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title: Identify the appropriate conduct at a meal before eating begins. — Respect for everyone, greetings, goodb… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the appropriate conduct at a meal before eating begins. Exam question 1 of lesson 221 «Respect for everyone, greetings, goodbyes and the table» 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 righ
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# Exam question 1 · Respect for everyone, greetings, goodbyes and the table

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Identify the appropriate conduct at a meal before eating begins.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, eat, begin · **To what, where:** appropriate conduct, meal

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 221 «Respect for everyone, greetings, goodbyes and 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/221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table:e1:1
# text = Identify the appropriate conduct at a meal before eating begins.
1	Identify	identify	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	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	nsubj	_	_
10	begins	begin	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	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 appropriate conduct |  | a meal |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent conduct=Theme |
| 2 | **eat** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **begin** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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One waits until all are seated and served, unless the host invites one to start

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table:e1:o1:1
# text = One waits until all are seated and served, unless the host invites one to start
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	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	seated	seat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	served	serve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	unless	unless	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	host	host	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	invites	invite	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	obj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	start	start	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
```

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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 | **seat** | present · passive |  | all |  |  |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP.location V NP»: subject=Value |
| 3 | **serve** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **invite** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the host | one |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent one=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 5 | **start** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | one *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One waits until the host has finished eating

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table:e1:o2:1
# text = One waits until the host has finished eating
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	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	host	host	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	finished	finish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
8	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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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 | **finish** | present · perfect · passive |  | the host |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **eat** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One eats first from the shared dishes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table:e1:o3:1
# text = One eats first from the shared dishes
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nsubj	_	_
2	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	2	advmod	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	shared	share	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	dishes	dish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | One |  |  | the shared dishes |  | first *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from dish=Source |
| 2 | **share** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One begins eating as soon as one's plate arrives

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table:e1:o4:1
# text = One begins eating as soon as one's plate arrives
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nsubj	_	_
2	begins	begin	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	csubj	_	_
4	as	as	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	plate	plate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	arrives	arrive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | present | One |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **eat** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **arrive** | present | eating |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «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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