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description: It is given that a child at home alone is frightened by a noise. Ascertain the appropriate course of action. Exam question 4 of lesson 116 «Home alone, keys and garden play» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; M
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# Exam question 4 · Home alone, keys and garden play

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It is given that a child at home alone is frightened by a noise. Ascertain the appropriate course of action.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** noise, you · **What happens:** give, frighten, ascertain · **To what, where:** It, child, appropriate course

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 116 «Home alone, keys and garden play» 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/116-home-alone-keys-and-garden-play/#e4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a child at home alone is frightened by a noise.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:116-home-alone-keys-and-garden-play:e4:1
# text = It is given that a child at home alone is frightened by a noise.
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	_	11	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	frightened	frighten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	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 | **frighten** | present · passive | a noise | a child at home |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer |

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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 appropriate course of action.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:116-home-alone-keys-and-garden-play:e4:2
# text = Ascertain the appropriate course of action.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 appropriate course of action |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent course=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Open the door to see who is outside

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:116-home-alone-keys-and-garden-play:e4:o1:1
# text = Open the door to see who is outside
1	Open	open	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	5	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | imperative | you *not said here* | the door |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location door=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | outside *property* | tree rules |

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

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Stay somewhere safe and call a parent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:116-home-alone-keys-and-garden-play:e4:o2:1
# text = Stay somewhere safe and call a parent
1	Stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	1	advmod	_	_
3	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	call	call	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | safe, somewhere *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **call** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  | a parent |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Hide and say nothing to anyone later

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:116-home-alone-keys-and-garden-play:e4:o3:1
# text = Hide and say nothing to anyone later
1	Hide	hide	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
4	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obl	_	_
7	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive | you *not said here* | nothing | anyone |  |  | late *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic to anyone=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Go outside at once to investigate the noise and find its cause

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:116-home-alone-keys-and-garden-play:e4:o4:1
# text = Go outside at once to investigate the noise and find its cause
1	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	1	obl	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	investigate	investigate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	find	find	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
11	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | outside *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at once=Location |
| 2 | **investigate** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the noise |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent noise=Theme |
| 3 | **find** | infinitive | you *not said here* | noise's cause |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cause=Topic |
| 4 | **cause** |  | noise |  |  |  |  |  | nom cause «event transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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