--- title: It is given that a person dines at another's table. Select the respo… — Manners: greeting every worker, handsh… · tree and pragmatics description: It is given that a person dines at another's table. Select the response consistent with courtesy. Exam question 3 of lesson 323 «Manners: greeting every worker, handshakes, «How's it going?», introductions, goodbyes, please and thank you, excuse me, and table manners» of the everyday course of Mova' --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/323-greetings-handshakes-goodbyes-please-and-table-manners/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/) / [Manners: greeting every worker, handsh…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/323-greetings-handshakes-goodbyes-please-and-table-manners/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Manners: greeting every worker, handshakes, «How's it goin… It is given that a person dines at another's table. Select the response consistent with courtesy. **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** person, you · **What happens:** give, dine, select · **To what, where:** It, table, response This is exam question 3 of lesson 323 «Manners: greeting every worker, handshakes, «How's it going?», introductions, goodbyes, please and thank you, excuse me, and table manners» 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/323-greetings-handshakes-goodbyes-please-and-table-manners/#e3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* It is given that a person dines at another's table. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:323-greetings-handshakes-goodbyes-please-and-table-manners:e3:1 # text = It is given that a person dines at another's table. 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 _ 7 mark _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 person person NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 dines dine VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 8 at at ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 9 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 11 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 10 's 's PART POS _ 9 case _ _ 11 table table NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | present · passive | | It | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 2 | **dine** | present | a person | | | another's table | | | vn dine-39.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | 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 courtesy. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:323-greetings-handshakes-goodbyes-please-and-table-manners:e3:2 # text = Select the response consistent with courtesy. 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 _ 6 case _ _ 6 courtesy courtesy NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . 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 | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Eating before the host is seated ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:323-greetings-handshakes-goodbyes-please-and-table-manners:e3:o1:1 # text = Eating before the host is seated 1 Eating eat VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 6 csubj:pass _ _ 2 before before ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 host host NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux:pass _ _ 6 seated seat VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **eat** | gerund | | | | | before the host | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **seat** | present · passive | Eating | | | | | | vn fit-54.3 «NP.location V NP» | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Waiting until food is offered or asking politely ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:323-greetings-handshakes-goodbyes-please-and-table-manners:e3:o2:1 # text = Waiting until food is offered or asking politely 1 Waiting wait VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 until until SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 3 food food NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 offered offer VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 1 advcl _ _ 6 or or CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 asking ask VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 1 conj _ _ 8 politely politely ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wait** | gerund | | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **offer** | present · passive | | food | | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme | | 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | | | | | | politely *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} Taking the last piece without asking ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:323-greetings-handshakes-goodbyes-please-and-table-manners:e3:o3:1 # text = Taking the last piece without asking 1 Taking take VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 last last ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 piece piece NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 5 without without SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 6 asking ask VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 1 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **take** | gerund | | the last piece | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piece=Theme | | 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} Reaching across the table to take food as soon as one is hungry ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:323-greetings-handshakes-goodbyes-please-and-table-manners:e3:o4:1 # text = Reaching across the table to take food as soon as one is hungry 1 Reaching reach VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 13 csubj _ _ 2 across across ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 table table NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 advcl _ _ 7 food food NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 8 as as ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 9 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 6 advmod _ _ 10 as as ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 6 obl _ _ 12 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 cop _ _ 13 hungry hungry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **reach** | gerund | | | | the table | | | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent across table=Path | | 2 | **take** | to-infinitive | | food | | | | as one; soon *property* | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent food=Theme as one=Attribute | | 3 | **is** | present | Reaching | | | | | hungry *property* | 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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