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title: Select the response consistent with the established usage of the enq… — Hello and goodbye: the first words at… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established usage of the enquiry chī le ma. Exam question 2 of lesson 1 «Hello and goodbye: the first words at the gate» of the Chinese street 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 2 · Hello and goodbye: the first words at the gate

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Select the response consistent with the established usage of the enquiry chī le ma.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** select, establish, use · **To what, where:** response, chī le ma

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1 «Hello and goodbye: the first words at the gate» of the Chinese street 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/chinese-street/1-hello-and-goodbye-at-the-gate/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:1-hello-and-goodbye-at-the-gate:e2:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established usage of the enquiry chī le ma.
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	3	amod	_	_
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	usage	usage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
11	enquiry	enquiry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	chī	chī	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
13	le	le	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	ma	ma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	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 |  |  |  |  | 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 | **use** |  |  | the chī le ma |  |  |  |  | nom usage «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It functions as a customary greeting rather than as an invitation to dine

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:1-hello-and-goodbye-at-the-gate:e2:o1:1
# text = It functions as a customary greeting rather than as an invitation to dine
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	functions	function	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	customary	customary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	greeting	greeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	rather	rather	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	11	cc	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	invitation	invitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	dine	dine	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **function** | present | It |  |  |  |  | as a customary greeting rather a invitation | vn masquerade-29.6 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as greeting=Attribute |
| 2 | **dine** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn dine-39.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is a valediction employed exclusively at night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:1-hello-and-goodbye-at-the-gate:e2:o2:1
# text = It is a valediction employed exclusively at night
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	valediction	valediction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	employed	employ	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	exclusively	exclusively	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a valediction |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **employ** | participle |  | a valediction *not said here* |  |  | night | exclusively *property* | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is an enquiry regarding the hearer's state of health

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:1-hello-and-goodbye-at-the-gate:e2:o3:1
# text = It is an enquiry regarding the hearer's state of health
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	enquiry	enquiry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	regarding	regard	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hearer	hearer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a enquiry |  |  |  | regard the hearer's state of health | tree rules |
| 2 | **regard** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It constitutes a formal invitation to a banquet to be held that same evening

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:1-hello-and-goodbye-at-the-gate:e2:o4:1
# text = It constitutes a formal invitation to a banquet to be held that same evening
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	constitutes	constitute	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	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	invitation	invitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	banquet	banquet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
12	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	det	_	_
13	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | It | a formal invitation |  |  |  | to a banquet | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme invitation=Pivot |
| 2 | **hold** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  | evening |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V» |

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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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