--- title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Clocks, calendars and planning the day · tree and pragmatics description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the date written 3/4 in the United Kingdom. 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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/263-clocks-calendars-and-planning/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:263-clocks-calendars-and-planning:e3:1 # text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the date written 3/4 in the United Kingdom. 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 consistent consistent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 xcomp _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 established establish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 amod _ _ 8 facts fact NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ 9 concerning concern VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 8 acl _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 date date NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 12 written write VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 11 acl _ _ 13 3/4 3/4 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 12 obl:unmarked _ _ 14 in in ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 16 United United PROPN NNP _ 17 flat _ _ 17 Kingdom Kingdom PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 18 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response | | | | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme | | 2 | **establish** | participle | | | | | | | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot | | 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the date | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus date=Experiencer | | 4 | **write** | participle | the date *not said here* | 3/4 in the United Kingdom | | | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | 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} It signifies the third of April ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:263-clocks-calendars-and-planning:e3:o1:1 # text = It signifies the third of April 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 signifies signify VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 third third NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 April April PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **signify** | present | It | the third of April | | | | | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot third=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} It signifies the fourth of March ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:263-clocks-calendars-and-planning:e3:o2:1 # text = It signifies the fourth of March 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 signifies signify VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 fourth fourth NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 March March PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **signify** | present | It | the fourth of March | | | | | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot fourth=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} It signifies the third quarter of the year ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:263-clocks-calendars-and-planning:e3:o3:1 # text = It signifies the third quarter of the year 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 signifies signify VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 third third ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 5 amod _ _ 5 quarter quarter NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 year year NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **signify** | present | It | the third quarter of the year | | | | | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot quarter=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} It signifies a fraction of a day ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:263-clocks-calendars-and-planning:e3:o4:1 # text = It signifies a fraction of a day 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 signifies signify VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 fraction fraction NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **signify** | present | It | a fraction of a day | | | | | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot fraction=Theme | **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. 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