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title: Identify the principal benefit of noting the exits upon entering a b… — Eyes up: noticing your surroundings · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal benefit of noting the exits upon entering a building. Exam question 3 of lesson 11 «Eyes up: noticing your surroundings» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Exam question 3 · Eyes up: noticing your surroundings

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Identify the principal benefit of noting the exits upon entering a building.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, principal benefit · **What happens:** identify, note, enter · **To what, where:** principal benefit, exits, building

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 11 «Eyes up: noticing your surroundings» 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/11-eyes-up/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:11-eyes-up:e3:1
# text = Identify the principal benefit of noting the exits upon entering a building.
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	benefit	benefit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	noting	note	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	exits	exit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	entering	enter	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	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 benefit |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent benefit=Theme |
| 2 | **note** | gerund | the principal benefit *not said here* | the exits |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent exit=Topic |
| 3 | **enter** | gerund | the principal benefit *not said here* | a building |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme building=Destination |

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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 permits the visitor to avoid paying for admission

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:11-eyes-up:e3:o1:1
# text = It permits the visitor to avoid paying for admission
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	permits	permit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	visitor	visitor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	paying	pay	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	admission	admission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permit** | present | It | the visitor |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent visitor=Theme |
| 2 | **avoid** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **pay** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | for admission | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for admission=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It permits the visitor to remain unseen by staff

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:11-eyes-up:e3:o2:1
# text = It permits the visitor to remain unseen by staff
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	permits	permit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	visitor	visitor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	remain	remain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	unseen	unseen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	staff	staff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permit** | present | It | the visitor |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Causer visitor=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **remain** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | by staff; unseen *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by staff=Location |

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

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It permits a rapid departure in the event of an emergency

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:11-eyes-up:e3:o3:1
# text = It permits a rapid departure in the event of an emergency
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	permits	permit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	rapid	rapid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	departure	departure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	emergency	emergency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permit** | present | It | a rapid departure |  | the event of a emergency |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent departure=Theme in event=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It renders fire alarms within the building unnecessary

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:11-eyes-up:e3:o4:1
# text = It renders fire alarms within the building unnecessary
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	renders	render	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	alarms	alarm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	within	within	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	unnecessary	unnecessary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **render** | present | It | fire alarms |  |  |  | within the building | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alarm=Theme |

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