--- title: It is given that a string is shortened and tightened. Determine the… — What sound is: wobbles in the air · tree and pragmatics description: It is given that a string is shortened and tightened. Determine the consequent alteration in its pitch. Exam question 3 of lesson 17 «What sound is: wobbles in the air» of the physics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/17-what-sound-is-wobbles-in-the-air/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/) / [What sound is: wobbles in the air](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/17-what-sound-is-wobbles-in-the-air/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · What sound is: wobbles in the air It is given that a string is shortened and tightened. Determine the consequent alteration in its pitch. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** give, shorten, tighten, determine · **To what, where:** It, string, consequent alteration, pitch This is exam question 3 of lesson 17 «What sound is: wobbles in the air» 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/17-what-sound-is-wobbles-in-the-air/#e3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* It is given that a string is shortened and tightened. ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:17-what-sound-is-wobbles-in-the-air:e3:1 # text = It is given that a string is shortened and tightened. 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 string string 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 shortened shorten VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 advcl _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 tightened tighten VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . 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 | **shorten** | present · passive | | a string | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient | | 3 | **tighten** | participle | | | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | 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:* Determine the consequent alteration in its pitch. ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:17-what-sound-is-wobbles-in-the-air:e3:2 # text = Determine the consequent alteration in its pitch. 1 Determine determine VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 consequent consequent NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 alteration alteration NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 pitch pitch NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the consequent alteration | | alteration's pitch | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alteration=Topic | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} The pitch is lowered ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:17-what-sound-is-wobbles-in-the-air:e3:o1:1 # text = The pitch is lowered 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 pitch pitch 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 lowered lower VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lower** | present · passive | | the pitch | | | | | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} The pitch is raised ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:17-what-sound-is-wobbles-in-the-air:e3:o2:1 # text = The pitch is raised 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 pitch pitch 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 raised raise VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **raise** | present · passive | | the pitch | | | | | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} The string ceases to produce sound ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:17-what-sound-is-wobbles-in-the-air:e3:o3:1 # text = The string ceases to produce sound 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 string string NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 ceases cease VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 produce produce VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 sound sound NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cease** | present | the string | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | | 2 | **produce** | to-infinitive | the string *not said here* | sound | | | | | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sound=Result | ### Option 4 {#o4} The pitch is unaltered ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:17-what-sound-is-wobbles-in-the-air:e3:o4:1 # text = The pitch is unaltered 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 pitch pitch NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 unaltered unaltered ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | the pitch | | | | | unaltered *property* | tree rules | **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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