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description: Whereas a toy appears in an advertisement larger and more animated than it proves in reality, determine the explanation most probably applicable. Exam question 3 of lesson 55 «Favourite films and series: spoilers, binge-watching, streaming and adverts» of the adult life course of Mova's primary scho
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# Exam question 3 · Favourite films and series: spoilers, binge-watching, stre…

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Whereas a toy appears in an advertisement larger and more animated than it proves in reality, determine the explanation most probably applicable.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** toy, you · **What happens:** appear, prove, determine · **To what, where:** advertisement, reality, explanation

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 55 «Favourite films and series: spoilers, binge-watching, streaming and adverts» 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/55-favourite-films-and-series-spoilers-binge-watching-streaming-and-adverts/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:55-favourite-films-and-series-spoilers-binge-watching-streaming-and-adverts:e3:1
# text = Whereas a toy appears in an advertisement larger and more animated than it proves in reality, determine the explanation most probably applicable.
1	Whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	appears	appear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	advcl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	advertisement	advertisement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	larger	large	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	11	advmod	_	_
11	animated	animated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
12	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	proves	prove	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	reality	reality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	explanation	explanation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	22	advmod	_	_
22	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
23	applicable	applicable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | present | a toy |  |  | a advertisement |  | large *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in advertisement=Location |
| 2 | **prove** | present | toy |  |  | reality |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the explanation |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent explanation=Topic |

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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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The advertisement employs close-ups and visual techniques

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:55-favourite-films-and-series-spoilers-binge-watching-streaming-and-adverts:e3:o1:1
# text = The advertisement employs close-ups and visual techniques
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	advertisement	advertisement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	employs	employ	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	ups	up	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	visual	visual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	techniques	technique	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **employ** | present | the advertisement | close ups and visual techniques |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent up=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The toy has diminished in size during the course of delivery

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:55-favourite-films-and-series-spoilers-binge-watching-streaming-and-adverts:e3:o2:1
# text = The toy has diminished in size during the course of delivery
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	diminished	diminish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	during	during	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	delivery	delivery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **diminish** | present · perfect · passive |  | the toy |  | size | during the course of delivery |  | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The retailer has supplied a defective toy deliberately

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:55-favourite-films-and-series-spoilers-binge-watching-streaming-and-adverts:e3:o3:1
# text = The retailer has supplied a defective toy deliberately
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	retailer	retailer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	supplied	supply	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	defective	defective	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	deliberately	deliberately	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **supply** | present · perfect · passive |  | the retailer |  |  |  | deliberately *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The purchaser has failed to operate the toy correctly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:55-favourite-films-and-series-spoilers-binge-watching-streaming-and-adverts:e3:o4:1
# text = The purchaser has failed to operate the toy correctly
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	purchaser	purchaser	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	failed	fail	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	operate	operate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fail** | present · perfect | the purchaser |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **not** **operate** | to-infinitive | the purchaser *not said here* | the toy |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn function-105.2.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Theme toy=Attribute |

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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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