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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Bicycles and other wheels · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the selection of gears upon an ascending gradient. Exam question 2 of lesson 25 «Bicycles and other wheels» of the technology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opti
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# Exam question 2 · Bicycles and other wheels

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the selection of gears upon an ascending gradient.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, ascend · **To what, where:** response, selection, gears

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 25 «Bicycles and other wheels» 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/25-bicycles-and-other-wheels/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:25-bicycles-and-other-wheels:e2:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the selection of gears upon an ascending gradient.
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	selection	selection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	gears	gear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
14	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	ascending	ascend	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	amod	_	_
17	gradient	gradient	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	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 selection of gears |  |  |  | upon a ascending gradient | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus selection=Experiencer |
| 4 | **ascend** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **select** |  |  | gears |  |  |  |  | nom selection «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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Gears serve solely to alter the sound produced by the bicycle

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:25-bicycles-and-other-wheels:e2:o1:1
# text = Gears serve solely to alter the sound produced by the bicycle
1	Gears	gear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	serve	serve	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	alter	alter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	produced	produce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bicycle	bicycle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve** | present | Gears |  |  |  |  | solely *property* | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **alter** | to-infinitive | Gears *not said here* | the sound |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent sound=Patient |
| 3 | **produce** | participle |  | the sound *not said here* |  |  |  | by the bicycle | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The smallest rear sprocket renders each revolution of the pedals less arduous

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:25-bicycles-and-other-wheels:e2:o2:1
# text = The smallest rear sprocket renders each revolution of the pedals less arduous
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	smallest	small	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
3	rear	rear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	sprocket	sprocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	renders	render	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	revolution	revolution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pedals	pedal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	12	advmod	_	_
12	arduous	arduous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **revolt** |  | the pedals |  |  |  |  |  | nom revolution «event intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The ascent should be undertaken by pedalling in reverse

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:25-bicycles-and-other-wheels:e2:o3:1
# text = The ascent should be undertaken by pedalling in reverse
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ascent	ascent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	undertaken	undertake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	pedalling	pedalling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	reverse	reverse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **undertake** | should · passive | pedalling | the ascent |  | reverse |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Eventuality |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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A larger rear sprocket renders each revolution of the pedals less arduous

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:25-bicycles-and-other-wheels:e2:o4:1
# text = A larger rear sprocket renders each revolution of the pedals less arduous
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	larger	large	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
3	rear	rear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	sprocket	sprocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	renders	render	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	revolution	revolution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pedals	pedal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	12	advmod	_	_
12	arduous	arduous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **revolt** |  | the pedals |  |  |  |  |  | nom revolution «event intransitive»: of=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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