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description: Identify the principal reason for which a prudent adult examines the small print of a contract prior to signature. Exam question 3 of lesson 38 «Looking after yourself and a home» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each o
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# Exam question 3 · Looking after yourself and a home

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Identify the principal reason for which a prudent adult examines the small print of a contract prior to signature.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, prudent adult · **What happens:** identify, examine, print · **To what, where:** principal reason, small print, contract

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 38 «Looking after yourself and a home» 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/38-looking-after-yourself-and-a-home/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:38-looking-after-yourself-and-a-home:e3:1
# text = Identify the principal reason for which a prudent adult examines the small print of a contract prior to signature.
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	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	prudent	prudent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	examines	examine	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	print	print	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	contract	contract	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	prior	prior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	19	case	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	fixed	_	_
19	signature	signature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal reason |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 2 | **examine** | present | a prudent adult | the small print of a contract |  |  |  | for the principal reason; prior signature | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent print=Theme for which=Attribute |
| 3 | **print** |  |  | a contract |  |  |  | prior signature | nom print «communication transitive»: of=patient prior=obl |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Once signed, the terms are usually binding upon the signatory

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:38-looking-after-yourself-and-a-home:e3:o1:1
# text = Once signed, the terms are usually binding upon the signatory
1	Once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	2	advmod	_	_
2	signed	sign	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	terms	term	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	binding	bind	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	signatory	signatory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sign** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | once *property* | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **bind** | present · progressive | the terms |  |  |  |  | upon the signatory; usually *property* | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The small print contains the signatory's own address

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:38-looking-after-yourself-and-a-home:e3:o2:1
# text = The small print contains the signatory's own address
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	print	print	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	contains	contain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	signatory	signatory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	address	address	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contain** | present | the small print | the signatory's own address |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot address=Theme |
| 2 | **address** |  | the signatory |  |  |  |  |  | nom address «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The small print is customarily of no legal effect whatsoever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:38-looking-after-yourself-and-a-home:e3:o3:1
# text = The small print is customarily of no legal effect whatsoever
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	print	print	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
5	customarily	customarily	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
8	legal	legal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	effect	effect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the small print |  |  |  |  | of no legal effect; customarily, whatsoever *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Signatures are invalid unless every page is read aloud first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:38-looking-after-yourself-and-a-home:e3:o4:1
# text = Signatures are invalid unless every page is read aloud first
1	Signatures	signature	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	invalid	invali	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	unless	unless	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	read	read	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
9	aloud	aloud	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invali** | present · passive |  | Signatures |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **read** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · passive |  | every page |  |  |  | aloud, first *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

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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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