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title: Identify the principal function of the best man upon the occasion of… — Dates, engagements and weddings · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal function of the best man upon the occasion of a wedding. Exam question 2 of lesson 13 «Dates, engagements and weddings» 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 right.
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# Exam question 2 · Dates, engagements and weddings

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Identify the principal function of the best man upon the occasion of a wedding.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, occasion · **To what, where:** principal function, wedding

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 13 «Dates, engagements and weddings» 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/13-dates-engagements-and-weddings/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:13-dates-engagements-and-weddings:e2:1
# text = Identify the principal function of the best man upon the occasion of a wedding.
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	function	function	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	amod	_	_
8	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	occasion	occasion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	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 function of the best man upon the occasion of a wedding |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent function=Theme |
| 2 | **occasion** |  |  | a wedding |  |  |  |  | nom occasion «event 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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To assist the groom and deliver a speech

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:13-dates-engagements-and-weddings:e2:o1:1
# text = To assist the groom and deliver a speech
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	assist	assist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	groom	groom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	deliver	deliver	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **assist** | to-infinitive |  |  | the groom |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent groom=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **deliver** | present |  | a speech |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent speech=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To prepare the wedding breakfast

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:13-dates-engagements-and-weddings:e2:o2:1
# text = To prepare the wedding breakfast
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	prepare	prepare	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prepare** | to-infinitive |  | the wedding breakfast |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breakfast=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To conduct the couple upon their honeymoon

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:13-dates-engagements-and-weddings:e2:o3:1
# text = To conduct the couple upon their honeymoon
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	conduct	conduct	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	couple	couple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	honeymoon	honeymoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conduct** | to-infinitive |  | the couple |  | their honeymoon |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent couple=Theme upon honeymoon=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To officiate at the ceremony of marriage

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:13-dates-engagements-and-weddings:e2:o4:1
# text = To officiate at the ceremony of marriage
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	officiate	officiate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ceremony	ceremony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **officiate** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the ceremony of marriage |  |  | vn masquerade-29.6 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |

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