--- title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the… — Everyday sayings and grown-ups' rules · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the sound perceived when a seashell is held to the ear? Exam question 4 of lesson 27 «Everyday sayings and grown-ups' rules» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of ea --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/27-everyday-sayings-and-grown-ups-rules/e4/) [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/) / [Myths](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/) / [Everyday sayings and grown-ups' rules](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/27-everyday-sayings-and-grown-ups-rules/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · Everyday sayings and grown-ups' rules Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the sound perceived when a seashell is held to the ear? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** sound · **What happens:** follow, characteris, perceive, hold · **To what, where:** seashell This is exam question 4 of lesson 27 «Everyday sayings and grown-ups' rules» 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/27-everyday-sayings-and-grown-ups-rules/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:27-everyday-sayings-and-grown-ups-rules:e4:1 # text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the sound perceived when a seashell is held to the ear? 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 1 nmod _ _ 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 sound sound NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 11 perceived perceive VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 ccomp _ _ 12 when when SCONJ WRB _ 16 mark _ _ 13 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 seashell seashell NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 nsubj:pass _ _ 15 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 16 aux:pass _ _ 16 held hold VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 11 ccomp _ _ 17 to to ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 ear ear NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 ? ? 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 | | | | | | accurately *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **perceive** | past | the sound | | | | | | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 4 | **hold** | present · passive | | a seashell | | | | to the ear | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=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. ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Ambient sound resonating within the shell ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:27-everyday-sayings-and-grown-ups-rules:e4:o1:1 # text = Ambient sound resonating within the shell 1 Ambient ambient ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 sound sound NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 resonating resonate VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 acl _ _ 4 within within ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 shell shell NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **resonate** | gerund | Ambient sound *not said here* | | | | | within the shell | vn sound\_existence-47.4 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} The sound of the sea retained within the shell ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:27-everyday-sayings-and-grown-ups-rules:e4:o2:1 # text = The sound of the sea retained within the shell 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 sound sound 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 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 retained retain VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 acl _ _ 7 within within ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 shell shell NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **retain** | participle | | the sound of the sea *not said here* | | | | within the shell | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} The sound of the shell's former occupant ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:27-everyday-sayings-and-grown-ups-rules:e4:o3:1 # text = The sound of the shell's former occupant 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 sound sound NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 shell shell NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 6 's 's PART POS _ 5 case _ _ 7 former former ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 occupant occupant NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 {#o4} The sound of the listener's blood alone ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:27-everyday-sayings-and-grown-ups-rules:e4:o4:1 # text = The sound of the listener's blood alone 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 sound sound NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 listener listener NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 6 's 's PART POS _ 5 case _ _ 7 blood blood NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 8 alone alone ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **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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