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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the assertion that the Dawsons have won the lottery? Exam question 1 of lesson 41 «Our street: who parked where and who won what» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question
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# Exam question 1 · Our street: who parked where and who won what

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the assertion that the Dawsons have won the lottery?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Dawsons · **What happens:** follow, characteris, win · **To what, where:** assertion, lottery

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 41 «Our street: who parked where and who won what» 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/41-our-street-who-parked-where-and-who-won-what/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:41-our-street-who-parked-where-and-who-won-what:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the assertion that the Dawsons have won the lottery?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	assertion	assertion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Dawsons	Dawson	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
14	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	won	win	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	10	acl:relcl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	lottery	lottery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the assertion |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **win** | present · perfect | the Dawsons | the lottery |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lottery=Eventuality |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It is a conjecture formulated to account for observed purchases

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:41-our-street-who-parked-where-and-who-won-what:e1:o1:1
# text = It is a conjecture formulated to account for observed purchases
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	conjecture	conjecture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	formulated	formulate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	advcl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	observed	observe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	purchases	purchase	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a conjecture |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **formulate** | participle |  | a conjecture *not said here* |  |  |  | for observed purchases | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for purchase=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **observe** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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It is an established fact confirmed by the Dawsons themselves

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:41-our-street-who-parked-where-and-who-won-what:e1:o2:1
# text = It is an established fact confirmed by the Dawsons themselves
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	confirmed	confirm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Dawsons	Dawson	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	6	obl:agent	_	_
10	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **is a** | present | It | a established fact |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **confirm** | participle | a established fact *not said here* | Dawsons *= dawson* |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is a prediction concerning the Dawsons' future fortunes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:41-our-street-who-parked-where-and-who-won-what:e1:o3:1
# text = It is a prediction concerning the Dawsons' future fortunes
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	prediction	prediction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Dawsons	Dawson	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	future	future	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	fortunes	fortune	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a prediction |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **concern** | gerund | a prediction *not said here* | the Dawsons's future fortunes |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus fortune=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is a matter of public record available from the council

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:41-our-street-who-parked-where-and-who-won-what:e1:o4:1
# text = It is a matter of public record available from the council
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	record	record	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	available	available	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a matter |  |  |  | of public record | 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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