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title: Ascertain which of the following constitutes a favourable indication… — Choosing a pet: the questions to ask f… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain which of the following constitutes a favourable indication when acquiring a puppy. Exam question 4 of lesson 325 «Choosing a pet: the questions to ask first» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's c
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# Exam question 4 · Choosing a pet: the questions to ask first

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Ascertain which of the following constitutes a favourable indication when acquiring a puppy.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** ascertain, follow, be, acquire · **To what, where:** puppy

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 325 «Choosing a pet: the questions to ask first» of the biology 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/biology/325-choosing-a-pet-the-questions-to-ask-first/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:325-choosing-a-pet-the-questions-to-ask-first:e4:1
# text = Ascertain which of the following constitutes a favourable indication when acquiring a puppy.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
5	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	case	_	_
6	constitutes	constitute	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	favourable	favourable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	indication	indication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	ccomp	_	_
10	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
11	acquiring	acquire	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the favourable indication | tree rules |
| 4 | **acquire** | gerund |  | a puppy |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset puppy=Theme |

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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 {#o1}

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The seller declines to disclose the premises

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:325-choosing-a-pet-the-questions-to-ask-first:e4:o1:1
# text = The seller declines to disclose the premises
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	seller	seller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	declines	decline	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	disclose	disclose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	premises	premise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decline** | present | the seller |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **disclose** | to-infinitive | the seller *not said here* | the premises |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot premise=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The puppy is delivered to a car park without inspection

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:325-choosing-a-pet-the-questions-to-ask-first:e4:o2:1
# text = The puppy is delivered to a car park without inspection
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	delivered	deliver	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	without	without	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	inspection	inspection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deliver** | present · passive |  | the puppy |  | a car park |  | without inspection | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to park=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The puppy is offered at the lowest available price on the internet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:325-choosing-a-pet-the-questions-to-ask-first:e4:o3:1
# text = The puppy is offered at the lowest available price on the internet
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	offered	offer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	lowest	low	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
8	available	available	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	internet	internet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | present · passive |  | the puppy |  | the lowest available price on the internet |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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The prospective owner is permitted to observe the puppy together with its mother

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:325-choosing-a-pet-the-questions-to-ask-first:e4:o4:1
# text = The prospective owner is permitted to observe the puppy together with its mother
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	prospective	prospective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	owner	owner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	permitted	permit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	observe	observe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	together	together	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permit** | present · passive |  | the prospective owner |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **observe** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | the puppy |  |  |  | with owner's mother; together *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent puppy=Topic |

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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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