--- title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the… — Wheels, axles, ramps and screws · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the advantage of rolling over sliding? Exam question 3 of lesson 34 «Wheels, axles, ramps and screws» of the physics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's cho --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/34-wheels-axles-ramps-and-screws/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/) / [Wheels, axles, ramps and screws](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/34-wheels-axles-ramps-and-screws/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Wheels, axles, ramps and screws Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the advantage of rolling over sliding? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** advantage · **What happens:** follow, characteris, roll, slide · **To what, where:** advantage This is exam question 3 of lesson 34 «Wheels, axles, ramps and screws» 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/34-wheels-axles-ramps-and-screws/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:34-wheels-axles-ramps-and-screws:e3:1 # text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the advantage of rolling over sliding? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 8 nsubj _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 following follow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 amod _ _ 5 statements statement NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obl _ _ 6 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 7 advmod _ _ 7 accurately accurately ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 characterises characteris VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 advantage advantage NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 of of SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 12 rolling roll VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 10 acl _ _ 13 over over SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 14 sliding slide VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 12 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **follow** | gerund | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **characteris** | present | | the advantage | | | | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **roll** | gerund | the advantage *not said here* | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **slide** | gerund | the advantage *not said here* | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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} Rolling requires a steeper surface ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:34-wheels-axles-ramps-and-screws:e3:o1:1 # text = Rolling requires a steeper surface 1 Rolling rolling NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 requires require VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 steeper steep ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 5 amod _ _ 5 surface surface NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **require** | present | Rolling | a steeper surface | | | | | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme surface=Precondition | ### Option 2 {#o2} Rolling eliminates the force of gravity upon the load entirely ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:34-wheels-axles-ramps-and-screws:e3:o2:1 # text = Rolling eliminates the force of gravity upon the load entirely 1 Rolling rolling NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 eliminates eliminate VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 force force NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 gravity gravity NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 7 upon upon ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 load load NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 10 entirely entirely ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **eliminate** | present | Rolling | the force of gravity | | | | upon the load; entirely *property* | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent force=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} Rolling increases the weight of the load ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:34-wheels-axles-ramps-and-screws:e3:o3:1 # text = Rolling increases the weight of the load 1 Rolling roll VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 nsubj _ _ 2 increases increase VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 weight weight NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 load load NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **roll** | gerund | | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **increase** | present | | the weight of the load | | | | | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Causer weight=Patient | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Rolling occasions considerably less friction ```conllu # sent_id = question:physics:34-wheels-axles-ramps-and-screws:e3:o4:1 # text = Rolling occasions considerably less friction 1 Rolling roll VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 occasions occasion NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obj _ _ 3 considerably considerably ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 less less ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 5 amod _ _ 5 friction friction NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **roll** | gerund | | occasions | | | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP ADJ.result»: agent=Agent occasion=Theme friction=Result | **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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