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title: It is given that a person discontinues attendance at a gymnasium whi… — Screens, diets, sofas and late nights · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a person discontinues attendance at a gymnasium while continuing to pay the monthly subscription. Ascertain the most probable explanation. Exam question 3 of lesson 29 «Screens, diets, sofas and late nights» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree
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# Exam question 3 · Screens, diets, sofas and late nights

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It is given that a person discontinues attendance at a gymnasium while continuing to pay the monthly subscription. Ascertain the most probable explanation.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** person, you · **What happens:** give, discontinue, continue, pay, ascertain · **To what, where:** It, attendance, gymnasium, monthly subscription, probable explanation

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 29 «Screens, diets, sofas and late nights» 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/29-screens-diets-sofas-and-late-nights/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a person discontinues attendance at a gymnasium while continuing to pay the monthly subscription.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:29-screens-diets-sofas-and-late-nights:e3:1
# text = It is given that a person discontinues attendance at a gymnasium while continuing to pay the monthly subscription.
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	_	7	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	discontinues	discontinue	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	attendance	attendance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	gymnasium	gymnasium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	continuing	continue	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	monthly	monthly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	subscription	subscription	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	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 | **discontinue** | present | a person | attendance |  | a gymnasium |  |  | vn stop-55.4 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector attendance=Eventuality |
| 3 | **continue** | gerund | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn continue-55.3 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **pay** | to-infinitive | a person *not said here* | the monthly subscription |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subscription=Asset |

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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 most probable explanation.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:29-screens-diets-sofas-and-late-nights:e3:2
# text = Ascertain the most probable explanation.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	probable	probable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	explanation	explanation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	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 probable explanation |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent explanation=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Habits are easily begun but difficult to sustain

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:29-screens-diets-sofas-and-late-nights:e3:o1:1
# text = Habits are easily begun but difficult to sustain
1	Habits	habit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	begun	begin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	difficult	difficult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	sustain	sustain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | present · passive |  | Habits |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
| 2 | **sustain** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Payment is obligatory only for absent members

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:29-screens-diets-sofas-and-late-nights:e3:o2:1
# text = Payment is obligatory only for absent members
1	Payment	payment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	obligatory	obligatory	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	absent	absent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Payment |  |  |  |  | obligatory *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The gymnasium prohibits attendance after January

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:29-screens-diets-sofas-and-late-nights:e3:o3:1
# text = The gymnasium prohibits attendance after January
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gymnasium	gymnasium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	prohibits	prohibit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	attendance	attendance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	January	January	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prohibit** | present | the gymnasium | attendance |  |  | january |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer attendance=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The subscription constitutes a form of exercise

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:29-screens-diets-sofas-and-late-nights:e3:o4:1
# text = The subscription constitutes a form of exercise
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	subscription	subscription	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	exercise	exercise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | the subscription | a form of exercise |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme form=Pivot |
| 2 | **form** |  |  | exercise |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication 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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