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description: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning a laden trolley. Exam question 4 of lesson 4 «Pushes and pulls: what makes things move and stop» of the physics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mo
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# Exam question 4 · Pushes and pulls: what makes things move and stop

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Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning a laden trolley.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, response, established facts · **What happens:** select, be, establish, concern, lade · **To what, where:** response, laden trolley

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 4 «Pushes and pulls: what makes things move and stop» 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/4-pushes-and-pulls-move-and-stop/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:4-pushes-and-pulls-move-and-stop:e4:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning a laden trolley.
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	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	laden	lade	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	trolley	trolley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	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 |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the response |  |  |  |  | with the established facts; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | a laden trolley |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus trolley=Experiencer |
| 5 | **lade** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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Its mass has no bearing upon the force required

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:4-pushes-and-pulls-move-and-stop:e4:o1:1
# text = Its mass has no bearing upon the force required
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mass	mass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	bearing	bearing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	force	force	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Its mass | no bearing |  |  |  | upon the force | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bearing=Patient |
| 2 | **require** | participle |  | the force *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Its greater mass causes it to move of its own accord

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:4-pushes-and-pulls-move-and-stop:e4:o2:1
# text = Its greater mass causes it to move of its own accord
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	greater	great	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	amod	_	_
3	mass	mass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	accord	accord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present | Its greater mass | it |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **move** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | of mass's own accord | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme of accord=Trajectory |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Its greater mass renders it more difficult both to start and to arrest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:4-pushes-and-pulls-move-and-stop:e4:o3:1
# text = Its greater mass renders it more difficult both to start and to arrest
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
2	greater	great	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
3	mass	mass	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	renders	render	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	expl	_	_
6	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	7	advmod	_	_
7	difficult	difficult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc:preconj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	start	start	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	ccomp	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	arrest	arrest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **arrest** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Its greater mass renders it more easily arrested

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:4-pushes-and-pulls-move-and-stop:e4:o4:1
# text = Its greater mass renders it more easily arrested
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
2	greater	great	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
3	mass	mass	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	renders	render	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	7	advmod	_	_
7	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	arrested	arrest	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrest** | participle |  | Its greater mass renders *not said here* |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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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