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# Exam question 4 · Our street: feuds, newcomers and stories that grow

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It is given that a neighbour has been absent from four consecutive social gatherings. Determine the most appropriate conduct.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** neighbour, you · **What happens:** give, be, determine · **To what, where:** It, four consecutive social gatherings, appropriate conduct

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 42 «Our street: feuds, newcomers and stories that grow» 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/42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow/#e4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a neighbour has been absent from four consecutive social gatherings.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow:e4:1
# text = It is given that a neighbour has been absent from four consecutive social gatherings.
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	_	9	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	cop	_	_
9	absent	absent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
12	consecutive	consecutive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
13	social	social	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	gatherings	gathering	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	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 | **is** | present · perfect | a neighbour |  |  | four consecutive social gatherings |  | absent *property* | tree rules |

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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:* Determine the most appropriate conduct.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow:e4:2
# text = Determine the most appropriate conduct.
1	Determine	determine	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	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	conduct	conduct	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 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the appropriate conduct |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conduct=Topic |

## The options {#options}

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

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To enquire courteously after her wellbeing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow:e4:o1:1
# text = To enquire courteously after her wellbeing
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	enquire	enquire	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	courteously	courteously	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	wellbeing	wellbeing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enquire** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | after her wellbeing | courteously *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To cease forthwith to extend any invitation to her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow:e4:o2:1
# text = To cease forthwith to extend any invitation to her
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	cease	cease	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	forthwith	forthwith	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	extend	extend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	invitation	invitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cease** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | forthwith *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **extend** | to-infinitive |  | any invitation | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent invitation=Theme to she=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To conclude that she has quarrelled with all present

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow:e4:o3:1
# text = To conclude that she has quarrelled with all present
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	conclude	conclude	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	quarrelled	quarrell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	ccomp	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	present	present	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conclude** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **quarrell** | present · perfect | she |  |  |  |  | with all present | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To solicit the opinions of others as to her motives

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow:e4:o4:1
# text = To solicit the opinions of others as to her motives
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	solicit	solicit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	opinions	opinion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	motives	motive	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **solicit** | to-infinitive |  | the opinions of others |  |  |  | as her motives | tree rules |
| 2 | **opine** |  |  | others |  |  |  |  | nom opinion «cognition 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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