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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Endings that sound like «shun»: -tion,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning words which terminate in a softer /zhun/ sound. Exam question 3 of lesson 8 «Endings that sound like «shun»: -tion, -sion, -ssion, -cian» of the English course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of th
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# Exam question 3 · Endings that sound like «shun»: -tion, -sion, -ssion, -cian

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning words which terminate in a softer /zhun/ sound.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, concerning words · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, terminate · **To what, where:** response, softer zhun sound

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 8 «Endings that sound like «shun»: -tion, -sion, -ssion, -cian» 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/8-endings-that-sound-like-shun/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:8-endings-that-sound-like-shun:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning words which terminate in a softer /zhun/ sound.
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	1	xcomp	_	_
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	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	amod	_	_
10	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	appos	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	terminate	terminate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
15	softer	soft	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	19	amod	_	_
16	/	/	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	zhun	zhun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	/	/	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
19	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	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 |  |  |  | consistent *property* | 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 |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **terminate** | present | concerning words |  |  | a softer zhun sound |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Such words have no settled spelling

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:8-endings-that-sound-like-shun:e3:o1:1
# text = Such words have no settled spelling
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
5	settled	settle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Such words | no settled spelling |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spelling=Patient |
| 2 | **settle** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Such words are commonly spelled with the ending -sion

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:8-endings-that-sound-like-shun:e3:o2:1
# text = Such words are commonly spelled with the ending -sion
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	commonly	commonly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	spelled	spell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	ending	ending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	sion	sion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spell** | present · passive |  | Such words |  |  |  | with the ending sion | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: subject=Theme with sion=Manner |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Such words are invariably spelled with the ending -tion

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:8-endings-that-sound-like-shun:e3:o3:1
# text = Such words are invariably spelled with the ending -tion
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	spelled	spell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	ending	ending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	tion	tion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spell** | present · passive |  | Such words |  |  |  | with the ending tion; invariably *property* | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: subject=Theme with tion=Manner |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Such words are spelled with the ending -shun in formal writing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:english:8-endings-that-sound-like-shun:e3:o4:1
# text = Such words are spelled with the ending -shun in formal writing
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	spelled	spell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	ending	ending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	shun	shun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spell** | present · passive |  | Such words |  |  |  | with the ending shun in formal writing | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: subject=Theme with shun=Manner |

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