--- title: It is given that a gentleman is described as "in his cups". Select t… — Soft words for hard things: drinking a… · tree and pragmatics description: It is given that a gentleman is described as "in his cups". Select the response that is consistent with the established meaning of that expression. Exam question 3 of lesson 30 «Soft words for hard things: drinking and drugs» of the euphemisms course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tre --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/30-drinking-and-drugs/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/) / [Euphemisms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/) / [Soft words for hard things: drinking a…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/30-drinking-and-drugs/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Soft words for hard things: drinking and drugs It is given that a gentleman is described as "in his cups". Select the response that is consistent with the established meaning of that expression. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, response · **What happens:** give, describe, select, be, establish, mean · **To what, where:** It, gentleman, response, expression This is exam question 3 of lesson 30 «Soft words for hard things: drinking and drugs» 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/30-drinking-and-drugs/#e3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* It is given that a gentleman is described as "in his cups". ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:30-drinking-and-drugs:e3:1 # text = It is given that a gentleman is described as "in his cups". 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 _ 8 mark _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 gentleman gentleman NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj:pass _ _ 7 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux:pass _ _ 8 described describe VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 advcl _ _ 9 as as ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 10 " " PUNCT `` _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 in in ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ _ 13 cups cup NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 " " PUNCT '' _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 | **describe** | present · passive | | a gentleman | | | | as gentleman's cups | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Theme as cup=Attribute | 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. *Sentence 2:* Select the response that is consistent with the established meaning of that expression. ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:30-drinking-and-drugs:e3:2 # text = Select the response that is consistent with the established meaning of that expression. 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 PRON WDT PronType=Rel 6 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 6 consistent consistent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 acl:relcl _ _ 7 with with ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 established establish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 10 amod _ _ 10 meaning meaning NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 13 det _ _ 13 expression expression NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 | **is** | present | the response | | | | | with the established meaning of that expression; consistent *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **establish** | participle | | | | | | | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot | | 4 | **mean** | | | that expression | | | | | nom meaning «communication transitive»: of=patient | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} He is collecting cups ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:30-drinking-and-drugs:e3:o1:1 # text = He is collecting cups 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 collecting collect VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 cups cup NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **collect** | present · progressive | He | cups | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cup=Theme | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} He is drunk ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:30-drinking-and-drugs:e3:o2:1 # text = He is drunk 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 drunk drunk ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | He | | | | | drunk *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} He is washing dishes ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:30-drinking-and-drugs:e3:o3:1 # text = He is washing dishes 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 washing wash VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 dishes dish NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wash** | present · progressive | He | dishes | | | | | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dish=Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} He has won trophies ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:30-drinking-and-drugs:e3:o4:1 # text = He has won trophies 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 won win VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 trophies trophy NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **win** | present · perfect | He | trophies | | | | | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trophy=Eventuality | **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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