--- title: It is given that Mount Everest attains 8,849 metres above sea level,… — Water, deserts and the shape of the land · tree and pragmatics description: It is given that Mount Everest attains 8,849 metres above sea level, whereas Mauna Kea exceeds 10,000 metres when measured from its base upon the sea floor. Select the most accurate conclusion. 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Select the most accurate conclusion. **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mauna, you · **What happens:** give, attain, exceed, measure, select · **To what, where:** It, 8,849 metres, sea level, 10,000 metres, base, accurate conclusion This is exam question 4 of lesson 16 «Water, deserts and the shape of the land» 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/16-water-deserts-and-the-shape-of-the-land/#e4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* It is given that Mount Everest attains 8,849 metres above sea level, whereas Mauna Kea exceeds 10,000 metres when measured from its base upon the sea floor. ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:16-water-deserts-and-the-shape-of-the-land:e4:1 # text = It is given that Mount Everest attains 8,849 metres above sea level, whereas Mauna Kea exceeds 10,000 metres when measured from its base upon the sea floor. 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 7 mark _ _ 4 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 6 det _ _ 5 Mount Mount PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 Everest everest NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 7 attains attain VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 8,849 8,849 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 9 nummod _ _ 9 metres metre NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obj _ _ 10 above above ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 compound _ _ 12 level level NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 14 whereas whereas SCONJ IN _ 17 mark _ _ 15 Mauna Mauna PROPN NNP Number=Sing 17 nsubj _ _ 16 Kea Kea PROPN NNP Number=Sing 15 flat _ _ 17 exceeds exceed VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ _ 18 10,000 10000 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 19 nummod _ _ 19 metres metre NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 obj _ _ 20 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 21 advmod _ _ 21 measured measure VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 17 advcl _ _ 22 from from ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 23 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 24 nmod:poss _ _ 24 base base NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obl _ _ 25 upon upon ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 27 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 compound _ _ 28 floor floor NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 29 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient everest=Theme | | 2 | **attain** | present | | 8,849 metres | | sea level | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent metre=Theme | | 3 | **exceed** | present | Mauna | 10,000 metres | | | | | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot metre=Theme | | 4 | **measure** | participle | Mauna *not said here* | | | level's base | | upon the sea floor | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme | 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. *Sentence 2:* Select the most accurate conclusion. ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:16-water-deserts-and-the-shape-of-the-land:e4:2 # text = Select the most accurate conclusion. 1 Select select VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 3 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 4 advmod _ _ 4 accurate accurate ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 conclusion conclusion NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the accurate conclusion | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conclusion=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Neither summit has been measured with accuracy ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:16-water-deserts-and-the-shape-of-the-land:e4:o1:1 # text = Neither summit has been measured with accuracy 1 Neither neither DET DT PronType=Neg 2 det _ _ 2 summit summit NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 4 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 measured measure VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 with with ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 accuracy accuracy NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **measure** | present · perfect · passive | | neither summit | | | | with accuracy | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: subject=Value | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} The designation of the tallest mountain depends upon the method of measurement ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:16-water-deserts-and-the-shape-of-the-land:e4:o2:1 # text = The designation of the tallest mountain depends upon the method of measurement 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 designation designation NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 tallest tall ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 6 amod _ _ 6 mountain mountain NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 7 depends depend VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 upon upon ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 method method NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 measurement measurement NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **depend** | present | the designation of the tallest mountain | | | | | upon the method of measurement | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **designate** | | | the tallest mountain | | | | | nom designation «communication transitive»: of=patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} Everest is the tallest by every method of measurement ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:16-water-deserts-and-the-shape-of-the-land:e4:o3:1 # text = Everest is the tallest by every method of measurement 1 Everest everest NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 tallest tall ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 0 root _ _ 5 by by ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 7 det _ _ 7 method method NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 measurement measurement NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Everest | | | | | by every method of measurement; tall *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} Mauna Kea is the highest above sea level ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:16-water-deserts-and-the-shape-of-the-land:e4:o4:1 # text = Mauna Kea is the highest above sea level 1 Mauna Mauna PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 2 Kea Kea PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 flat _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 highest high ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 0 root _ _ 6 above above ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ _ 8 level level NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Mauna | | | sea level | | high *property* | tree rules | **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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