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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the mechanism of a sewing machine? Exam question 2 of lesson 5 «Clothes: T-shirts, jeans and trainers» 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 2 · Clothes: T-shirts, jeans and trainers

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the mechanism of a sewing machine?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** mechanism

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 5 «Clothes: T-shirts, jeans and trainers» 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/5-clothes-t-shirts-jeans-and-trainers/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:5-clothes-t-shirts-jeans-and-trainers:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the mechanism of a sewing machine?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	mechanism	mechanism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	sewing	sewing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the mechanism of a sewing machine |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |

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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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Each stitch is fixed by the application of adhesive

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:5-clothes-t-shirts-jeans-and-trainers:e2:o1:1
# text = Each stitch is fixed by the application of adhesive
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	stitch	stitch	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	fixed	fix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	application	application	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	adhesive	adhesive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fix** | present · passive | the application of adhesive | each stitch |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 2 | **apply** |  | adhesive |  |  |  |  |  | nom application «act intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The needle ties a small knot upon each passage through the fabric, as a hand would when sewing

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:5-clothes-t-shirts-jeans-and-trainers:e2:o2:1
# text = The needle ties a small knot upon each passage through the fabric, as a hand would when sewing
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	needle	needle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ties	tie	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	knot	knot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	through	through	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	fabric	fabric	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
14	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	19	mark	_	_
19	sewing	sew	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tie** | present | the needle | a small knot |  | the fabric |  | upon each passage | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knot=Patient |
| 2 | **sew** | would | the needle *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The threads are fused together by heat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:5-clothes-t-shirts-jeans-and-trainers:e2:o3:1
# text = The threads are fused together by heat
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	threads	thread	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	fused	fuse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	together	together	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fuse** | present · passive | heat | the threads |  |  |  | together *property* | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

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

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A hook beneath the fabric loops the upper thread around a second thread, locking each stitch

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:5-clothes-t-shirts-jeans-and-trainers:e2:o4:1
# text = A hook beneath the fabric loops the upper thread around a second thread, locking each stitch
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hook	hook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fabric	fabric	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	loops	loop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	upper	upper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	thread	thread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	around	around	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	13	amod	_	_
13	thread	thread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	locking	lock	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
16	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	det	_	_
17	stitch	stitch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **loop** | present | a hook beneath the fabric | the upper thread |  | a second thread |  |  | vn coil-9.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent thread=Theme around thread=Destination |
| 2 | **lock** | gerund | a hook beneath the fabric *not said here* | each stitch |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stitch=Patient |

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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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