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description: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning an annual appraisal. Exam question 3 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; Mova's choice was w
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# Exam question 3 · A day at a grown-up's job

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Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning an annual appraisal.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, response, established facts · **What happens:** select, be, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, annual appraisal

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:e3:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning an annual appraisal.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	annual	annual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	appraisal	appraisal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	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 response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the response |  |  |  |  | with the established facts; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | a annual appraisal |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus appraisal=Experiencer |

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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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A celebratory gathering of long-serving employees

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:e3:o1:1
# text = A celebratory gathering of long-serving employees
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	celebratory	celebratory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	gathering	gathering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	serving	serve	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	employees	employee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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A review by a superior of an employee's performance, bearing upon pay and promotion

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:e3:o2:1
# text = A review by a superior of an employee's performance, bearing upon pay and promotion
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	review	review	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	superior	superior	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	employee	employee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	performance	performance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	bearing	bear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
13	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	pay	pay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	promotion	promotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | gerund | a review by a superior of a employee's performance *not said here* |  |  |  |  | upon pay and promotion | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **review** |  | a superior of a employee's performance |  |  |  |  |  | nom review «cognition transitive»: by=agent |
| 3 | **perform** |  | a employee |  |  |  |  |  | nom performance «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A medical examination required of every employee before any annual holiday may be taken

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:e3:o3:1
# text = A medical examination required of every employee before any annual holiday may be taken
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	medical	medical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	examination	examination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	employee	employee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	before	before	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
10	annual	annual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | participle |  | a medical examination *not said here* |  |  | before any annual holiday | of every employee | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **take** | may · passive |  | a medical examination |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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An examination of the employee's dwelling by a council inspector

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:1-a-day-at-a-grown-ups-job:e3:o4:1
# text = An examination of the employee's dwelling by a council inspector
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	examination	examination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	employee	employee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	dwelling	dwell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	inspector	inspector	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dwell** | gerund | a examination *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by a council inspector | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by inspector=Location |

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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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