--- title: It is given that a countdown in an advertisement announces «Hurry, o… — Kind jokes, teasing, pranks, April Foo… · tree and pragmatics description: It is given that a countdown in an advertisement announces «Hurry, only today!». Select the response consistent with the established facts. Exam question 3 of lesson 313 «Kind jokes, teasing, pranks, April Fools, illusions and adverts» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the depend --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/313-kind-jokes-pranks-april-fools-and-adverts/e3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [Kind jokes, teasing, pranks, April Foo…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/313-kind-jokes-pranks-april-fools-and-adverts/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Kind jokes, teasing, pranks, April Fools, illusions and ad… It is given that a countdown in an advertisement announces «Hurry, only today!». Select the response consistent with the established facts. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** countdown, you · **What happens:** give, announce, hurry, select, establish · **To what, where:** It, response · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is exam question 3 of lesson 313 «Kind jokes, teasing, pranks, April Fools, illusions and adverts» 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/313-kind-jokes-pranks-april-fools-and-adverts/#e3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* It is given that a countdown in an advertisement announces «Hurry, only today!». ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:313-kind-jokes-pranks-april-fools-and-adverts:e3:1 # text = It is given that a countdown in an advertisement announces «Hurry, only today!». 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 _ 10 mark _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 countdown countdown NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 advertisement advertisement NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ 10 announces announce VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 11 « « PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 Hurry hurry VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 14 only only ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ _ 15 today today NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ! ! PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 » » PUNCT '' _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | present · passive | | It | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **announce** *speech: other* | present | a countdown in a advertisement | | | | | | vn order-58.3 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **hurry** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | | | today | | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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. *Sentence 2:* Select the response consistent with the established facts. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:313-kind-jokes-pranks-april-fools-and-adverts:e3:2 # text = Select the response consistent with the established facts. 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 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 established establish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 amod _ _ 8 facts fact NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 | | 2 | **establish** | participle | | | | | | | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} It is designed to rush the viewer so that they do not think clearly ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:313-kind-jokes-pranks-april-fools-and-adverts:e3:o1:1 # text = It is designed to rush the viewer so that they do not think clearly 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 designed design VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 rush rush VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 advcl _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 viewer viewer NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 so so SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 13 mark _ _ 9 that that SCONJ IN _ 8 fixed _ _ 10 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 11 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 12 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 13 advmod _ _ 13 think think VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 advcl _ _ 14 clearly clearly ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **design** | present · passive | | It | | | | | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Result | | 2 | **rush** | to-infinitive | | the viewer | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme viewer=Trajectory | | 3 | **not** **think** *speech: other* | present · do-support | they | | | | | clearly *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} It guarantees the lowest price ever offered ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:313-kind-jokes-pranks-april-fools-and-adverts:e3:o2:1 # text = It guarantees the lowest price ever offered 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 guarantees guarantee VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 lowest low ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 5 amod _ _ 5 price price NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 6 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 7 advmod _ _ 7 offered offer VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 acl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **guarantee** | present | It | the lowest price | | | | | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition price=Theme | | 2 | **offer** | participle | | the lowest price *not said here* | | | ever | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} It is required by law for genuine sales ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:313-kind-jokes-pranks-april-fools-and-adverts:e3:o3:1 # text = It is required by law for genuine sales 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 required require VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 law law NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 genuine genuine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 sales sale NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl:agent _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **require** | present · passive | genuine sales | It | | | | by law | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Precondition | ### Option 4 {#o4} It indicates the product is in short supply ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:313-kind-jokes-pranks-april-fools-and-adverts:e3:o4:1 # text = It indicates the product is in short supply 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 indicates indicate VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 product product NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 short short ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 supply supply NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **indicate** | present | It | | | | | | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot | | 2 | **is** | present | the product | | | short supply | | | tree rules | **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. 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