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title: It is given that an earthquake has commenced. Ascertain the conduct… — Bridges and skyscrapers · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that an earthquake has commenced. Ascertain the conduct recommended to a person within a building. Exam question 4 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 
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# Exam question 4 · Bridges and skyscrapers

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It is given that an earthquake has commenced. Ascertain the conduct recommended to a person within a building.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** give, commence, ascertain, recommend · **To what, where:** It, earthquake, conduct, person

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that an earthquake has commenced.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:30-bridges-and-skyscrapers:e4:1
# text = It is given that an earthquake has commenced.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	earthquake	earthquake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	commenced	commence	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **commence** | present · perfect · passive |  | a earthquake |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Ascertain the conduct recommended to a person within a building.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:30-bridges-and-skyscrapers:e4:2
# text = Ascertain the conduct recommended to a person within a building.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	recommended	recommend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	within	within	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the conduct |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conduct=Topic |
| 2 | **recommend** | participle |  | the conduct *not said here* | a person |  |  | within a building | vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient how S»: agent=Agent to person=Recipient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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To descend by means of a lift

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:30-bridges-and-skyscrapers:e4:o1:1
# text = To descend by means of a lift
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	descend	descend	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	nsubj	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	2	obl	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lift	lift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **descend** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of a lift | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To run outside forthwith past the windows into the open street

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:30-bridges-and-skyscrapers:e4:o2:1
# text = To run outside forthwith past the windows into the open street
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	run	run	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	forthwith	forthwith	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	past	past	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	windows	window	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | into the open street *result*; past the windows; forthwith, outside *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into street=Result |

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

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To drop to the floor, to take cover and to hold on

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:30-bridges-and-skyscrapers:e4:o3:1
# text = To drop to the floor, to take cover and to hold on
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	drop	drop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	cover	cover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	hold	hold	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the floor |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to floor=Trajectory |
| 2 | **take** | to-infinitive |  | cover |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cover=Theme |
| 3 | **hold on** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To ascend to the roof of the building

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:30-bridges-and-skyscrapers:e4:o4:1
# text = To ascend to the roof of the building
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	ascend	ascend	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascend** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the roof of the building |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to roof=Initial\_Location |

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