--- title: An advertisement describes a dwelling as "compact" and requiring "so… — Olympiad: reading between the lines ★★★ · tree and pragmatics description: An advertisement describes a dwelling as "compact" and requiring "some TLC". Determine the condition so described. Exam question 1 of lesson 42 «Olympiad: reading between the lines ★★★» of the euphemisms course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines/e1/) [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/) / [Olympiad: reading between the lines ★★★](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines/) / e1 # Exam question 1 · Olympiad: reading between the lines ★★★ An advertisement describes a dwelling as "compact" and requiring "some TLC". Determine the condition so described. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** advertisement, you · **What happens:** describe, require, determine · **To what, where:** dwelling, TLC, condition This is exam question 1 of lesson 42 «Olympiad: reading between the lines ★★★» 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/42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines/#e1). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* An advertisement describes a dwelling as "compact" and requiring "some TLC". ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines:e1:1 # text = An advertisement describes a dwelling as "compact" and requiring "some TLC". 1 An a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 advertisement advertisement NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 describes describe VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 dwelling dwelling NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 as as SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 7 " " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 compact compact ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 " " PUNCT '' _ 8 punct _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 requiring require VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 8 conj _ _ 12 " " PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 14 det _ _ 14 TLC tlc NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 " " PUNCT '' _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **describe** | present | a advertisement | a dwelling | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent dwelling=Theme | | 2 | **require** | gerund | a advertisement *not said here* | some TLC | | | | | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme tlc=Precondition | 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:* Determine the condition so described. ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines:e1:2 # text = Determine the condition so described. 1 Determine determine VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 condition condition NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 so so ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 described describe VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 1 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the condition | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent condition=Topic | | 2 | **describe** | participle | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} A small dwelling in poor repair ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines:e1:o1:1 # text = A small dwelling in poor repair 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 small small ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 dwelling dwelling NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 poor poor ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 repair repair NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 2 {#o2} A spacious dwelling in poor repair ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines:e1:o2:1 # text = A spacious dwelling in poor repair 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 spacious spacious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 dwelling dwelling NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 poor poor ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 repair repair NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 {#o3} A spacious dwelling in excellent repair ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines:e1:o3:1 # text = A spacious dwelling in excellent repair 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 spacious spacious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 dwelling dwelling NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 excellent excellent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 repair repair NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 {#o4} A small dwelling recently renovated ```conllu # sent_id = question:euphemisms:42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines:e1:o4:1 # text = A small dwelling recently renovated 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 small small ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 dwelling dwelling NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 recently recently ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 renovated renovate VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 acl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **renovate** | participle | | a small dwelling *not said here* | | | | recently *property* | tree rules | **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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