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description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the human forearm. Exam question 4 of lesson 33 «Levers: lifting heavy things with a little push» of the physics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's ch
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# Exam question 4 · Levers: lifting heavy things with a little push

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the human forearm.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, human forearm

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 33 «Levers: lifting heavy things with a little push» 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/33-levers-lifting-heavy-things-with-a-little-push/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:33-levers-lifting-heavy-things-with-a-little-push:e4:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the human forearm.
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	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	forearm	forearm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	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 |  |  |  | consistent *property* | 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 |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the human forearm |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus forearm=Experiencer |

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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 {#o1}

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It constitutes a pulley, the wrist serving as its wheel

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:33-levers-lifting-heavy-things-with-a-little-push:e4:o1:1
# text = It constitutes a pulley, the wrist serving as its wheel
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pulley	pulley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wrist	wrist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
8	serving	serve	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	wheel	wheel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | It | a pulley |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme pulley=Pivot |
| 2 | **serve** | gerund | the wrist *not said here* |  |  |  |  | as wrist's wheel | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as wheel=Attribute |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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It constitutes a lever, the elbow serving as its pivot

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:33-levers-lifting-heavy-things-with-a-little-push:e4:o2:1
# text = It constitutes a lever, the elbow serving as its pivot
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lever	lever	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	elbow	elbow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	serving	serve	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	pivot	pivot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | It | a lever and the elbow |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme lever=Pivot |
| 2 | **serve** | gerund | the elbow *not said here* |  |  |  |  | as elbow's pivot | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as pivot=Attribute |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It constitutes a screw, the shoulder serving as its thread

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:33-levers-lifting-heavy-things-with-a-little-push:e4:o3:1
# text = It constitutes a screw, the shoulder serving as its thread
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	screw	screw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	shoulder	shoulder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
8	serving	serve	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	thread	thread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | It | a screw |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme screw=Pivot |
| 2 | **serve** | gerund | the shoulder *not said here* |  |  |  |  | as shoulder's thread | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as thread=Attribute |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It operates by no mechanical principle whatsoever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:33-levers-lifting-heavy-things-with-a-little-push:e4:o4:1
# text = It operates by no mechanical principle whatsoever
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	operates	operate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
5	mechanical	mechanical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	principle	principle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **operate** | present | It |  |  |  |  | by no mechanical principle; whatsoever *property* | vn function-105.2.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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