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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the phrase "jǐ diǎn le?" when uttered by a parent awaiting a tardy child at the threshold? Exam question 3 of lesson 22 «Days of the week, the clock, birthdays» of the Chinese street course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency 
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# Exam question 3 · Days of the week, the clock, birthdays

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the phrase "jǐ diǎn le?" when uttered by a parent awaiting a tardy child at the threshold?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** phrase, parent · **What happens:** follow, characteris, jǐ, utter, await · **To what, where:** diǎn le, tardy child, threshold · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 22 «Days of the week, the clock, birthdays» 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/22-days-the-clock-and-birthdays/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:22-days-the-clock-and-birthdays:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the phrase "jǐ diǎn le?" when uttered by a parent awaiting a tardy child at the threshold?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	phrase	phrase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	jǐ	jǐ	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
13	diǎn	diǎn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	le	le	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
17	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	18	advmod	_	_
18	uttered	utter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	awaiting	await	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	21	acl	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	tardy	tardy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
26	at	at	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	threshold	threshold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  |  |  |  |  | accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **jǐ** *in a quote* | past | the phrase | diǎn le |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **utter** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by a parent | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **await** | gerund | a parent *not said here* | a tardy child |  | the threshold |  |  | tree rules |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It functions as a reproach for lateness, not a genuine enquiry

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:22-days-the-clock-and-birthdays:e3:o1:1
# text = It functions as a reproach for lateness, not a genuine enquiry
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	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	reproach	reproach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	lateness	lateness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	genuine	genuine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	enquiry	enquiry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **function** | present | It |  |  |  |  | as a reproach; for lateness | vn masquerade-29.6 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as reproach=Attribute |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is an invitation to dinner

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:22-days-the-clock-and-birthdays:e3:o2:1
# text = It is an invitation to dinner
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	invitation	invitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	acl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a invitation |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is a sincere request for the hour, the parent's watch having stopped

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:22-days-the-clock-and-birthdays:e3:o3:1
# text = It is a sincere request for the hour, the parent's watch having stopped
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	sincere	sincere	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	watch	watch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
14	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	acl	_	_
15	stopped	stop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a sincere request |  |  | hour |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | gerund | the parent's watch *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **stop** | participle | the parent's watch *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is a valediction for the night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:22-days-the-clock-and-birthdays:e3:o4:1
# text = It is a valediction for the 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	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a valediction |  |  | night |  | tree rules |

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