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description: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning promotion. Exam question 4 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 right.
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# Exam question 4 · Finding a job and getting on

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Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning promotion.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, response, established facts · **What happens:** select, be, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, promotion

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on:e4:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning promotion.
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:relcl	_	_
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	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	promotion	promotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	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 |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | promotion |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus promotion=Experiencer |

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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 {#o1}

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A promotion is a payment made upon retirement

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on:e4:o1:1
# text = A promotion is a payment made upon retirement
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	promotion	promotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	payment	payment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	retirement	retirement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a promotion | a payment |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a payment *not said here* |  |  |  | upon retirement | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A promotion is a reduction in duties granted in recognition of long and faithful service to the firm

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on:e4:o2:1
# text = A promotion is a reduction in duties granted in recognition of long and faithful service to the firm
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	promotion	promotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	reduction	reduction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	duties	duty	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	granted	grant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	recognition	recognition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	faithful	faithful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
15	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	firm	firm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a promotion | a reduction |  | duties |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grant** | participle |  | duties *not said here* |  | recognition of long service to the firm |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **recognize** |  |  | long service to the firm |  |  |  |  | nom recognition «state transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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A promotion confers a more senior position, generally with greater responsibility and pay

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on:e4:o3:1
# text = A promotion confers a more senior position, generally with greater responsibility and pay
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	promotion	promotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	confers	confer	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
6	senior	senior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	generally	generally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	greater	great	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	amod	_	_
12	responsibility	responsibility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	pay	pay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **confer** | present | a promotion | a senior position |  |  |  | with greater responsibility and pay; generally *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A promotion is the transfer of an employee to another organisation

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on:e4:o4:1
# text = A promotion is the transfer of an employee to another organisation
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	promotion	promotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	transfer	transfer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	employee	employee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	organisation	organisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a promotion | the transfer |  |  |  | of a employee; to another organisation | tree rules |

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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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