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title: It is given that a family travelling by rail becomes separated. Sele… — Trains, the Underground and subways · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a family travelling by rail becomes separated. Select the response consistent with sound prior arrangement. Exam question 3 of lesson 270 «Trains, the Underground and subways» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question an
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# Exam question 3 · Trains, the Underground and subways

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It is given that a family travelling by rail becomes separated. Select the response consistent with sound prior arrangement.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** family, you · **What happens:** give, travel, separate, select · **To what, where:** It, family, response

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 270 «Trains, the Underground and subways» 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/270-trains-and-subways/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a family travelling by rail becomes separated.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:270-trains-and-subways:e3:1
# text = It is given that a family travelling by rail becomes separated.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	travelling	travel	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	rail	rail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	becomes	become	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	separated	separate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **travel** | gerund | a family *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by rail | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by rail=Trajectory |
| 3 | **separate** | present · passive |  | a family |  |  |  |  | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=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.

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*Sentence 2:* Select the response consistent with sound prior arrangement.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:270-trains-and-subways:e3:2
# text = Select the response consistent with sound prior arrangement.
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	3	amod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
7	prior	prior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	arrangement	arrangement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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A plan agreed beforehand, such as alighting at the next station and waiting

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:270-trains-and-subways:e3:o1:1
# text = A plan agreed beforehand, such as alighting at the next station and waiting
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	agreed	agree	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	beforehand	beforehand	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=SCONJ	8	mark	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	alighting	alight	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	waiting	waiting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | participle |  | a plan *not said here* |  |  |  | beforehand *property* | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **alight** | gerund | a plan *not said here* |  |  | the next station and waiting |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The child shall remain aboard until the line terminates and tell nobody

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:270-trains-and-subways:e3:o2:1
# text = The child shall remain aboard until the line terminates and tell nobody
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	remain	remain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	aboard	aboard	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	terminates	terminate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
12	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remain** | shall | the child |  |  |  |  | aboard *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **terminate** | present | the line |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | the child *not said here* |  | nobody |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent nobody=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The child shall leave the station in search of the family

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:270-trains-and-subways:e3:o3:1
# text = The child shall leave the station in search of the family
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	search	search	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | shall | the child | the station |  | search of the family |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent station=Theme in search=Location |
| 2 | **search** |  |  | the family |  |  |  |  | nom search «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each member shall proceed independently to the final destination

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:270-trains-and-subways:e3:o4:1
# text = Each member shall proceed independently to the final destination
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	proceed	proceed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	independently	independently	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	destination	destination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **proceed** | shall | each member |  |  |  |  | to the final destination; independently *property* | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: 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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