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title: Identify the principal reason why an invitation must be answered by… — Birthday parties · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal reason why an invitation must be answered by the stated date. Exam question 1 of lesson 130 «Birthday parties» 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 right.
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# Exam question 1 · Birthday parties

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Identify the principal reason why an invitation must be answered by the stated date.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, stated date · **What happens:** identify, answer, state · **To what, where:** principal reason, invitation

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 130 «Birthday parties» 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/130-birthday-parties/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:130-birthday-parties:e1:1
# text = Identify the principal reason why an invitation must be answered by the stated date.
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	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	invitation	invitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	answered	answer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	stated	state	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	date	date	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	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 reason |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 2 | **answer** *speech: assert* | must · passive | the stated date | a invitation |  |  |  |  | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent subject=Eventuality |
| 3 | **state** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=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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The host must report the number to the school

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:130-birthday-parties:e1:o1:1
# text = The host must report the number to the school
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	host	host	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	report	report	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **report** | must | the host | the number | the school |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent number=Topic to school=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The host wishes to know who owns the best present

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:130-birthday-parties:e1:o2:1
# text = The host wishes to know who owns the best present
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	host	host	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wishes	wish	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	owns	own	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	amod	_	_
10	present	present	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wish** | present | the host |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **know** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the host *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **own** | present |  | the best present |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot present=Theme |

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

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The host needs to know how many children to plan for

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:130-birthday-parties:e1:o3:1
# text = The host needs to know how many children to plan for
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	host	host	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
7	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	plan	plan	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | the host |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **know** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the host *not said here* | many children |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer child=Stimulus |
| 3 | **plan** | to-infinitive | the host *not said here* | many children *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The invitation becomes invalid on the next day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:130-birthday-parties:e1:o4:1
# text = The invitation becomes invalid on the next day
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	invitation	invitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	becomes	become	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	invalid	invalid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	xcomp	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | present | the invitation | invalid |  |  | day |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

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