--- title: It is given that a child is seated upon a swing in motion. Ascertain… — Swings and pendulums · tree and pragmatics description: It is given that a child is seated upon a swing in motion. Ascertain the position at which the speed of the swing is greatest. Exam question 3 of lesson 10 «Swings and pendulums» of the physics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each optio --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/10-swings-and-pendulums/e3/) [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/) / [Physics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/) / [Swings and pendulums](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/10-swings-and-pendulums/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Swings and pendulums It is given that a child is seated upon a swing in motion. Ascertain the position at which the speed of the swing is greatest. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, speed · **What happens:** give, seat, ascertain, be · **To what, where:** It, child, position This is exam question 3 of lesson 10 «Swings and pendulums» of the physics 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/physics/10-swings-and-pendulums/#e3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* It is given that a child is seated upon a swing in motion. ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:10-swings-and-pendulums:e3:1 # text = It is given that a child is seated upon a swing in motion. 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 _ 8 mark _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 child child NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj:pass _ _ 7 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux:pass _ _ 8 seated seat VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 advcl _ _ 9 upon upon ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 swing swing NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 12 in in ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 motion motion NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 3 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»: subject=Theme | | 2 | **seat** | present · passive | | a child | | | | upon a swing in motion | vn fit-54.3 «NP.location V NP»: subject=Value | 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:* Ascertain the position at which the speed of the swing is greatest. ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:10-swings-and-pendulums:e3:2 # text = Ascertain the position at which the speed of the swing is greatest. 1 Ascertain ascertain VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 position position NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 at at ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 12 obl _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 speed speed NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 swing swing NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ _ 11 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 12 greatest great ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 3 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the position | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent position=Topic | | 2 | **is** | present | the speed of the swing | | | the position | | great *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} A point midway towards the top ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:10-swings-and-pendulums:e3:o1:1 # text = A point midway towards the top 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 point point NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 midway midway NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 towards towards ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 top top NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 2 {#o2} The speed is uniform throughout ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:10-swings-and-pendulums:e3:o2:1 # text = The speed is uniform throughout 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 speed speed NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 uniform uniform ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 throughout throughout PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | the speed | | | | | uniform *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} The lowest point of its path ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:10-swings-and-pendulums:e3:o3:1 # text = The lowest point of its path 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 lowest low ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 3 amod _ _ 3 point point NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 path path NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **point** | | | point's path | | | | | nom point «cognition transitive»: of=patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} The highest point of its path ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:10-swings-and-pendulums:e3:o4:1 # text = The highest point of its path 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 highest high ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 3 amod _ _ 3 point point NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 path path NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **point** | | | point's path | | | | | nom point «cognition transitive»: of=patient | **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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