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description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the use of telephones by drivers. Exam question 4 of lesson 36 «Speed: fast and slow» of the physics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wro
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# Exam question 4 · Speed: fast and slow

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the use of telephones by drivers.

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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, use · **To what, where:** response, use, telephones

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 36 «Speed: fast and slow» 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/36-speed-fast-and-slow/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:36-speed-fast-and-slow:e4:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the use of telephones by drivers.
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	11	det	_	_
11	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	telephones	telephone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	drivers	driver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	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 use of telephones |  |  |  | by drivers | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus use=Experiencer |
| 4 | **use** |  |  | telephones |  |  |  |  | nom use «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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 enhances the alertness of the driver

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:36-speed-fast-and-slow:e4:o1:1
# text = It enhances the alertness of the driver
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	enhances	enhance	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	alertness	alertness	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	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enhance** | present | It | the alertness of the driver |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent alertness=Patient |

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

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It delays the reaction of the driver and so lengthens the distance travelled before braking

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:36-speed-fast-and-slow:e4:o2:1
# text = It delays the reaction of the driver and so lengthens the distance travelled before braking
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	delays	delay	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	reaction	reaction	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	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	lengthens	lengthen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	distance	distance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	travelled	travel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	ccomp	_	_
14	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	braking	brake	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **delay** | present | It | the reaction of the driver |  |  |  |  | vn delay-53.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent reaction=Source |
| 2 | **lengthen** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **travel** | past | the distance |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **brake** | gerund | the distance *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **react** |  | the driver |  |  |  |  |  | nom reaction «process intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It causes the brakes of the vehicle to fail

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:36-speed-fast-and-slow:e4:o3:1
# text = It causes the brakes of the vehicle to fail
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	causes	cause	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	brakes	brake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	vehicle	vehicle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	fail	fail	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present | It | the brakes of the vehicle |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition brake=Patient |
| 2 | **fail** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It has no bearing whatsoever upon stopping distance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:36-speed-fast-and-slow:e4:o4:1
# text = It has no bearing whatsoever upon stopping distance
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	bearing	bearing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	stopping	stop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
8	distance	distance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | It | no bearing |  |  |  | whatsoever *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bearing=Patient |
| 2 | **stop** | gerund |  | distance |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality distance=Eventuality |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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