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title: It is given that an individual attends to recordings in a foreign la… — Your amazing brain and senses · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that an individual attends to recordings in a foreign language whilst in deep sleep. Ascertain the outcome. Exam question 4 of lesson 2 «Your amazing brain and senses» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option
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# Exam question 4 · Your amazing brain and senses

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It is given that an individual attends to recordings in a foreign language whilst in deep sleep. Ascertain the outcome.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** individual, you · **What happens:** give, attend, ascertain · **To what, where:** It, foreign language, outcome

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 2 «Your amazing brain and senses» 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/2-your-amazing-brain-and-senses/#e4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that an individual attends to recordings in a foreign language whilst in deep sleep.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:2-your-amazing-brain-and-senses:e4:1
# text = It is given that an individual attends to recordings in a foreign language whilst in deep sleep.
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	_	7	mark	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	individual	individual	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	attends	attend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	recordings	recording	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	foreign	foreign	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
14	whilst	whilst	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	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 | **attend** | present | a individual |  |  | a foreign language |  | to recordings | vn caring-75.2-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent to recording=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:* Ascertain the outcome.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:2-your-amazing-brain-and-senses:e4:2
# text = Ascertain the outcome.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	outcome	outcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the outcome |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent outcome=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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No new vocabulary is acquired, sleep assisting only material learned whilst awake

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:2-your-amazing-brain-and-senses:e4:o1:1
# text = No new vocabulary is acquired, sleep assisting only material learned whilst awake
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	vocabulary	vocabulary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	acquired	acquire	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
8	assisting	assist	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
12	whilst	whilst	SCONJ	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	awake	awake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **acquire** | present · passive |  | no new vocabulary |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **assist** | gerund | sleep *not said here* | material |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent material=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **learn** | past | sleep |  |  |  |  | whilst awake | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Fluency in the language is attained within one week

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:2-your-amazing-brain-and-senses:e4:o2:1
# text = Fluency in the language is attained within one week
1	Fluency	fluency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	attained	attain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	within	within	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attain** | present · passive |  | Fluency in the language |  |  | week |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The native language of the individual is forfeited

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:2-your-amazing-brain-and-senses:e4:o3:1
# text = The native language of the individual is forfeited
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	native	native	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	individual	individual	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	forfeited	forfeit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forfeit** | present · passive |  | the native language of the individual |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Vocabulary is acquired at twice the waking rate

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:2-your-amazing-brain-and-senses:e4:o4:1
# text = Vocabulary is acquired at twice the waking rate
1	Vocabulary	vocabulary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	acquired	acquire	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	8	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	waking	waking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	rate	rate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **acquire** | present · passive |  | Vocabulary |  | the waking rate |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Theme |

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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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