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title: Which statement by Peter about mothers is recorded in the passage? — Peter Pan, Peter Pan, part 5: Peter fi… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which statement by Peter about mothers is recorded in the passage? Exam question 3 of lesson 314 «Peter Pan, Peter Pan, part 5: Peter finds his shadow, which Wendy sews back on» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; 
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# Exam question 3 · Peter Pan, Peter Pan, part 5: Peter finds his shadow, whic…

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Which statement by Peter about mothers is recorded in the passage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Peter · **What happens:** record, state · **To what, where:** statement, passage

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 314 «Peter Pan, Peter Pan, part 5: Peter finds his shadow, which Wendy sews back on» of the books 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/books/314-pg16-part5/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:314-pg16-part5:e3:1
# text = Which statement by Peter about mothers is recorded in the passage?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Peter	Peter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	mothers	mother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	recorded	record	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **record** | present · passive |  | which statement by Peter about mothers |  | the passage |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in passage=Destination |
| 2 | **state** |  | Peter |  |  |  |  | about mothers | nom statement «communication transitive»: by=agent about=obl |

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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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"Get a new mother."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:314-pg16-part5:e3:o1:1
# text = "Get a new mother."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | a new mother |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mother=Stimulus |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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"Hate mothers."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:314-pg16-part5:e3:o2:1
# text = "Hate mothers."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Hate	hate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	mothers	mother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 {#o3}

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"Mothers are overrated."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:314-pg16-part5:e3:o3:1
# text = "Mothers are overrated."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mothers	mother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	overrated	overrate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overrate** *speech: other* *in a quote* | present · passive |  | Mothers |  |  |  |  | vn overstate-37.12 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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

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"Don't have a mother."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:314-pg16-part5:e3:o4:1
# text = "Don't have a mother."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	have	have	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **have** *in a quote* | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | a mother |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mother=Patient |

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