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description: Identify the principal reason for which the occupants of a metal-roofed motor vehicle are protected from lightning. Exam question 2 of lesson 15 «Weather, lightning and storms» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; M
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# Exam question 2 · Weather, lightning and storms

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Identify the principal reason for which the occupants of a metal-roofed motor vehicle are protected from lightning.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, lightning · **What happens:** identify, roof, protect · **To what, where:** principal reason, occupants

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 15 «Weather, lightning and storms» 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/15-weather-lightning-and-storms/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:15-weather-lightning-and-storms:e2:1
# text = Identify the principal reason for which the occupants of a metal-roofed motor vehicle are protected from lightning.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	obl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	occupants	occupant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
11	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	roofed	roof	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
14	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	vehicle	vehicle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
16	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	protected	protect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	_
18	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	lightning	lightning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal reason |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 2 | **roof** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **protect** | present · passive | lightning | the occupants of a roofed motor vehicle |  |  |  | for the principal reason | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Beneficiary |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The glass windows repel the electrical discharge

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:15-weather-lightning-and-storms:e2:o1:1
# text = The glass windows repel the electrical discharge
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	windows	window	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	repel	repel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	electrical	electrical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	discharge	discharge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repel** | present | the glass windows | the electrical discharge |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus discharge=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The engine absorbs the electrical energy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:15-weather-lightning-and-storms:e2:o2:1
# text = The engine absorbs the electrical energy
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	engine	engine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	absorbs	absorb	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	electrical	electrical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **absorb** | present | the engine | the electrical energy |  |  |  |  | vn absorb-39.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Goal energy=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The rubber tyres insulate the vehicle entirely from the ground

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:15-weather-lightning-and-storms:e2:o3:1
# text = The rubber tyres insulate the vehicle entirely from the ground
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	rubber	rubber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	tyres	tyre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	insulate	insulate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	vehicle	vehicle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **insulate** | present | the rubber tyres | the vehicle |  | the ground |  | entirely *property* | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent vehicle=Destination |

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

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The current is conducted around the metal body to the ground

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:15-weather-lightning-and-storms:e2:o4:1
# text = The current is conducted around the metal body to the ground
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	current	current	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	conducted	conduct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	around	around	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conduct** | present · passive |  | the current |  | the metal body |  | to the ground | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme around body=Destination |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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