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title: Which of the following is designated by the term transpiration? — The water cycle · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following is designated by the term transpiration? Exam question 2 of lesson 14 «The water cycle» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right.
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# Exam question 2 · The water cycle

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Which of the following is designated by the term transpiration?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** following · **What happens:** follow, designate

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 14 «The water cycle» of the world 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/world/14-the-water-cycle/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:14-the-water-cycle:e2:1
# text = Which of the following is designated by the term transpiration?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj:pass	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	designated	designate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	transpiration	transpiration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	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 | **designate** | present · passive | following |  |  |  |  | by the term transpiration | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP» |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The emission of water vapour from the leaves of plants

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:14-the-water-cycle:e2:o1:1
# text = The emission of water vapour from the leaves of plants
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	emission	emission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	vapour	vapour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **emit** |  |  | water |  |  |  |  | nom emission «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The descent of rain upon the land

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:14-the-water-cycle:e2:o2:1
# text = The descent of rain upon the land
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	descent	descent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **descend** |  | rain |  |  |  |  | upon the land | nom descent «event intransitive»: of=agent upon=obl |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The absorption of rainwater into the ground

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:14-the-water-cycle:e2:o3:1
# text = The absorption of rainwater into the ground
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	absorption	absorption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	rainwater	rainwater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **absorb** |  |  | rainwater |  | the ground |  |  | nom absorption «process transitive»: of=patient into=place |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The freezing of water within glaciers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:14-the-water-cycle:e2:o4:1
# text = The freezing of water within glaciers
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	freezing	freezing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	within	within	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	glaciers	glacier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **freeze** |  | water |  |  |  |  | within glaciers | nom freezing «process intransitive»: of=agent within=obl |

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