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title: It is given that the sale of a deceased person's dwelling is deferre… — What people leave behind · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that the sale of a deceased person's dwelling is deferred pending the grant of probate. Ascertain the nature of probate. Exam question 2 of lesson 26 «What people leave behind» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and 
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# Exam question 2 · What people leave behind

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It is given that the sale of a deceased person's dwelling is deferred pending the grant of probate. Ascertain the nature of probate.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** give, decease, defer, pend, grant, ascertain · **To what, where:** It, sale, grant, probate, nature

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 26 «What people leave behind» 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/26-what-people-leave-behind/#e2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that the sale of a deceased person's dwelling is deferred pending the grant of probate.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:26-what-people-leave-behind:e2:1
# text = It is given that the sale of a deceased person's dwelling is deferred pending the grant of probate.
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	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sale	sale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	deceased	decease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	dwelling	dwelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	deferred	defer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
15	pending	pend	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	xcomp	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	grant	grant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	probate	probate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **decease** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn die-42.4 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **defer** | present · passive |  | the sale of a deceased person's dwelling |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **pend** | gerund |  | the grant of probate |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **grant** |  |  | probate |  |  |  |  | nom grant «possession 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.

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*Sentence 2:* Ascertain the nature of probate.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:26-what-people-leave-behind:e2:2
# text = Ascertain the nature of probate.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	probate	probate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the nature of probate |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nature=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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A medical certificate confirming the cause and the time of the death

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:26-what-people-leave-behind:e2:o1:1
# text = A medical certificate confirming the cause and the time of the death
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	medical	medical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	certificate	certificate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	confirming	confirm	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **confirm** | gerund | a medical certificate *not said here* | the cause and the time of the death |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot cause=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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An agreement between neighbours concerning the property

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:26-what-people-leave-behind:e2:o2:1
# text = An agreement between neighbours concerning the property
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	agreement	agreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	between	between	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	neighbours	neighbour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **concern** | gerund | a agreement between neighbours *not said here* | the property |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus property=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A religious ceremony held prior to burial

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:26-what-people-leave-behind:e2:o3:1
# text = A religious ceremony held prior to burial
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	ceremony	ceremony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	prior	prior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	7	case	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	burial	burial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | participle |  | a religious ceremony *not said here* |  |  |  | prior burial | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

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Official court permission to administer the deceased person's estate

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:26-what-people-leave-behind:e2:o4:1
# text = Official court permission to administer the deceased person's estate
1	Official	official	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	permission	permission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	administer	administer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	deceased	decease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	estate	estate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **administer** | to-infinitive |  | the deceased person's estate |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent estate=Theme |
| 2 | **decease** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn die-42.4 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

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