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description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the structural support of a skyscraper. Exam question 3 of lesson 30 «Bridges and skyscrapers» of the technology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's ch
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# Exam question 3 · Bridges and skyscrapers

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the structural support of a skyscraper.

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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, support · **To what, where:** response, structural support, skyscraper

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 30 «Bridges and skyscrapers» 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/30-bridges-and-skyscrapers/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:30-bridges-and-skyscrapers:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the structural support of a skyscraper.
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	12	det	_	_
11	structural	structural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	support	support	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	skyscraper	skyscraper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	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 structural support of a skyscraper |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus support=Experiencer |
| 4 | **support** |  |  | a skyscraper |  |  |  |  | nom support «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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The glazed external walls sustain the entire weight of the structure

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:30-bridges-and-skyscrapers:e3:o1:1
# text = The glazed external walls sustain the entire weight of the structure
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	glazed	glaze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
3	external	external	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	sustain	sustain	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	entire	entire	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	weight	weight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	structure	structure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glaze** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **sustain** | present | the glazed external walls | the entire weight of the structure |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent weight=Theme |

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

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A core and frame of steel or concrete convey its weight to deep foundations, the external walls being a mere skin

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:30-bridges-and-skyscrapers:e3:o2:1
# text = A core and frame of steel or concrete convey its weight to deep foundations, the external walls being a mere skin
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	core	core	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	frame	frame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	steel	steel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	concrete	concrete	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	convey	convey	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	weight	weight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	foundations	foundation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	external	external	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	_
19	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	22	cop	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	mere	mere	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **convey** | present | a core of steel or concrete and frame | concrete's weight | deep foundations  the external walls |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent weight=Topic to foundation=Recipient |
| 2 | **is a** | gerund |  | a mere skin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The structure is sustained by the air pressure within

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:30-bridges-and-skyscrapers:e3:o3:1
# text = The structure is sustained by the air pressure within
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	structure	structure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	sustained	sustain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	pressure	pressure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	within	within	ADP	IN	_	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sustain** | present · passive | the air pressure | the structure |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The structure is sustained by its lifts and staircases alone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:30-bridges-and-skyscrapers:e3:o4:1
# text = The structure is sustained by its lifts and staircases alone
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	structure	structure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	sustained	sustain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	lifts	lift	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	staircases	staircase	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sustain** | present · passive | structure's lifts and staircases | the structure |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **lift** |  | structure |  |  |  |  |  | nom lift «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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