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# Exam question 1 · Jealousy, boredom, pride and hard moments

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the love of parents toward older children following the birth of a baby?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** older children · **What happens:** follow, characteris, love · **To what, where:** love, birth, parents

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 292 «Jealousy, boredom, pride and hard moments» 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/292-jealousy-boredom-pride-and-hard-moments/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:292-jealousy-boredom-pride-and-hard-moments:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the love of parents toward older children following the birth of a baby?
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	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
13	toward	toward	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	15	amod	_	_
15	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
16	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	acl	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	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 love of parents |  |  |  | of the following statements; toward older children; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **follow** | gerund | older children *not said here* | the birth of a baby |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent birth=Theme |
| 4 | **love** |  |  | parents |  |  |  |  | nom love «feeling transitive»: of=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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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They love older children less as they grow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:292-jealousy-boredom-pride-and-hard-moments:e1:o1:1
# text = They love older children less as they grow
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
4	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	2	advmod	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | They | older children |  |  |  | less *property* | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer child=Stimulus |
| 2 | **grow** | present | children *= child* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They love the baby more because it is smaller and needs them more

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:292-jealousy-boredom-pride-and-hard-moments:e1:o2:1
# text = They love the baby more because it is smaller and needs them more
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	2	advmod	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	advcl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | They | the baby |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer baby=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | present | baby |  |  |  |  | small *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **need** | present | They *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot they=Theme |

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

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They love their older children just as much, though the baby needs much care

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:292-jealousy-boredom-pride-and-hard-moments:e1:o3:1
# text = They love their older children just as much, though the baby needs much care
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	as	as	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	much	much	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
14	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | They | their older children |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer child=Stimulus |
| 2 | **need** | present | the baby | much care |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot care=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They love only the newest child

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:292-jealousy-boredom-pride-and-hard-moments:e1:o4:1
# text = They love only the newest child
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	newest	new	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | They | the newest child |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer |

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