--- title: It is given that a closed vessel is sealed at high altitude and subs… — The air presses on everything · tree and pragmatics description: It is given that a closed vessel is sealed at high altitude and subsequently conveyed to ground level. State the anticipated consequence. Exam question 3 of lesson 14 «The air presses on everything» of the physics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questi --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/14-the-air-presses-on-everything/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/) / [The air presses on everything](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/14-the-air-presses-on-everything/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · The air presses on everything It is given that a closed vessel is sealed at high altitude and subsequently conveyed to ground level. State the anticipated consequence. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** give, close, seal, convey, anticipate · **To what, where:** It, closed vessel, high altitude, ground level This is exam question 3 of lesson 14 «The air presses on everything» 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/14-the-air-presses-on-everything/#e3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* It is given that a closed vessel is sealed at high altitude and subsequently conveyed to ground level. ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:14-the-air-presses-on-everything:e3:1 # text = It is given that a closed vessel is sealed at high altitude and subsequently conveyed to ground level. 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 closed close VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 amod _ _ 7 vessel vessel 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 sealed seal VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 advcl _ _ 10 at at ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 high high ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 altitude altitude NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 14 subsequently subsequently ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ _ 15 conveyed convey VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ 16 to to ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 ground ground NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 compound _ _ 18 level level NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 . . 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 | **close** | participle | | | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 3 | **seal** | present · passive | | a closed vessel | | high altitude | | | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 4 | **convey** | participle | | | ground level | | | subsequently *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to level=Recipient | 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:* State the anticipated consequence. ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:14-the-air-presses-on-everything:e3:2 # text = State the anticipated consequence. 1 State state NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 anticipated anticipate VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 amod _ _ 4 consequence consequence NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **anticipate** | participle | | | | | | | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} The vessel expands owing to the reduced external pressure at ground level ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:14-the-air-presses-on-everything:e3:o1:1 # text = The vessel expands owing to the reduced external pressure at ground level 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 vessel vessel NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 expands expand VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 owing owe VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 3 xcomp _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 7 reduced reduce VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 9 amod _ _ 8 external external ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 pressure pressure NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 10 at at ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 ground ground NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 compound _ _ 12 level level NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **expand** | present | the vessel | | | ground level | | to the reduced external pressure | tree rules | | 2 | **owe** | gerund | the vessel *not said here* | | | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **reduce** | participle | | | | | | | vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer | ### Option 2 {#o2} The vessel remains wholly unaltered ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:14-the-air-presses-on-everything:e3:o2:1 # text = The vessel remains wholly unaltered 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 vessel vessel NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 remains remain VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 wholly wholly ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 unaltered unaltered ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **remain** | present | the vessel | | | | | unaltered *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} The vessel is compressed by the greater external pressure ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:14-the-air-presses-on-everything:e3:o3:1 # text = The vessel is compressed by the greater external pressure 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 vessel vessel 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 compressed compress VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 by by ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 7 greater great ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 9 amod _ _ 8 external external ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 pressure pressure NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **compress** | present · passive | the greater external pressure | the vessel | | | | | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent subject=Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} The vessel rises spontaneously ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:14-the-air-presses-on-everything:e3:o4:1 # text = The vessel rises spontaneously 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 vessel vessel NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 rises rise VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 spontaneously spontaneously ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **rise** | present | the vessel | | | | | spontaneously *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | **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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