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title: Determine what is thereby asserted when it is stated that a deceased… — What people leave behind · tree and pragmatics
description: Determine what is thereby asserted when it is stated that a deceased person "had life insurance". Exam question 4 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 of each option; Mova's choice was w
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# Exam question 4 · What people leave behind

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Determine what is thereby asserted when it is stated that a deceased person "had life insurance".

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, deceased person · **What happens:** determine, assert, state, decease, have · **To what, where:** it, life insurance · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:26-what-people-leave-behind:e4:1
# text = Determine what is thereby asserted when it is stated that a deceased person "had life insurance".
1	Determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	thereby	thereby	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	asserted	assert	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	ccomp	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	stated	state	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	deceased	decease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
13	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	_
16	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	insurance	insurance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **assert** | present · passive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | thereby *property* | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: what=Theme |
| 3 | **state** *speech: other* | present · passive |  | it |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **decease** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn die-42.4 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 5 | **have** *in a quote* | past | a deceased person | life insurance |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent insurance=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 {#o1}

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The family is excused from attending the funeral

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:26-what-people-leave-behind:e4:o1:1
# text = The family is excused from attending the funeral
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	excused	excuse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	attending	attend	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	funeral	funeral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **excuse** | present · passive |  | the family |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **attend** | gerund |  | the funeral |  |  |  |  | vn attend-107.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme funeral=Goal |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The death may be reversed upon application to the insurer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:26-what-people-leave-behind:e4:o2:1
# text = The death may be reversed upon application to the insurer
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	death	death	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	reversed	reverse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	application	application	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	insurer	insurer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reverse** | may · passive |  | the death |  |  |  | upon application; to the insurer | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The family is legally required to pay the deceased person's debts twice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:26-what-people-leave-behind:e4:o3:1
# text = The family is legally required to pay the deceased person's debts twice
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	legally	legally	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|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	debts	debt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
13	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | present · passive |  | the family |  |  |  | legally *property* | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **pay** | to-infinitive |  | the deceased person's debts |  |  |  | twice *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent debt=Asset |
| 3 | **decease** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn die-42.4 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sum of money becomes payable to the family upon the death

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:26-what-people-leave-behind:e4:o4:1
# text = A sum of money becomes payable to the family upon the death
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	becomes	become	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	payable	payable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | present | a sum of money |  |  |  |  | payable *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **sum** |  |  | money |  |  |  |  | nom sum «possession transitive»: of=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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