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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the rhyme «finders keepers»? Exam question 1 of lesson 286 «Being trusted and what to do with things you find» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; 
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# Exam question 1 · Being trusted and what to do with things you find

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the rhyme «finders keepers»?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** rhyme

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 286 «Being trusted and what to do with things you find» 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/286-being-trusted-and-things-you-find/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:286-being-trusted-and-things-you-find:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the rhyme «finders keepers»?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	rhyme	rhyme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	finders	finder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	compound	_	_
13	keepers	keeper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the rhyme |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |

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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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It is a rule recognised in law

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:286-being-trusted-and-things-you-find:e1:o1:1
# text = It is a rule recognised in law
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	recognised	recognise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a rule |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **recognise** | participle |  | a rule *not said here* |  | law |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It applies to all items found outdoors, though not those found indoors

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:286-being-trusted-and-things-you-find:e1:o2:1
# text = It applies to all items found outdoors, though not those found indoors
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	applies	apply	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	items	item	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	outdoors	outdoors	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	2	obl	_	_
12	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	indoors	indoors	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **apply** | present | It | those |  |  |  | to all items | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **find** | participle |  | all items *not said here* |  |  |  | outdoors *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **find** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | indoors *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It applies to any sum of money found

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:286-being-trusted-and-things-you-find:e1:o3:1
# text = It applies to any sum of money found
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	applies	apply	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **apply** | present | It |  |  |  |  | to any sum of money | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **find** | participle |  | money *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **sum** |  |  | money |  |  |  |  | nom sum «possession transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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It is a rhyme and not a rule, since a lost item still belongs to its owner

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:286-being-trusted-and-things-you-find:e1:o4:1
# text = It is a rhyme and not a rule, since a lost item still belongs to its owner
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	rhyme	rhyme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
13	item	item	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	still	still	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	owner	owner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a rhyme and a rule |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **belong** | present | a lost item |  |  |  | still | to item's owner | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: 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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