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description: Whereas a runway bears the numeral 27, determine the approximate compass direction in which it is aligned. Exam question 4 of lesson 23 «Airports, the black box, helicopters and drones» of the technology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of 
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# Exam question 4 · Airports, the black box, helicopters and drones

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Whereas a runway bears the numeral 27, determine the approximate compass direction in which it is aligned.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** determine, align · **To what, where:** approximate compass direction, direction

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 23 «Airports, the black box, helicopters and drones» of the technology 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/technology/23-airports-black-box-helicopters-drones/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:23-airports-black-box-helicopters-drones:e4:1
# text = Whereas a runway bears the numeral 27, determine the approximate compass direction in which it is aligned.
1	Whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	runway	runway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	numeral	numeral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	27	27	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
9	determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	approximate	approximate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	compass	compass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	direction	direction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	obl	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	aligned	align	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the approximate compass direction |  |  |  | whereas a runway bears and the numeral | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent direction=Topic |
| 2 | **align** | present · passive |  | direction |  | the approximate compass direction |  |  | 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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Approximately 27 degrees, that is to say towards the north-east

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:23-airports-black-box-helicopters-drones:e4:o1:1
# text = Approximately 27 degrees, that is to say towards the north-east
1	Approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	27	27	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	degrees	degree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	nsubj:outer	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	north	north	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	east	east	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | 27 degrees |  |  |  |  | towards the north east; say *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It denotes the twenty-seventh runway constructed at the aerodrome

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:23-airports-black-box-helicopters-drones:e4:o2:1
# text = It denotes the twenty-seventh runway constructed at the aerodrome
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	denotes	denote	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	seventh	seventh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	runway	runway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	constructed	construct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	aerodrome	aerodrome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **denote** | present | It | the seventh runway |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot runway=Topic |
| 2 | **construct** | participle |  | the seventh runway *not said here* |  | the aerodrome |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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

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Approximately 270 degrees, that is to say towards the west

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:23-airports-black-box-helicopters-drones:e4:o3:1
# text = Approximately 270 degrees, that is to say towards the west
1	Approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	270	270	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	degrees	degree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	nsubj:outer	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	west	west	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | 270 degrees |  |  |  |  | towards the west; say *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Approximately 90 degrees, that is to say towards the east

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:23-airports-black-box-helicopters-drones:e4:o4:1
# text = Approximately 90 degrees, that is to say towards the east
1	Approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	90	90	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	degrees	degree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	nsubj:outer	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	east	east	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | 90 degrees |  |  |  |  | towards the east; say *property* | tree rules |

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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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