2:o3:1
# text = Rinsing with seawater, careful removal of tentacles and summoning a lifeguard
1	Rinsing	rinse	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	seawater	seawater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	removal	removal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	tentacles	tentacle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	summoning	summon	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	lifeguard	lifeguard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rinse** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with seawater and careful removal of tentacles | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **summon** | gerund |  | a lifeguard |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lifeguard=Recipient |
| 3 | **remove** |  |  | tentacles |  |  |  |  | nom removal «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Application of urine to the affected area

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:11-animals-in-the-sea-and-the-river:e2:o4:1
# text = Application of urine to the affected area
1	Application	application	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	urine	urine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	affected	affected	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **apply** |  | urine |  |  |  |  | to the affected area | nom application «act intransitive»: of=agent to=obl |

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