--- title: Ascertain the most probable purpose of the repetition «closer… close… — Author's choices: why this word, why t… · tree and pragmatics description: Ascertain the most probable purpose of the repetition «closer… closer… closer» in a narrative. Exam question 4 of lesson 21 «Author's choices: why this word, why this way» of the English course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/21-authors-choices-why-this-word-why-this-way/e4/) [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/) / [Author's choices: why this word, why t…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/21-authors-choices-why-this-word-why-this-way/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · Author's choices: why this word, why this way Ascertain the most probable purpose of the repetition «closer… closer… closer» in a narrative. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, repetition · **What happens:** ascertain, purpose · **To what, where:** probable purpose This is exam question 4 of lesson 21 «Author's choices: why this word, why this way» 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/21-authors-choices-why-this-word-why-this-way/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:21-authors-choices-why-this-word-why-this-way:e4:1 # text = Ascertain the most probable purpose of the repetition «closer… closer… closer» in a narrative. 1 Ascertain ascertain VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 3 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 4 advmod _ _ 4 probable probable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 purpose purpose NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 repetition repetition NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ 9 « « PUNCT `` _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 closer close ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 1 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 … … PUNCT : _ 12 punct _ _ 12 closer close ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 1 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 13 … … PUNCT : _ 14 punct _ _ 14 closer close ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 1 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 » » PUNCT '' _ 14 punct _ _ 16 in in ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 narrative narrative NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the probable purpose of the repetition | | | | close *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent purpose=Topic | | 2 | **purpose** | | the repetition | | | | | | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=agent | 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 correction of a printing error ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:21-authors-choices-why-this-word-why-this-way:e4:o1:1 # text = The correction of a printing error 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 correction correction NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 printing printing NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 error error NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **correct** | | | a printing error | | | | | nom correction «act transitive»: of=patient | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} The creation of suspense as danger approaches ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:21-authors-choices-why-this-word-why-this-way:e4:o2:1 # text = The creation of suspense as danger approaches 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 creation creation NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 suspense suspense NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 5 as as ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 danger danger NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 approaches approach NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **create** | | | suspense | | | | as danger approaches | nom creation «act transitive»: of=patient as=obl | ### Option 3 {#o3} The extension of the narrative to the length required by the publisher of the work ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:21-authors-choices-why-this-word-why-this-way:e4:o3:1 # text = The extension of the narrative to the length required by the publisher of the work 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 extension extension NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 narrative narrative NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 length length NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ 9 required require VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 acl _ _ 10 by by ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 publisher publisher NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ 13 of of ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 work work NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **require** | participle | | the length *not said here* | | | | by the publisher of the work | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} The instruction of counting ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:21-authors-choices-why-this-word-why-this-way:e4:o4:1 # text = The instruction of counting 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 instruction instruction NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 counting counting NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **instruct** | | | counting | | | | | nom instruction «communication transitive»: of=patient | **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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