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title: Identify the principal reason for which an employee customarily comp… — A day at a grown-up's job · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal reason for which an employee customarily complies with the instructions of a line manager. Exam question 1 of lesson 1 «A day at a grown-up's job» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov
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# Exam question 1 · A day at a grown-up's job

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Identify the principal reason for which an employee customarily complies with the instructions of a line manager.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, employee · **What happens:** identify, comply, instruct · **To what, where:** principal reason, line manager

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1 «A day at a grown-up's job» of the adult life 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/adult-life/1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:e1:1
# text = Identify the principal reason for which an employee customarily complies with the instructions of a line manager.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obl	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	employee	employee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	customarily	customarily	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	complies	comply	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	instructions	instruction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	manager	manager	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal reason |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 2 | **comply** | present | a employee |  |  |  |  | for the principal reason; with the instructions of a line manager; customarily *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **instruct** |  |  | a line manager |  |  |  |  | nom instruction «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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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Line managers are invariably correct in all matters

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:e1:o1:1
# text = Line managers are invariably correct in all matters
1	Line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	managers	manager	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	matters	matter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Line managers |  |  | all matters |  | correct, invariably *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The line manager possesses the lawful authority to imprison a disobedient employee

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:e1:o2:1
# text = The line manager possesses the lawful authority to imprison a disobedient employee
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	manager	manager	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	possesses	possess	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	lawful	lawful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	authority	authority	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	imprison	imprison	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	disobedient	disobedient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	employee	employee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | present | the line manager | the lawful authority |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot authority=Theme |
| 2 | **imprison** | to-infinitive | the line manager *not said here* | a disobedient employee |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent employee=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The employee is related by blood to the line manager

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:e1:o3:1
# text = The employee is related by blood to the line manager
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	employee	employee	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	related	relate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	manager	manager	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relate** | present · passive |  | the employee | the line manager |  |  | by blood | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to manager=Recipient |

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

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Compliance forms part of the terms of paid employment and bears upon remuneration

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:e1:o4:1
# text = Compliance forms part of the terms of paid employment and bears upon remuneration
1	Compliance	compliance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	forms	form	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	terms	term	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	employment	employment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	remuneration	remuneration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **form** | present | Compliance | part of the terms of paid employment upon remuneration and bears |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location part=Theme |
| 2 | **pay** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **term** |  |  | paid employment upon remuneration and bears |  |  |  |  | nom term «communication transitive»: of=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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