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description: Given that a pharmacy catalogue lists "protective underwear", determine which of the following most accurately characterises the product. Exam question 4 of lesson 7 «Soft words for hard things: the toilet and bodily functions» of the euphemisms course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency t
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# Exam question 4 · Soft words for hard things: the toilet and bodily functions

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Given that a pharmacy catalogue lists "protective underwear", determine which of the following most accurately characterises the product.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** pharmacy catalogue, you · **What happens:** give, list, determine, follow, characteris · **To what, where:** protective underwear, product

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 7 «Soft words for hard things: the toilet and bodily functions» 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/7-wind-sick-and-runs/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:7-wind-sick-and-runs:e4:1
# text = Given that a pharmacy catalogue lists "protective underwear", determine which of the following most accurately characterises the product.
1	Given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	mark	_	_
2	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	pharmacy	pharmacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	catalogue	catalogue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	lists	list	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	protective	protective	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	underwear	underwear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
14	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
16	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	19	csubj	_	_
17	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	18	advmod	_	_
18	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	ccomp	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	product	product	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **list** | present | a pharmacy catalogue | protective underwear |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **characteris** | present |  | the product |  |  |  | accurately *property* | tree rules |

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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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Underwear treated against insects

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:7-wind-sick-and-runs:e4:o1:1
# text = Underwear treated against insects
1	Underwear	underwear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	treated	treat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	against	against	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	insects	insect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **treat** | participle |  | Underwear *not said here* |  |  |  | against insects | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Garments offering protection against cold

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:7-wind-sick-and-runs:e4:o2:1
# text = Garments offering protection against cold
1	Garments	garment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	offering	offer	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
3	protection	protection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	against	against	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | gerund | Garments *not said here* | protection |  |  |  | against cold | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent protection=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Clothing worn for contact sports

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:7-wind-sick-and-runs:e4:o3:1
# text = Clothing worn for contact sports
1	Clothing	clothe	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	aux:pass	_	_
2	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	contact	contact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	sports	sport	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  | for contact sports | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative» |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Adult nappies for incontinence

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:7-wind-sick-and-runs:e4:o4:1
# text = Adult nappies for incontinence
1	Adult	adult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	nappies	nappy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	incontinence	incontinence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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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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