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description: Select the response consistent with the established meaning of the phrase "for medicinal purposes" when uttered jocularly in respect of an alcoholic beverage. Exam question 4 of lesson 31 «Soft words for hard things: drinking and drugs and religion and fate» of the euphemisms course of Mova's primar
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# Exam question 4 · Soft words for hard things: drinking and drugs and religio…

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Select the response consistent with the established meaning of the phrase "for medicinal purposes" when uttered jocularly in respect of an alcoholic beverage.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** select, establish, utter, mean, respect · **To what, where:** response, respect, phrase, alcoholic beverage

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 31 «Soft words for hard things: drinking and drugs and religion and fate» 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/31-drinking-drugs-religion-fate/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:31-drinking-drugs-religion-fate:e4:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established meaning of the phrase "for medicinal purposes" when uttered jocularly in respect of an alcoholic beverage.
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	3	amod	_	_
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	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	phrase	phrase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	medicinal	medicinal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	purposes	purpose	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	18	advmod	_	_
18	uttered	utter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	acl	_	_
19	jocularly	jocularly	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	alcoholic	alcoholic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	beverage	beverage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	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 |  |  |  |  | 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 | **utter** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  | respect of a alcoholic beverage |  | jocularly *property* | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **mean** |  |  | the phrase for medicinal purposes |  |  |  |  | nom meaning «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 5 | **respect** |  |  | a alcoholic beverage |  |  |  |  | nom respect «cognition 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 beverage has been prescribed by a physician

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:31-drinking-drugs-religion-fate:e4:o1:1
# text = The beverage has been prescribed by a physician
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beverage	beverage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	prescribed	prescribe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	physician	physician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prescribe** | present · perfect · passive | a physician | the beverage |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The beverage is intended exclusively for the treatment of a cough

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:31-drinking-drugs-religion-fate:e4:o2:1
# text = The beverage is intended exclusively for the treatment of a cough
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beverage	beverage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	intended	intend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	exclusively	exclusively	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	treatment	treatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	cough	cough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **intend** | present · passive |  | the beverage |  |  |  | for the treatment of a cough; exclusively *property* | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **treat** |  |  | a cough |  |  |  |  | nom treatment «act transitive»: of=patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The beverage is consumed for pleasure rather than for health

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:31-drinking-drugs-religion-fate:e4:o3:1
# text = The beverage is consumed for pleasure rather than for health
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beverage	beverage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	consumed	consume	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	pleasure	pleasure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	rather	rather	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	10	cc	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consume** | present · passive |  | the beverage |  |  |  | for pleasure rather health | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The beverage possesses proven curative properties

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:31-drinking-drugs-religion-fate:e4:o4:1
# text = The beverage possesses proven curative properties
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beverage	beverage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	possesses	possess	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	proven	prove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	curative	curative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	properties	property	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prove** | present · passive |  | the beverage |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Theme property=Attribute |

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