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description: Given that a payslip records gross pay and deductions, ascertain which figure represents the sum available for expenditure. Exam question 3 of lesson 2 «Shifts, nights and other ways of working» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questio
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# Exam question 3 · Shifts, nights and other ways of working

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Given that a payslip records gross pay and deductions, ascertain which figure represents the sum available for expenditure.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** payslip, gross pay, figure · **What happens:** give, record, ascertain, represent · **To what, where:** gross pay, sum

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 2 «Shifts, nights and other ways of working» 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/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working:e3:1
# text = Given that a payslip records gross pay and deductions, ascertain which figure represents the sum available for expenditure.
1	Given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	payslip	payslip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	records	record	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
6	gross	gross	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	pay	pay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	deductions	deduction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	13	det	_	_
13	figure	figure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	represents	represent	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	ccomp	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	available	available	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	expenditure	expenditure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **record** | present | a payslip | gross pay and deductions |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pay=Theme |
| 3 | **ascertain** | present | gross pay and deductions *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **represent** | present | which figure | the sum |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot sum=Theme |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Net pay, being gross pay less all deductions

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working:e3:o1:1
# text = Net pay, being gross pay less all deductions
1	Net	net	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	pay	pay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	cop	_	_
5	gross	gross	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
6	pay	pay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	deductions	deduction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | gross *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **pay** | present | Net pay | all deductions |  |  |  | less *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent deduction=Asset |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The aggregate of income tax and National Insurance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working:e3:o2:1
# text = The aggregate of income tax and National Insurance
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	aggregate	aggregate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	income	income	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	tax	tax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	National	National	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	Insurance	Insurance	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	flat	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Gross pay, prior to any deductions

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working:e3:o3:1
# text = Gross pay, prior to any deductions
1	Gross	gross	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	pay	pay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	prior	prior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	7	case	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	deductions	deduction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The pension contribution alone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working:e3:o4:1
# text = The pension contribution alone
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	pension	pension	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	contribution	contribution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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