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# Exam question 1 · Gratitude, helping at home and privacy

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Identify the principal reason for which one knocks upon a closed door and awaits a reply before entering.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, one · **What happens:** identify, knock, close, await, enter · **To what, where:** principal reason, closed door, reply

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 102 «Gratitude, helping at home and privacy» of the everyday 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/everyday/102-gratitude-helping-at-home-privacy/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:102-gratitude-helping-at-home-privacy:e1:1
# text = Identify the principal reason for which one knocks upon a closed door and awaits a reply before entering.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obl	_	_
7	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	knocks	knock	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl	_	_
9	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	awaits	await	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
18	entering	enter	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal reason |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 2 | **knock** | present | one |  |  | a closed door |  | for the principal reason | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme upon door=Location |
| 3 | **close** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **await** | present | one *not said here* | a reply |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **enter** | gerund | one *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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It is required only when visiting a neighbour

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:102-gratitude-helping-at-home-privacy:e1:o1:1
# text = It is required only when visiting a neighbour
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	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
6	visiting	visit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **visit** | gerund |  | a neighbour |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent neighbour=Co-Agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Every person is entitled to privacy within his own room

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:102-gratitude-helping-at-home-privacy:e1:o2:1
# text = Every person is entitled to privacy within his own room
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	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	entitled	entitle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	privacy	privacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	within	within	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **entitle** | present · passive |  | every person |  |  |  | to privacy; within person's own room | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Doors are damaged over time when they are opened without knocking first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:102-gratitude-helping-at-home-privacy:e1:o3:1
# text = Doors are damaged over time when they are opened without knocking first
1	Doors	door	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	damaged	damage	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	over	over	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	opened	open	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
10	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	knocking	knock	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
12	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **damage** | present · passive |  | Doors |  |  | time |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **open** | present · passive |  | Doors *= door* |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **knock** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Knocking ensures that the room is unoccupied

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:102-gratitude-helping-at-home-privacy:e1:o4:1
# text = Knocking ensures that the room is unoccupied
1	Knocking	knocking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ensures	ensure	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	unoccupied	unoccupied	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ensure** | present | Knocking |  |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition |
| 2 | **is** | present | the room |  |  |  |  | unoccupied *property* | tree rules |

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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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