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title: It is given that the adverb "kholodno" and the adjective "hoLOdnyi"… — Animal sounds, rain, snow, sun and rai… · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that the adverb "kholodno" and the adjective "hoLOdnyi" are phonetically similar. Select the statement most consistent with the established facts concerning their meanings. Exam question 2 of lesson 23 «Animal sounds, rain, snow, sun and rainbows» of the Ukrainian street course of Mova's
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# Exam question 2 · Animal sounds, rain, snow, sun and rainbows

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It is given that the adverb "kholodno" and the adjective "hoLOdnyi" are phonetically similar. Select the statement most consistent with the established facts concerning their meanings.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** adverb, you, established facts, facts · **What happens:** give, be, select, establish, concern, mean · **To what, where:** It, statement, meanings

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 23 «Animal sounds, rain, snow, sun and rainbows» of the Ukrainian street 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/ukrainian-street/23-animal-sounds-rain-snow-sun-rainbows/#e2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that the adverb "kholodno" and the adjective "hoLOdnyi" are phonetically similar.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:23-animal-sounds-rain-snow-sun-rainbows:e2:1
# text = It is given that the adverb "kholodno" and the adjective "hoLOdnyi" are phonetically similar.
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	_	18	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	adverb	adverb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	kholodno	kholodno	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	adjective	adjective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
13	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	hoLOdnyi	hoLOdnyi	X	FW	_	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
16	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
17	phonetically	phonetically	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	similar	similar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	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 | **is** | present | the adverb and the adjective |  |  |  |  | phonetically, similar *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.

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*Sentence 2:* Select the statement most consistent with the established facts concerning their meanings.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:23-animal-sounds-rain-snow-sun-rainbows:e2:2
# text = Select the statement most consistent with the established facts concerning their meanings.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	5	advmod	_	_
5	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
10	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
11	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	meanings	meaning	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	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 statement |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statement=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* | facts's meanings |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus meaning=Experiencer |
| 4 | **mean** |  | facts *= fact* |  |  |  |  |  | nom meaning «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Both signify coldness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:23-animal-sounds-rain-snow-sun-rainbows:e2:o1:1
# text = Both signify coldness
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	advmod	_	_
2	signify	signify	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	coldness	coldness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **signify** | present |  | coldness |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot coldness=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The former signifies hunger and the latter coldness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:23-animal-sounds-rain-snow-sun-rainbows:e2:o2:1
# text = The former signifies hunger and the latter coldness
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	former	former	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	nsubj	_	_
3	signifies	signify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	hunger	hunger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	latter	latter	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	coldness	coldness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **signify** | present | the former | hunger and the latter coldness |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot hunger=Theme |

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

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The former signifies coldness and the latter hunger

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:23-animal-sounds-rain-snow-sun-rainbows:e2:o3:1
# text = The former signifies coldness and the latter hunger
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	former	former	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	nsubj	_	_
3	signifies	signify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	coldness	coldness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	latter	latter	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	hunger	hunger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **signify** | present | the former | coldness and the latter hunger |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot coldness=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Both signify hunger

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:23-animal-sounds-rain-snow-sun-rainbows:e2:o4:1
# text = Both signify hunger
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	advmod	_	_
2	signify	signify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	hunger	hunger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **signify** | imperative | you *not said here* | hunger |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot hunger=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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