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# Exam question 3 · Greeting adults and teachers

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Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the greeting of an unknown adult while alone.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, response, established facts · **What happens:** select, be, establish, concern, greet · **To what, where:** response, greeting, unknown adult

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 121 «Greeting adults and teachers» 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/121-greeting-adults-and-teachers/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:121-greeting-adults-and-teachers:e3:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the greeting of an unknown adult while alone.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	greeting	greeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	unknown	unknown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
18	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
19	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the response |  |  |  |  | with the established facts; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the greeting of a unknown adult |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus greeting=Experiencer |
| 5 | **greet** |  |  | a unknown adult |  |  |  |  | nom greeting «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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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You must accept any gift offered to remain polite

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:121-greeting-adults-and-teachers:e3:o1:1
# text = You must accept any gift offered to remain polite
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	accept	accept	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	offered	offer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	xcomp	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	remain	remain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	polite	polite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accept** | must | You | any gift |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent gift=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **offer** | participle | You *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **remain** | to-infinitive | You *not said here* |  |  |  |  | polite *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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You must stop and answer every question put to you

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:121-greeting-adults-and-teachers:e3:o2:1
# text = You must stop and answer every question put to you
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	answer	answer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | must | You |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **answer** *speech: assert* | infinitive | You *not said here* | every question |  |  |  |  | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent question=Eventuality |
| 3 | **put** | participle |  | every question *not said here* | you |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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You may say hello, but never stop, go or take anything

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:121-greeting-adults-and-teachers:e3:o3:1
# text = You may say hello, but never stop, go or take anything
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	hello	hello	INTJ	UH	_	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
13	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | may | You |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent hello=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **stop** | infinitive | You *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 3 | **go** | infinitive | You *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **take** | infinitive | You *not said here* | anything |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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You must accompany the adult if they request it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:121-greeting-adults-and-teachers:e3:o4:1
# text = You must accompany the adult if they request it
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	accompany	accompany	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	request	request	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accompany** | must | You | the adult |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent adult=Theme |
| 2 | **request** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | they | adult |  |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent it=Recipient |

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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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