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description: It is given that a febrile child is covered with numerous heavy blankets in order to "sweat out" the fever. Select the response consistent with established medical advice. Exam question 3 of lesson 4 «Colds, coughs and the weather» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tr
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# Exam question 3 · Colds, coughs and the weather

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It is given that a febrile child is covered with numerous heavy blankets in order to "sweat out" the fever. Select the response consistent with established medical advice.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** give, cover, sweat out, select, establish · **To what, where:** It, febrile child, fever, response

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 4 «Colds, coughs and the weather» 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/4-colds-coughs-and-the-weather/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a febrile child is covered with numerous heavy blankets in order to "sweat out" the fever.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:4-colds-coughs-and-the-weather:e3:1
# text = It is given that a febrile child is covered with numerous heavy blankets in order to "sweat out" the fever.
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	_	9	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	febrile	febrile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	numerous	numerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	blankets	blanket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
17	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	sweat	sweat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
19	out	out	ADP	RP	_	18	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	fever	fever	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	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 | **cover** | present · passive |  | a febrile child |  |  |  | with numerous heavy blankets; in order | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in order=Theme |
| 3 | **sweat out** *in a quote* | to-infinitive |  | the fever |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: 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.

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*Sentence 2:* Select the response consistent with established medical advice.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:4-colds-coughs-and-the-weather:e3:2
# text = Select the response consistent with established medical advice.
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	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
7	medical	medical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	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 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The child is to be immersed in iced water

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:4-colds-coughs-and-the-weather:e3:o1:1
# text = The child is to be immersed in iced water
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	immersed	immerse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	iced	ice	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **immerse** | present · passive |  | the child |  | iced water |  |  | vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in water=Destination |
| 2 | **ice** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Additional blankets are to be applied without delay to induce sweating

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:4-colds-coughs-and-the-weather:e3:o2:1
# text = Additional blankets are to be applied without delay to induce sweating
1	Additional	additional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	blankets	blanket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	applied	apply	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	delay	delay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	induce	induce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
11	sweating	sweating	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **apply** | present · passive |  | Additional blankets |  |  |  | without delay | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **induce** | to-infinitive |  | sweating |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweating=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Light coverings and adequate fluids are to be preferred

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:4-colds-coughs-and-the-weather:e3:o3:1
# text = Light coverings and adequate fluids are to be preferred
1	Light	light	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	coverings	covering	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	adequate	adequate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	fluids	fluid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	preferred	prefer	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 | **prefer** | present · passive |  | Light coverings and adequate fluids |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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All fluids are to be withheld until the fever subsides

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:4-colds-coughs-and-the-weather:e3:o4:1
# text = All fluids are to be withheld until the fever subsides
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	fluids	fluid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	withheld	withhold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fever	fever	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	subsides	subside	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **withhold** | present · passive |  | all fluids |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **subside** | present | the fever |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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