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title: It is given that a resident of a United States facility is described… — Soft words for hard things: age and lo… · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a resident of a United States facility is described as being in "assisted living". Ascertain the nature of the facility. Exam question 2 of lesson 9 «Soft words for hard things: age and looks and weight» of the euphemisms course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and
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# Exam question 2 · Soft words for hard things: age and looks and weight

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It is given that a resident of a United States facility is described as being in "assisted living". Ascertain the nature of the facility.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** give, describe, assist, be, ascertain · **To what, where:** It, resident, nature

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 9 «Soft words for hard things: age and looks and weight» 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/9-age-looks-and-size/#e2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a resident of a United States facility is described as being in "assisted living".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:9-age-looks-and-size:e2:1
# text = It is given that a resident of a United States facility is described as being in "assisted living".
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	_	13	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	resident	resident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	United	United	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	States	State	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	11	compound	_	_
11	facility	facility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	described	describe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
15	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	19	cop	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	assisted	assist	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	19	amod	_	_
19	living	living	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 resident of a States facility |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **assist** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | as assisted living | 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.

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*Sentence 2:* Ascertain the nature of the facility.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:9-age-looks-and-size:e2:2
# text = Ascertain the nature of the facility.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	facility	facility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the nature of the facility |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nature=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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A hostel for travelling workers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:9-age-looks-and-size:e2:o1:1
# text = A hostel for travelling workers
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hostel	hostel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	travelling	travel	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **travel** | gerund | a hostel *not said here* | workers |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme worker=Trajectory |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A hospital ward for acute illness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:9-age-looks-and-size:e2:o2:1
# text = A hospital ward for acute illness
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	ward	ward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	acute	acute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A shared dwelling for students attending a nearby university

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:9-age-looks-and-size:e2:o3:1
# text = A shared dwelling for students attending a nearby university
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	shared	share	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	aux	_	_
3	dwelling	dwell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	students	student	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	attending	attend	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	nearby	nearby	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	university	university	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dwell** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | for students | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **attend** | gerund | students *not said here* | a nearby university |  |  |  |  | vn attend-107.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme university=Goal |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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A residence in which elderly persons receive help with daily tasks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:9-age-looks-and-size:e2:o4:1
# text = A residence in which elderly persons receive help with daily tasks
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	residence	residence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obl	_	_
5	elderly	elderly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	receive	receive	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
8	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	daily	daily	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	tasks	task	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **receive** | present | elderly persons | help |  | a residence |  | with daily tasks | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent help=Theme in which=Location |

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