--- title: Identify the principal derivation of the word «business». — Words to know, Years 3–4 (the statutor… · tree and pragmatics description: Identify the principal derivation of the word «business». Exam question 3 of lesson 13 «Words to know, Years 3–4 (the statutory list, by idea)» of the English course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/13-words-to-know-years-3-4/e3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [English](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/) / [Words to know, Years 3–4 (the statutor…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/13-words-to-know-years-3-4/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Words to know, Years 3–4 (the statutory list, by idea) Identify the principal derivation of the word «business». **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify · **To what, where:** principal derivation This is exam question 3 of lesson 13 «Words to know, Years 3–4 (the statutory list, by idea)» of the English 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/english/13-words-to-know-years-3-4/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:13-words-to-know-years-3-4:e3:1 # text = Identify the principal derivation of the word «business». 1 Identify identify VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 principal principal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 derivation derivation NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 8 « « PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 business business NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 10 » » PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal derivation of the word | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent derivation=Theme | 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 {#o1} The noun «bus» with the suffix -iness ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:13-words-to-know-years-3-4:e3:o1:1 # text = The noun «bus» with the suffix -iness 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 noun noun NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 « « PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 bus bus NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 5 » » PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ 6 with with ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 8 suffix suffix NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 compound _ _ 9 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 iness iness NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} The adjective «busy» with the suffix -ness ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:13-words-to-know-years-3-4:e3:o2:1 # text = The adjective «busy» with the suffix -ness 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 adjective adjective NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 « « PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 busy busy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 » » PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ 6 with with ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 8 suffix suffix NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 compound _ _ 9 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ness ness NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 {#o3} A word borrowed from Latin ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:13-words-to-know-years-3-4:e3:o3:1 # text = A word borrowed from Latin 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 borrowed borrow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 acl _ _ 4 from from ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 Latin Latin PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **borrow** | participle | | a word *not said here* | | Latin | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from latin=Source | ### Option 4 {#o4} The verb «buzz» with the suffix -ness ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:13-words-to-know-years-3-4:e3:o4:1 # text = The verb «buzz» with the suffix -ness 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 verb verb NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 « « PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 buzz buzz NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 5 » » PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ 6 with with ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 8 suffix suffix NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 compound _ _ 9 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ness ness NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **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. 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