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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the noun "veselka"? Exam question 4 of lesson 23 «Animal sounds, rain, snow, sun and rainbows» of the Ukrainian street course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's c
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# Exam question 4 · Animal sounds, rain, snow, sun and rainbows

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the noun "veselka"?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** noun

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:23-animal-sounds-rain-snow-sun-rainbows:e4:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the noun "veselka"?
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	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	veselka	veselka	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	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 noun |  |  |  | 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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It denotes a puddle and is related to a word signifying wetness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:23-animal-sounds-rain-snow-sun-rainbows:e4:o1:1
# text = It denotes a puddle and is related to a word signifying wetness
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	denotes	denote	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	puddle	puddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	signifying	signify	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	wetness	wetness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **denote** | present | It | a puddle |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot puddle=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | to a word; related *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **signify** | gerund | a word *not said here* | wetness |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot wetness=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It denotes thunder and is related to a word signifying noise

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:23-animal-sounds-rain-snow-sun-rainbows:e4:o2:1
# text = It denotes thunder and is related to a word signifying noise
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	denotes	denote	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	thunder	thunder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	signifying	signify	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
11	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **denote** | present | It | thunder |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot thunder=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | to a word; related *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **signify** | gerund | a word *not said here* | noise |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot noise=Theme |

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

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It denotes a rainbow and is related to a word signifying cheerfulness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:23-animal-sounds-rain-snow-sun-rainbows:e4:o3:1
# text = It denotes a rainbow and is related to a word signifying cheerfulness
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	denotes	denote	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	rainbow	rainbow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	signifying	signify	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	cheerfulness	cheerfulness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **denote** | present | It | a rainbow |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot rainbow=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | to a word; related *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **signify** | gerund | a word *not said here* | cheerfulness |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot cheerfulness=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It denotes the wind and is related to a word signifying speed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:23-animal-sounds-rain-snow-sun-rainbows:e4:o4:1
# text = It denotes the wind and is related to a word signifying speed
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	denotes	denote	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	signifying	signify	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **denote** | present | It | the wind |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot wind=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | to a word; related *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **signify** | gerund | a word *not said here* | speed |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot speed=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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