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title: Identify the principal reason for which a resident who departs and r… — Our street: when a guess becomes a rep… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal reason for which a resident who departs and returns at irregular hours ought not to be regarded with suspicion. Exam question 2 of lesson 43 «Our street: when a guess becomes a reputation» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmati
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# Exam question 2 · Our street: when a guess becomes a reputation

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Identify the principal reason for which a resident who departs and returns at irregular hours ought not to be regarded with suspicion.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, resident · **What happens:** identify, depart, return, not regard · **To what, where:** principal reason, resident

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 43 «Our street: when a guess becomes a reputation» 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/43-our-street-when-a-guess-becomes-a-reputation/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:43-our-street-when-a-guess-becomes-a-reputation:e2:1
# text = Identify the principal reason for which a resident who departs and returns at irregular hours ought not to be regarded with suspicion.
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	20	obl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	resident	resident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	departs	depart	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	returns	return	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	irregular	irregular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
16	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
17	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	20	advmod	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
19	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	aux:pass	_	_
20	regarded	regard	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	_
21	with	with	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	suspicion	suspicion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	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 | **depart** | present | a resident |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **return** | present | a resident *not said here* |  |  |  | hour |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **not** **regard** | ought · passive | you *not said here* | a resident |  |  |  | for the principal reason; with suspicion | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme for which=Attribute |

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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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Irregular hours are commonly attributable to shift employment

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:43-our-street-when-a-guess-becomes-a-reputation:e2:o1:1
# text = Irregular hours are commonly attributable to shift employment
1	Irregular	irregular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	commonly	commonly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	attributable	attributable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	shift	shift	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
8	employment	employment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Irregular hours |  |  |  |  | attributable, commonly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **shift** | to-infinitive |  | employment |  |  |  |  | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Causer employment=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Residents are obliged to publish their working hours to neighbours

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:43-our-street-when-a-guess-becomes-a-reputation:e2:o2:1
# text = Residents are obliged to publish their working hours to neighbours
1	Residents	resident	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	obliged	oblige	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	publish	publish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	working	working	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	neighbours	neighbour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **oblige** | present · passive |  | Residents |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Patient clause=Result |
| 2 | **publish** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | hour | to neighbours | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Irregular hours are prohibited by the regulations of the council

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:43-our-street-when-a-guess-becomes-a-reputation:e2:o3:1
# text = Irregular hours are prohibited by the regulations of the council
1	Irregular	irregular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	prohibited	prohibit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	regulations	regulation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prohibit** | present · passive | the regulations of the council | Irregular hours |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer subject=Theme |
| 2 | **regulate** |  |  | the council |  |  |  |  | nom regulation «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Persons who work at night are invariably exempt from the law

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:43-our-street-when-a-guess-becomes-a-reputation:e2:o4:1
# text = Persons who work at night are invariably exempt from the law
1	Persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
2	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	exempt	exempt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | Persons |  |  |  | night |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | Persons |  |  | the law |  | exempt, invariably *property* | 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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