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description: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the "watershed" on British television. Exam question 3 of lesson 57 «Age ratings in the UK, the USA, Australia and Canada, and why they exist» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and 
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# Exam question 3 · Age ratings in the UK, the USA, Australia and Canada, and…

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Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the "watershed" on British television.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, response, established facts · **What happens:** select, be, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, watershed, British television

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 57 «Age ratings in the UK, the USA, Australia and Canada, and why they exist» 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/57-age-ratings-and-why-they-exist/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:57-age-ratings-and-why-they-exist:e3:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the "watershed" on British television.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	watershed	watershed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	television	television	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the response |  |  |  |  | with the established facts; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the watershed |  | British television |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus watershed=Experiencer |

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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 {#o1}

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Programmes for children are shown only after 9 pm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:57-age-ratings-and-why-they-exist:e3:o1:1
# text = Programmes for children are shown only after 9 pm
1	Programmes	programme	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	9	9	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	obl	_	_
9	pm	p.m.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present · passive |  | Programmes for children |  |  | after 9  pm |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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All programmes are suspended after the hour of 9 pm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:57-age-ratings-and-why-they-exist:e3:o2:1
# text = All programmes are suspended after the hour of 9 pm
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	programmes	programme	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	suspended	suspend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	9	9	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nmod	_	_
10	pm	p.m.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suspend** | present · passive |  | all programmes |  |  | hour |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Material unsuitable for children is shown only after 9 pm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:57-age-ratings-and-why-they-exist:e3:o3:1
# text = Material unsuitable for children is shown only after 9 pm
1	Material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	unsuitable	unsuitable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	9	9	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	obl	_	_
10	pm	p.m.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present · passive |  | Material |  |  | after 9  pm |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Material of any description may be shown at any hour

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:57-age-ratings-and-why-they-exist:e3:o4:1
# text = Material of any description may be shown at any hour
1	Material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	description	description	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
10	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | may · passive |  | Material of any description |  |  | hour |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

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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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