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# Exam question 1 · Good manners and safety in town: shops, restaurants, the l…

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the conduct required in a queue at the checkout?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, require · **To what, where:** conduct, queue

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 311 «Good manners and safety in town: shops, restaurants, the library, the doctor and 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/311-good-manners-and-safety-in-town/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:311-good-manners-and-safety-in-town:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the conduct required in a queue at the checkout?
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	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	queue	queue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	checkout	checkout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	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 conduct |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **require** | participle |  | the conduct *not said here* |  | a queue at the checkout |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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One waits one's turn, since pushing in is rude

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:311-good-manners-and-safety-in-town:e1:o1:1
# text = One waits one's turn, since pushing in is rude
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nsubj	_	_
2	waits	wait	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	turn	turn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	pushing	push	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	csubj	_	_
9	in	in	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | present | One | one's turn |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **push in** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | pushing |  |  |  |  | rude *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One may push in if purchasing little

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:311-good-manners-and-safety-in-town:e1:o2:1
# text = One may push in if purchasing little
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nsubj	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	push	push	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	obl	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	purchasing	purchase	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
7	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **push in** | may | One |  |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **purchase** *a condition, not said to happen* | gerund | One *not said here* | little |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset little=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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One may proceed directly to the front if one is in haste or has but one item

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:311-good-manners-and-safety-in-town:e1:o3:1
# text = One may proceed directly to the front if one is in haste or has but one item
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nsubj	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	proceed	proceed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	directly	directly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	haste	haste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	advcl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
15	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	item	item	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **proceed** | may | One |  |  |  |  | to the front; directly *property* | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | One *not said here* |  |  | one haste but one item |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **have** | present | One *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One waits only if the cashier is watching

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:311-good-manners-and-safety-in-town:e1:o4:1
# text = One waits only if the cashier is watching
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nsubj	_	_
2	waits	wait	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cashier	cashier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	watching	watch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | present | One |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **watch** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · progressive | the cashier |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: 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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