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title: Mia watches a 12 film with her parents and asks about a confusing bi… — Age ratings in the UK, the USA, Austra… · tree and pragmatics
description: Mia watches a 12 film with her parents and asks about a confusing bit. What does this show? Test 2 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 pragmatics of the question and of
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# Test 2 · Age ratings in the UK, the USA, Australia and Canada, and…

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Mia watches a 12 film with her parents and asks about a confusing bit. What does this show?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mia, this · **What happens:** watch, ask, show · **To what, where:** 12 film

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This is test 2 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. 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/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mia watches a 12 film with her parents and asks about a confusing bit.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:57-age-ratings-and-why-they-exist:t2:1
# text = Mia watches a 12 film with her parents and asks about a confusing bit.
1	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watches	watch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	about	about	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	confusing	confusing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | present | Mia | a 12 film |  |  |  | with Mia's parents | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent film=Theme |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | Mia *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about a confusing bit | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V PP.topic whether S»: agent=Agent about bit=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.

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*Sentence 2:* What does this show?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:57-age-ratings-and-why-they-exist:t2:2
# text = What does this show?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
4	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present · do-support | this |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Parents are not allowed to explain 12 films

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:57-age-ratings-and-why-they-exist:t2:o1:1
# text = Parents are not allowed to explain 12 films
1	Parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	explain	explain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **allow** | present · passive |  | Parents |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **explain** *speech: assert* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Parents *not said here* | 12 films |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent film=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Asking questions spoils films for everyone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:57-age-ratings-and-why-they-exist:t2:o2:1
# text = Asking questions spoils films for everyone
1	Asking	ask	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	csubj	_	_
2	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	spoils	spoil	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund |  | questions |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent question=Recipient |
| 2 | **spoil** | present | Asking | films |  |  |  | for everyone | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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12 films must always be watched in total silence by law

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:57-age-ratings-and-why-they-exist:t2:o3:1
# text = 12 films must always be watched in total silence by law
1	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	watched	watch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | must · passive | law | 12 films |  | total silence |  | always *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Watching with parents means you can ask about it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:57-age-ratings-and-why-they-exist:t2:o4:1
# text = Watching with parents means you can ask about it
1	Watching	watch	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with parents | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Watching |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* | can | you |  |  |  |  | about it | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V PP.topic whether S»: agent=Agent about it=Topic |

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