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description: Ascertain the conditions that must be satisfied prior to visiting a friend's house. Exam question 1 of lesson 129 «Video calls and visiting a friend's house» 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
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# Exam question 1 · Video calls and visiting a friend's house

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Ascertain the conditions that must be satisfied prior to visiting a friend's house.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, conditions · **What happens:** ascertain, be, visit · **To what, where:** conditions, house

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 129 «Video calls and visiting a friend's house» 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/129-video-calls-and-visiting-friends/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:129-video-calls-and-visiting-friends:e1:1
# text = Ascertain the conditions that must be satisfied prior to visiting a friend's house.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	conditions	condition	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
5	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	satisfied	satisfied	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	prior	prior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=SCONJ	10	mark	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	visiting	visit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	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 conditions |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent condition=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | must | the conditions |  |  |  |  | satisfied *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **visit** | gerund | the conditions *not said here* | a friend's house |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Co-Agent |

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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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Your friend agrees, and no adult needs to be told about it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:129-video-calls-and-visiting-friends:e1:o1:1
# text = Your friend agrees, and no adult needs to be told about it
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	agrees	agree	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	7	det	_	_
7	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	xcomp	_	_
12	about	about	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present | Your friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **need** | present | no adult |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive | no adult *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about adult | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: about it=Topic |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Your parent agrees, and an adult knows where you are and when to collect you

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:129-video-calls-and-visiting-friends:e1:o2:1
# text = Your parent agrees, and an adult knows where you are and when to collect you
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	agrees	agree	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
9	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	8	ccomp	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
11	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	collect	collect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
16	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present | Your parent |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **know** | present | a adult |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | where *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **collect** | to-infinitive | Your parent *not said here* | you |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Your friend's sibling agrees, and you go after dark

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:129-video-calls-and-visiting-friends:e1:o3:1
# text = Your friend's sibling agrees, and you go after dark
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	sibling	sibling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	agrees	agree	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
10	after	after	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present | Your friend's sibling |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **go** | present | you |  |  |  | after dark |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You leave a note, and set off without waiting for a reply

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:129-video-calls-and-visiting-friends:e1:o4:1
# text = You leave a note, and set off without waiting for a reply
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	leave	leave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	set	set	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	waiting	wait	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present | You | a note |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent note=Theme |
| 2 | **set off** | infinitive | You *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **wait** | gerund | You *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for a reply | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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