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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Wind, sun and other clean energy · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the impossibility, at present, of relying solely upon wind and solar energy. Exam question 4 of lesson 33 «Wind, sun and other clean energy» of the technology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics
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# Exam question 4 · Wind, sun and other clean energy

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the impossibility, at present, of relying solely upon wind and solar energy.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, rely · **To what, where:** consistent, impossibility

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 33 «Wind, sun and other clean energy» 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/33-wind-sun-and-other-clean-energy/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:33-wind-sun-and-other-clean-energy:e4:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the impossibility, at present, of relying solely upon wind and solar energy.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obj	_	_
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	impossibility	impossibility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	present	present	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	relying	rely	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
18	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
19	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	solar	solar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	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 consistent |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consistent=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 impossibility |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus impossibility=Experiencer |
| 4 | **rely** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | upon wind and solar energy; solely *property* | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

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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 {#o1}

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They emit more carbon dioxide than coal

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:33-wind-sun-and-other-clean-energy:e4:o1:1
# text = They emit more carbon dioxide than coal
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	emit	emit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
4	carbon	carbon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	dioxide	dioxide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	coal	coal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **emit** | present | They | more carbon dioxide |  |  |  | than coal | vn substance\_emission-43.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Source dioxide=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Their output varies with the weather and the time of day, so storage and other sources are required

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:33-wind-sun-and-other-clean-energy:e4:o2:1
# text = Their output varies with the weather and the time of day, so storage and other sources are required
1	Their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	output	output	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	varies	vary	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
14	storage	storage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	sources	source	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
18	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux:pass	_	_
19	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vary** | present | Their output |  |  |  |  | with the weather and the time of day | vn differ-23.4 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme with weather=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **require** | present · passive |  | storage and other sources |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Precondition |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Their use is prohibited in the majority of countries

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:33-wind-sun-and-other-clean-energy:e4:o3:1
# text = Their use is prohibited in the majority of countries
1	Their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	use	use	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	prohibited	prohibit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	majority	majority	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prohibit** | present · passive |  | Their use |  | the majority of countries |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **use** |  | Their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom use «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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They operate exclusively during the summer months

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:33-wind-sun-and-other-clean-energy:e4:o4:1
# text = They operate exclusively during the summer months
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	operate	operate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	exclusively	exclusively	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	during	during	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **operate** | present | They |  |  |  | month | exclusively *property* | vn function-105.2.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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