--- title: Identify the principal function of a reference supplied by a former… — Finding a job and getting on · tree and pragmatics description: Identify the principal function of a reference supplied by a former employer. Exam question 2 of lesson 3 «Finding a job and getting on» 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 wrong. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/e2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Adult life](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/) / [Finding a job and getting on](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Finding a job and getting on Identify the principal function of a reference supplied by a former employer. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, supply · **To what, where:** principal function, reference This is exam question 2 of lesson 3 «Finding a job and getting on» 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/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on:e2:1 # text = Identify the principal function of a reference supplied by a former employer. 1 Identify identify VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 principal principal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 function function NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 reference reference NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 8 supplied supply VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 acl _ _ 9 by by ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 former former ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 employer employer NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl:agent _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal function of a reference | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent function=Theme | | 2 | **supply** | participle | | a reference *not said here* | | | | | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | 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} To list all vacancies currently available ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on:e2:o1:1 # text = To list all vacancies currently available 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 list list VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 4 det _ _ 4 vacancies vacancy NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 5 currently currently ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 available available ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **list** | to-infinitive | | all vacancies | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} To specify the salary the applicant must be paid by the new employer ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on:e2:o2:1 # text = To specify the salary the applicant must be paid by the new employer 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 specify specify VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 advcl _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 salary salary NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 applicant applicant NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 7 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 8 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 9 aux:pass _ _ 9 paid pay VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 10 by by ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 12 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 employer employer NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl:agent _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **specify** | to-infinitive | the new employer *not said here* | the salary | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **pay** | must · passive | the new employer | | | | | | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} To attest to the reliability and competence of the applicant ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on:e2:o3:1 # text = To attest to the reliability and competence of the applicant 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 attest attest VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 reliability reliability NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 competence competence NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 conj _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 applicant applicant NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **attest** | to-infinitive | | | | | | to the reliability of the applicant and competence | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} To record the applicant's medical history ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on:e2:o4:1 # text = To record the applicant's medical history 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 record record VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 applicant applicant NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's 's PART POS _ 4 case _ _ 6 medical medical ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 history history NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **record** | to-infinitive | | the applicant's medical history | | | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent history=Theme | **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. 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