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title: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts co… — Eyes and ears · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning prolonged exposure to loud sound. Exam question 3 of lesson 3 «Eyes and ears» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right
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# Exam question 3 · Eyes and ears

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Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning prolonged exposure to loud sound.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, response, established facts · **What happens:** select, be, establish, concern, prolong · **To what, where:** response, prolonged exposure

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 3 «Eyes and ears» 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/3-eyes-and-ears/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:3-eyes-and-ears:e3:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning prolonged exposure to loud sound.
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	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	prolonged	prolong	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
13	exposure	exposure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	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 |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the response |  |  |  |  | with the established facts; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | prolonged exposure |  |  |  | to loud sound | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus exposure=Experiencer |
| 5 | **prolong** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Hearing may be impaired without pain, and such impairment is permanent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:3-eyes-and-ears:e3:o1:1
# text = Hearing may be impaired without pain, and such impairment is permanent
1	Hearing	hear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	impaired	impair	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	without	without	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	impairment	impairment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	permanent	permanent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **impair** | may · passive |  |  |  |  |  | without pain | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** | present | such impairment |  |  |  |  | permanent *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Impaired hearing is restored in full after a sufficient period of quiet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:3-eyes-and-ears:e3:o2:1
# text = Impaired hearing is restored in full after a sufficient period of quiet
1	Impaired	impair	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	hearing	hearing	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	restored	restore	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obl	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	sufficient	sufficient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	period	period	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **impair** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **restore** | present · passive |  | Impaired hearing |  | full | after a sufficient period of quiet |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Prolonged exposure fortifies the organ of hearing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:3-eyes-and-ears:e3:o3:1
# text = Prolonged exposure fortifies the organ of hearing
1	Prolonged	prolong	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	exposure	exposure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fortifies	fortify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	organ	organ	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	hearing	hearing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prolong** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fortify** | present | Prolonged exposure | the organ of hearing |  |  |  |  | vn equip-13.4.2-1-1 «NP.theme V NP»: agent=Theme organ=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Injury to hearing invariably occasions pain

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:3-eyes-and-ears:e3:o4:1
# text = Injury to hearing invariably occasions pain
1	Injury	injury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
3	hearing	hear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
4	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	occasions	occasion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	compound	_	_
6	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | gerund |  | occasions pain |  |  |  | invariably *property* | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer pain=Stimulus |

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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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