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title: It is given that a pupil of seven years writes «frend» on one occasi… — Tricky words and common exception words · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a pupil of seven years writes «frend» on one occasion. Select the response consistent with the established facts. Exam question 4 of lesson 3 «Tricky words and common exception words» of the English course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the ques
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# Exam question 4 · Tricky words and common exception words

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It is given that a pupil of seven years writes «frend» on one occasion. Select the response consistent with the established facts.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** pupil, you · **What happens:** give, write, select, establish · **To what, where:** It, frend, one occasion, response

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 3 «Tricky words and common exception words» 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/3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words/#e4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a pupil of seven years writes «frend» on one occasion.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:e4:1
# text = It is given that a pupil of seven years writes «frend» on one occasion.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	writes	write	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	frend	frend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	occasion	occasion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **write** | present | a pupil of seven years | frend |  | one occasion |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent frend=Theme on occasion=Destination |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Select the response consistent with the established facts.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:e4:2
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts.
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	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	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 |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The error demonstrates that the pupil has received no instruction

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:e4:o1:1
# text = The error demonstrates that the pupil has received no instruction
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	error	error	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	demonstrates	demonstrate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	received	receive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	instruction	instruction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **demonstrate** | present | the error |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot clause=Topic |
| 2 | **receive** | present · perfect · passive |  | the pupil |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme instruction=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Dyslexia is thereby established beyond doubt

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:e4:o2:1
# text = Dyslexia is thereby established beyond doubt
1	Dyslexia	dyslexia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	thereby	thereby	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	beyond	beyond	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	doubt	doubt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **establish** | present · passive |  | Dyslexia |  |  |  | beyond doubt; thereby *property* | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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No conclusion concerning dyslexia may be drawn from a single common error

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:e4:o3:1
# text = No conclusion concerning dyslexia may be drawn from a single common error
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	dyslexia	dyslexia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	drawn	draw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	error	error	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **concern** | gerund | no conclusion *not said here* | dyslexia |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus dyslexia=Experiencer |
| 2 | **draw** | may · passive |  | no conclusion |  | a single common error |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: subject=Theme from error=Initial\_Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The pupil must be withdrawn from spelling instruction

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:3-tricky-words-and-common-exception-words:e4:o4:1
# text = The pupil must be withdrawn from spelling instruction
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	withdrawn	withdraw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	instruction	instruction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **withdraw** | must · passive |  | the pupil |  | spelling instruction |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: subject=Theme from instruction=Initial\_Location |

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