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title: State the reason for which spectators at a firework display remain b… — Money in town and staying safe in crowds · tree and pragmatics
description: State the reason for which spectators at a firework display remain behind the barrier. Exam question 4 of lesson 276 «Money in town and staying safe in crowds» 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 w
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# Exam question 4 · Money in town and staying safe in crowds

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State the reason for which spectators at a firework display remain behind the barrier.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** spectators · **What happens:** remain · **To what, where:** barrier

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 276 «Money in town and staying safe in crowds» 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/276-money-and-crowds-in-town/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:276-money-and-crowds-in-town:e4:1
# text = State the reason for which spectators at a firework display remain behind the barrier.
1	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obl	_	_
6	spectators	spectator	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	firework	firework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	display	display	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
11	remain	remain	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
12	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	barrier	barrier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	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 | **remain** | present | spectators at a firework display |  |  | the barrier |  | for the reason | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme behind barrier=Location |

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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 {#o1}

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The barrier marks the area reserved for paying guests

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:276-money-and-crowds-in-town:e4:o1:1
# text = The barrier marks the area reserved for paying guests
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	barrier	barrier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	marks	mark	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	reserved	reserve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	paying	pay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
9	guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mark** | present | the barrier |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **reserve** | past | the area |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **pay** | gerund | the area *not said here* | guests |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guest=Asset |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Smoke is prohibited from crossing the barrier

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:276-money-and-crowds-in-town:e4:o2:1
# text = Smoke is prohibited from crossing the barrier
1	Smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	prohibited	prohibit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	crossing	cross	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	barrier	barrier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prohibit** | present · passive |  | Smoke |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **cross** | gerund |  | the barrier |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent barrier=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Fireworks may injure persons standing too close

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:276-money-and-crowds-in-town:e4:o3:1
# text = Fireworks may injure persons standing too close
1	Fireworks	firework	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	injure	injure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **injure** | may | Fireworks | persons |  |  |  | close *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **stand** | gerund | persons *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The fireworks cannot be seen from beyond it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:276-money-and-crowds-in-town:e4:o4:1
# text = The fireworks cannot be seen from beyond it
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fireworks	firework	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	beyond	beyond	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **see** | can · passive |  | the fireworks |  | it |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |

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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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