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title: Identify the principal meaning of the descriptor "deceptively spacio… — Soft words for hard things: work, firi… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal meaning of the descriptor "deceptively spacious" as employed in the particulars of a residential property. Exam question 1 of lesson 22 «Soft words for hard things: work, firing and the economy and business and advertising» of the euphemisms course of Mova's primary school, wi
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# Exam question 1 · Soft words for hard things: work, firing and the economy a…

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Identify the principal meaning of the descriptor "deceptively spacious" as employed in the particulars of a residential property.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, employ, mean · **To what, where:** principal meaning, particulars, descriptor

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 22 «Soft words for hard things: work, firing and the economy and business and advertising» of the euphemisms 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/euphemisms/22-jobs-shops-and-estate-agents/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:22-jobs-shops-and-estate-agents:e1:1
# text = Identify the principal meaning of the descriptor "deceptively spacious" as employed in the particulars of a residential property.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	descriptor	descriptor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	deceptively	deceptively	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	spacious	spacious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	employed	employ	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	particulars	particular	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	residential	residential	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal meaning of the descriptor |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent meaning=Theme |
| 2 | **employ** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  | the particulars of a residential property |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **mean** |  |  | the descriptor |  |  |  |  | nom meaning «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The accommodation possesses elevated ceilings

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:22-jobs-shops-and-estate-agents:e1:o1:1
# text = The accommodation possesses elevated ceilings
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	accommodation	accommodation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	possesses	possess	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	elevated	elevate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	ceilings	ceiling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | present | the accommodation | elevated ceilings |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot ceiling=Theme |
| 2 | **elevate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The accommodation contains concealed chambers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:22-jobs-shops-and-estate-agents:e1:o2:1
# text = The accommodation contains concealed chambers
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	accommodation	accommodation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	contains	contain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	concealed	conceal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	chambers	chamber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contain** | present | the accommodation | concealed chambers |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot chamber=Theme |
| 2 | **conceal** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The accommodation is of limited dimensions

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:22-jobs-shops-and-estate-agents:e1:o3:1
# text = The accommodation is of limited dimensions
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	accommodation	accommodation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	limited	limited	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	dimensions	dimension	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the accommodation |  |  |  |  | of limited dimensions | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The accommodation is of exceptional dimensions

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:22-jobs-shops-and-estate-agents:e1:o4:1
# text = The accommodation is of exceptional dimensions
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	accommodation	accommodation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	exceptional	exceptional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	dimensions	dimension	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the accommodation |  |  |  |  | of exceptional dimensions | tree rules |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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