--- title: Select the response consistent with the established conventions conc… — Relative clauses · tree and pragmatics description: Select the response consistent with the established conventions concerning the sentence «The dog, which was barking loudly, ran away». Exam question 3 of lesson 30 «Relative clauses» of the English course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each o --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/30-relative-clauses/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/) / [Relative clauses](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/30-relative-clauses/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Relative clauses Select the response consistent with the established conventions concerning the sentence «The dog, which was barking loudly, ran away». **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established conventions, dog · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, bark, run away · **To what, where:** consistent, sentence · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is exam question 3 of lesson 30 «Relative clauses» 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/30-relative-clauses/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:30-relative-clauses:e3:1 # text = Select the response consistent with the established conventions concerning the sentence «The dog, which was barking loudly, ran away». 1 Select select VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 response response NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl:unmarked _ _ 4 consistent consistent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 obj _ _ 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 conventions convention NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ 9 concerning concern VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 8 acl _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 sentence sentence NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 12 « « PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 16 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 18 nsubj _ _ 17 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 aux _ _ 18 barking bark VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 14 acl:relcl _ _ 19 loudly loudly ADV RB _ 18 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 21 ran run VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 parataxis _ _ 22 away away ADV RB _ 21 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 23 » » PUNCT '' _ 21 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 24 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the consistent | | | | | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent consistent=Theme clause=Attribute | | 2 | **establish** | participle | | | | | | | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot | | 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established conventions *not said here* | the sentence | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus sentence=Experiencer | | 4 | **bark** *in a quote* | past · progressive | the dog | | | | | loudly *property* | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **run away** *in a quote* | past | | | | | | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=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 commas indicate a list ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:30-relative-clauses:e3:o1:1 # text = The commas indicate a list 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 commas comma NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 indicate indicate VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 list list NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **indicate** | present | the commas | a list | | | | | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot list=Topic | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} The commas enclose additional information that may be omitted ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:30-relative-clauses:e3:o2:1 # text = The commas enclose additional information that may be omitted 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 commas comma NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 enclose enclose VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 additional additional ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 information information NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 9 obj _ _ 7 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 8 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 9 aux:pass _ _ 9 omitted omit VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 acl:relcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **enclose** | present | the commas | additional information | | | | | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme information=Co-Theme | | 2 | **omit** | may · passive | | additional information | | | | | vn exclude-107.3 «NP V NP»: that=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} The commas render the sentence a question ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:30-relative-clauses:e3:o3:1 # text = The commas render the sentence a question 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 commas comma NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 render render VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 sentence sentence NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 question question NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **render** | present | the commas | the sentence | | | | | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent sentence=Recipient question=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} The commas are superfluous and must be removed ```conllu # sent_id = question:english:30-relative-clauses:e3:o4:1 # text = The commas are superfluous and must be removed 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 commas comma NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 3 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 superfluous superfluous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 6 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 7 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 8 aux:pass _ _ 8 removed remove VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | the commas | | | | | superfluous *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **remove** | must · passive | the commas *not said here* | | | | | | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP» | **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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