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# Exam question 4 · The wars the news shows less: Sudan and others

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Select the response consistent with the established reports concerning shipping in the Red Sea.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established reports · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, shipping, Red Sea

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 28 «The wars the news shows less: Sudan and others» of the politics 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/politics/28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:e4:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established reports concerning shipping in the Red Sea.
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	reports	report	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	shipping	shipping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	Red	Red	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	Sea	Sea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	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 |  |  |  | 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 reports *not said here* | shipping |  | the Red Sea |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus shipping=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Following attacks by the Houthis, many vessels were diverted around the African continent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:e4:o1:1
# text = Following attacks by the Houthis, many vessels were diverted around the African continent
1	Following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	amod	_	_
2	attacks	attack	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Houthis	Houthis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	vessels	vessel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
9	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	diverted	divert	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
11	around	around	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	African	African	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	continent	continent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | 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 | **divert** | past · passive |  | Following attacks by the Houthis and many vessels |  | the African continent |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 3 | **attack** |  | the Houthis |  |  |  |  |  | nom attack «act transitive»: by=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Vessels were conveyed overland across Egypt upon specially constructed railways, avoiding the sea entirely

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:e4:o2:1
# text = Vessels were conveyed overland across Egypt upon specially constructed railways, avoiding the sea entirely
1	Vessels	vessel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	conveyed	convey	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	overland	overland	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	across	across	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	specially	specially	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	constructed	construct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	railways	railway	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	avoiding	avoid	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **convey** | past · passive |  | Vessels |  | Egypt |  | upon constructed railways; overland *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **construct** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | specially *property* | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **avoid** | gerund |  | the sea |  |  |  | entirely *property* | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent sea=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The Red Sea was drained so as to permit passage

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:e4:o3:1
# text = The Red Sea was drained so as to permit passage
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Red	Red	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Sea	Sea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	drained	drain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	permit	permit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
10	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drain** | past · passive |  | the Red Sea |  |  |  |  | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: subject=Source |
| 2 | **permit** | to-infinitive |  | passage |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent passage=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
All shipping throughout the world ceased permanently

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:28-the-wars-the-news-shows-less-sudan-and-others:e4:o4:1
# text = All shipping throughout the world ceased permanently
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shipping	ship	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
3	throughout	throughout	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	ceased	cease	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	permanently	permanently	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ship** | gerund | All |  |  |  | throughout the world |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **cease** | past | shipping |  |  |  |  | permanently *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=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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