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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the term dúshēngzǐ? Exam question 4 of lesson 9 «Family: mum, dad, brothers and sisters» 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 choice wa
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# Exam question 4 · Family: mum, dad, brothers and sisters

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the term dúshēngzǐ?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** term dúshēngzǐ

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 9 «Family: mum, dad, brothers and sisters» 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/9-family-mum-dad-brothers-sisters/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:9-family-mum-dad-brothers-sisters:e4:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the term dúshēngzǐ?
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	8	obl	_	_
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	11	det	_	_
10	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	dúshēngzǐ	dúshēngzǐ	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	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 |  | the term dúshēngzǐ |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | 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 {#o1}

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It is a term of reproach directed at spoilt children

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:9-family-mum-dad-brothers-sisters:e4:o1:1
# text = It is a term of reproach directed at spoilt children
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	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	reproach	reproach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	directed	direct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	spoilt	spoilt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a term |  |  |  | of reproach | tree rules |
| 2 | **direct** | participle |  | a term *not said here* |  |  |  | at spoilt children | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.predicate»: agent=Agent at child=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It denotes a twin

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:9-family-mum-dad-brothers-sisters:e4:o2:1
# text = It denotes a twin
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	denotes	denote	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	twin	twin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **denote** | present | It | a twin |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot twin=Topic |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It denotes an only child, with no connotation of misfortune

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:9-family-mum-dad-brothers-sisters:e4:o3:1
# text = It denotes an only child, with no connotation of misfortune
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	denotes	denote	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	only	only	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
9	connotation	connotation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	misfortune	misfortune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **denote** | present | It | a only child |  |  |  | with no connotation of misfortune | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot child=Topic |
| 2 | **connote** |  |  | misfortune |  |  |  |  | nom connotation «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It denotes the eldest of numerous siblings

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:9-family-mum-dad-brothers-sisters:e4:o4:1
# text = It denotes the eldest of numerous siblings
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	denotes	denote	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	eldest	eld	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	numerous	numerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	siblings	sibling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **denote** | present | It | the eldest |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot eld=Topic |

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