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description: It is given that the word "Wednesday" derives from the Old English for "Woden's day". Select the response that most accurately accounts for its unpronounced letters. Exam question 3 of lesson 55 «Olympiad: the Spelling Bee» of the English course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and
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# Exam question 3 · Olympiad: the Spelling Bee

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It is given that the word "Wednesday" derives from the Old English for "Woden's day". Select the response that most accurately accounts for its unpronounced letters.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** word, you, response · **What happens:** give, derive, select, letter · **To what, where:** It, Old English, response

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 55 «Olympiad: the Spelling Bee» 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/55-olympiad-the-spelling-bee/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that the word "Wednesday" derives from the Old English for "Woden's day".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:55-olympiad-the-spelling-bee:e3:1
# text = It is given that the word "Wednesday" derives from the Old English for "Woden's day".
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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Wednesday	Wednesday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	derives	derive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	Old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	Woden	Woden	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	's	PART	POS	_	17	case	_	_
19	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	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 | **derive** | present | the word |  |  | the Old English | day |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: agent=Agent from english=Material |

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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 that most accurately accounts for its unpronounced letters.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:55-olympiad-the-spelling-bee:e3:2
# text = Select the response that most accurately accounts for its unpronounced letters.
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	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	accounts	account	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	unpronounced	unpronounced	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	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  most accounts for response's unpronounced letters |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **letter** |  | response |  |  |  |  |  | nom letter «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The old spelling has been retained

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:55-olympiad-the-spelling-bee:e3:o1:1
# text = The old spelling has been retained
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	retained	retain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **retain** | present · perfect · passive |  | the old spelling |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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A printer added them in error

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:55-olympiad-the-spelling-bee:e3:o2:1
# text = A printer added them in error
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	printer	printer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	added	add	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	error	error	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | past | a printer | them *= they* |  | error |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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They were borrowed from Greek

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:55-olympiad-the-spelling-bee:e3:o3:1
# text = They were borrowed from Greek
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	borrowed	borrow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Greek	Greek	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **borrow** | past · passive |  | They |  | Greek |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme from greek=Source |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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They distinguish it from Monday

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:55-olympiad-the-spelling-bee:e3:o4:1
# text = They distinguish it from Monday
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	distinguish	distinguish	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Monday	Monday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **distinguish** | present | They | it |  |  | monday |  | vn distinguish-23.5-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Attribute it=Theme |

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