--- title: Identify the principal consequence where a household ceases to remit… — Paying for a home and the bills · tree and pragmatics description: Identify the principal consequence where a household ceases to remit mortgage repayments over a prolonged period. 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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/6-paying-for-a-home-and-the-bills/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:6-paying-for-a-home-and-the-bills:e1:1 # text = Identify the principal consequence where a household ceases to remit mortgage repayments over a prolonged period. 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 consequence consequence NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 5 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 8 advmod _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 household household NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 ceases cease VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 acl:relcl _ _ 9 to to PART TO _ 10 mark _ _ 10 remit remit VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 xcomp _ _ 11 mortgage mortgage NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 compound _ _ 12 repayments repayment NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obj _ _ 13 over over ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 14 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 15 prolonged prolong VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 16 amod _ _ 16 period period NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal consequence | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent consequence=Theme | | 2 | **cease** | present | a household | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | | 3 | **remit** | to-infinitive | a household *not said here* | mortgage repayments | | a prolonged period | | | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent repayment=Theme | | 4 | **prolong** | participle | | | | | | | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent | 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} The debt is simply cancelled after six months ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:6-paying-for-a-home-and-the-bills:e1:o1:1 # text = The debt is simply cancelled after six months 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 debt debt NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 4 simply simply ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 cancelled cancel VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 after after ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 six six NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 8 nummod _ _ 8 months month NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cancel** | present · passive | | the debt | | | month | simply *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} The council assumes ownership of the dwelling ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:6-paying-for-a-home-and-the-bills:e1:o2:1 # text = The council assumes ownership of the dwelling 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 council council NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 assumes assume VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 ownership ownership NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 dwelling dwelling NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **assume** | present | the council | ownership of the dwelling | | | | | vn adopt-93.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ownership=Theme | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} The lending bank may repossess the dwelling ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:6-paying-for-a-home-and-the-bills:e1:o3:1 # text = The lending bank may repossess the dwelling 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 lending lending NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 bank bank NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 repossess repossess VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 dwelling dwelling NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **repossess** | may | the lending bank | the dwelling | | | | | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dwelling=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} The landlord becomes liable for the whole loan ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:6-paying-for-a-home-and-the-bills:e1:o4:1 # text = The landlord becomes liable for the whole loan 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 landlord landlord NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 becomes become VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 liable liable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 xcomp _ _ 5 for for ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 whole whole ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 loan loan NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **become** | present | the landlord | | | | | liable *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | **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. 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