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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Self-driving cars and machines that ru… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the responsibility of a driver of a vehicle equipped with driver assistance. Exam question 2 of lesson 40 «Self-driving cars and machines that run themselves» of the technology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency t
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# Exam question 2 · Self-driving cars and machines that run themselves

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the responsibility of a driver of a vehicle equipped with driver assistance.

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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, equip · **To what, where:** response, responsibility, vehicle

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 40 «Self-driving cars and machines that run themselves» 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/40-self-driving-cars-and-machines-that-run-themselves/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:40-self-driving-cars-and-machines-that-run-themselves:e2:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the responsibility of a driver of a vehicle equipped with driver assistance.
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	responsibility	responsibility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	vehicle	vehicle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	equipped	equip	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	acl	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	assistance	assistance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	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 responsibility of a driver of a vehicle |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus responsibility=Experiencer |
| 4 | **equip** | participle |  | a vehicle *not said here* |  |  |  | with driver assistance | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: agent=Agent with assistance=Theme |

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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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The driver may occupy a rear seat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:40-self-driving-cars-and-machines-that-run-themselves:e2:o1:1
# text = The driver may occupy a rear seat
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	occupy	occupy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	rear	rear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **occupy** | may | the driver | a rear seat |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus seat=Experiencer |

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

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The driver shall continue to pay attention to the road at all times

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:40-self-driving-cars-and-machines-that-run-themselves:e2:o2:1
# text = The driver shall continue to pay attention to the road at all times
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	continue	continue	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
13	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **continue** | shall | the driver |  |  |  |  |  | vn continue-55.3 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **pay** | to-infinitive | the driver *not said here* | attention |  |  | time | to the road | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attention=Asset |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The driver may operate a telephone without restriction whilst the vehicle is in motion

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:40-self-driving-cars-and-machines-that-run-themselves:e2:o3:1
# text = The driver may operate a telephone without restriction whilst the vehicle is in motion
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	operate	operate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	telephone	telephone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	restriction	restriction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	whilst	whilst	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	vehicle	vehicle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	motion	motion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **operate** | may | the driver | a telephone |  |  |  | without restriction | vn function-105.2.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Theme telephone=Attribute |
| 2 | **is** | present | the vehicle |  |  | motion |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The driver may sleep until the vehicle comes to rest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:40-self-driving-cars-and-machines-that-run-themselves:e2:o4:1
# text = The driver may sleep until the vehicle comes to rest
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	vehicle	vehicle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	rest	rest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | may | the driver |  |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **come** | present | the vehicle |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **rest** | to-infinitive | the vehicle *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «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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