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description: It is given that a motion game is to be played upon a console. Select the response consistent with established guidance. Exam question 3 of lesson 327 «Toy age labels, cords, pretend play, card games, motion games, hammers and paintbrushes» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the d
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# Exam question 3 · Toy age labels, cords, pretend play, card games, motion ga…

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It is given that a motion game is to be played upon a console. Select the response consistent with established guidance.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** give, play, select, establish · **To what, where:** It, motion game, response

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 327 «Toy age labels, cords, pretend play, card games, motion games, hammers and paintbrushes» 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/327-toy-age-labels-cords-card-games-and-crafts/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a motion game is to be played upon a console.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:327-toy-age-labels-cords-card-games-and-crafts:e3:1
# text = It is given that a motion game is to be played upon a console.
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	_	11	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	motion	motion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	played	play	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
12	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	console	console	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 | **play** | present · passive |  | a motion game |  |  |  | upon a console | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: subject=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.

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*Sentence 2:* Select the response consistent with established guidance.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:327-toy-age-labels-cords-card-games-and-crafts:e3:2
# text = Select the response consistent with established guidance.
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	_	7	case	_	_
6	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	guidance	guidance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 {#o1}

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Holding the controller loosely

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:327-toy-age-labels-cords-card-games-and-crafts:e3:o1:1
# text = Holding the controller loosely
1	Holding	hold	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	controller	controller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	loosely	loosely	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | gerund |  | the controller |  |  |  | loosely *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent controller=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Clearing the space around and wearing the wrist strap

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:327-toy-age-labels-cords-card-games-and-crafts:e3:o2:1
# text = Clearing the space around and wearing the wrist strap
1	Clearing	clear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	around	around	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	wearing	wear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	wrist	wrist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	strap	strap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clear around** | gerund |  | the space |  |  |  | around *property* | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent space=Source |
| 2 | **wear** | gerund |  | the wrist strap |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent strap=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Playing close to a glass cabinet, so that the screen can be seen clearly

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:327-toy-age-labels-cords-card-games-and-crafts:e3:o3:1
# text = Playing close to a glass cabinet, so that the screen can be seen clearly
1	Playing	play	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	0	root	_	_
2	close	close	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	1	advmod	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	cabinet	cabinet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
8	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	14	mark	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	screen	screen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
15	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | close *property* | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **see** | can · passive |  | the screen |  |  |  | clearly *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Standing on a chair for a better view

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:327-toy-age-labels-cords-card-games-and-crafts:e3:o4:1
# text = Standing on a chair for a better view
1	Standing	stand	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	chair	chair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
8	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | gerund |  |  |  | a chair |  | for a better view | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on chair=Location |

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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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