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description: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning annual leave. Exam question 4 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 question and of each option; Mova's choi
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# Exam question 4 · Shifts, nights and other ways of working

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

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, response · **What happens:** select, be, establish · **To what, where:** response

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working:e4:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning annual leave.
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	_	_
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	concerning	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	annual	annual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	leave	leave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	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 |

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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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It is paid holiday, to be agreed with the employer so that not all are absent at once

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working:e4:o1:1
# text = It is paid holiday, to be agreed with the employer so that not all are absent at once
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	agreed	agree	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	employer	employer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
13	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
15	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	nsubj	_	_
16	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	absent	absent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Recipient holiday=Asset |
| 2 | **agree** *speech: agree* | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  | with the employer | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.co-agent how S»: with employer=Co-Agent |
| 3 | **not** **is** *not said to happen* | present | all |  |  |  |  | absent *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Annual leave is granted solely at the employer's whim and is invariably unpaid

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working:e4:o2:1
# text = Annual leave is granted solely at the employer's whim and is invariably unpaid
1	Annual	annual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	leave	leave	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	granted	grant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	employer	employer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	whim	whim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:agent	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	unpaid	unpaid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grant** | present · passive | the employer's whim | Annual leave |  |  |  | solely *property* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the employer's whim *not said here* |  |  |  |  | invariably, unpaid *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Annual leave may be taken only by part-time workers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working:e4:o3:1
# text = Annual leave may be taken only by part-time workers
1	Annual	annual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	leave	leave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | may · passive | time workers | Annual leave |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Annual leave is restricted to the month of August alone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working:e4:o4:1
# text = Annual leave is restricted to the month of August alone
1	Annual	annual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	leave	leave	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	restricted	restrict	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	August	August	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **restrict** | present · passive |  | Annual leave |  |  | month | alone *property* | vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: subject=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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