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# Exam question 2 · Excuse me, and good manners at the table

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises correct conduct in respect of a condiment, such as salt or ketchup, beyond one's reach?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, respect · **To what, where:** correct conduct, respect, condiment

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 127 «Excuse me, and good manners at the table» 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/127-excuse-me-and-table-manners/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:127-excuse-me-and-table-manners:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises correct conduct in respect of a condiment, such as salt or ketchup, beyond one's reach?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	condiment	condiment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	19	case	_	_
18	as	as	ADP	IN	_	17	fixed	_	_
19	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	ketchup	ketchup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
23	beyond	beyond	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
24	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	's	's	PART	POS	_	24	case	_	_
26	reach	reach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | correct conduct |  | respect of a condiment |  | of the following statements; beyond one's reach; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **respect** |  |  | a condiment |  |  |  |  | nom respect «cognition 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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One stands up and reaches across the table for it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:127-excuse-me-and-table-manners:e2:o1:1
# text = One stands up and reaches across the table for it
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	reaches	reach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	across	across	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand up** | present | One |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **reach** | present | One *not said here* |  |  | the table |  | for table | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent across table=Path |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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One takes it from a neighbour's plate quietly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:127-excuse-me-and-table-manners:e2:o2:1
# text = One takes it from a neighbour's plate quietly
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nsubj	_	_
2	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	plate	plate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | One | it |  | a neighbour's plate |  | quietly *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent it=Theme from plate=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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One waits until everyone has left the table

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:127-excuse-me-and-table-manners:e2:o3:1
# text = One waits until everyone has left the table
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nsubj	_	_
2	waits	wait	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	6	nsubj	_	_
5	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | present | One |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **leave** | present · perfect | everyone | the table |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent table=Theme |

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

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One asks for it to be passed instead of reaching across

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:127-excuse-me-and-table-manners:e2:o4:1
# text = One asks for it to be passed instead of reaching across
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nsubj	_	_
2	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	passed	pass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
8	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=SCONJ	10	mark	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	reaching	reach	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
11	across	across	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | One |  |  |  |  | for it | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **pass** | to-infinitive · passive | One *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V» |
| 3 | **reach** | gerund | One *not said here* |  |  |  |  | across *property* | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=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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