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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Practising when you would rather not · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the so-called ten-thousand-hour rule. Exam question 2 of lesson 3 «Practising when you would rather not» of the arts course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova'
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# Exam question 2 · Practising when you would rather not

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the so-called ten-thousand-hour rule.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, call · **To what, where:** response, hour rule · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 3 «Practising when you would rather not» of the arts 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/arts/3-practising-when-you-would-rather-not/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:3-practising-when-you-would-rather-not:e2:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the so-called ten-thousand-hour rule.
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	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	acl	_	_
14	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	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 |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the hour rule |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus rule=Experiencer |
| 4 | **call** | participle |  | the hour rule *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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The rule was enacted by statute in several countries

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:3-practising-when-you-would-rather-not:e2:o1:1
# text = The rule was enacted by statute in several countries
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	enacted	enact	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	statute	statute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enact** | past · passive | statute | the rule |  | several countries |  |  | vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The figure is a precise threshold below which no competence whatsoever is ever attained

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:3-practising-when-you-would-rather-not:e2:o2:1
# text = The figure is a precise threshold below which no competence whatsoever is ever attained
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	figure	figure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	precise	precise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	threshold	threshold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	below	below	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	competence	competence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
11	whatsoever	whatsoever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
13	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	14	advmod	_	_
14	attained	attain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the figure | a precise threshold |  | no competence |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **attain** | present · passive |  | whatsoever |  |  | ever |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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

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The researcher upon whose work it was based stated that the figure was not a fixed rule

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:3-practising-when-you-would-rather-not:e2:o3:1
# text = The researcher upon whose work it was based stated that the figure was not a fixed rule
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	researcher	researcher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	based	base	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	stated	state	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	figure	figure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	fixed	fix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	amod	_	_
17	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **base** | past · passive | the researcher upon the researcher upon work's work's work *not said here* | researcher |  |  |  |  | vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **state** *speech: other* | past | the researcher upon the researcher upon the researcher's work's work |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **fix** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **not** **is a** | past | the figure | a fixed rule |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **work** |  | the researcher upon the researcher upon work's work |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The rule was formulated by Johann Sebastian Bach

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:3-practising-when-you-would-rather-not:e2:o4:1
# text = The rule was formulated by Johann Sebastian Bach
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	formulated	formulate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	Johann	Johann	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
7	Sebastian	sebastian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	Bach	bach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **formulate** | past · passive | Johann Sebastian Bach | the rule |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Product |

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