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# Exam question 2 · Excuses and the lies that grow

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Identify the principal reason for which parents require accurate knowledge of the whereabouts of a child.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, parents · **What happens:** identify, require · **To what, where:** principal reason, accurate knowledge

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 337 «Excuses and the lies that grow» 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/337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow:e2:1
# text = Identify the principal reason for which parents require accurate knowledge of the whereabouts of a child.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obl	_	_
7	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	require	require	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	accurate	accurate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	whereabouts	whereabouts	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	10	nmod	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal reason |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 2 | **require** | present | parents | accurate knowledge of the whereabouts of a child |  |  |  | for the principal reason | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme knowledge=Precondition |

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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 {#o1}

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It is of no practical significance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow:e2:o1:1
# text = It is of no practical significance
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
5	practical	practical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	significance	significance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | of no practical significance | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It enables them to regulate his friendships entirely and to forbid any visits

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow:e2:o2:1
# text = It enables them to regulate his friendships entirely and to forbid any visits
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	enables	enable	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	regulate	regulate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	friendships	friendship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	forbid	forbid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
12	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	13	det	_	_
13	visits	visit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enable** | present | It | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **regulate** | to-infinitive | them *= they* *not said here* | his friendships |  |  |  | entirely *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **forbid** | to-infinitive | them *= they* *not said here* | any visits |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer visit=Theme |

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

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It enables them to ensure his safety and to locate him in an emergency

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow:e2:o3:1
# text = It enables them to ensure his safety and to locate him in an emergency
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	enables	enable	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	ensure	ensure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	locate	locate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	emergency	emergency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enable** | present | It | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **ensure** | to-infinitive | them *= they* *not said here* | his safety |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition safety=Theme |
| 3 | **locate** | to-infinitive | them *= they* *not said here* | him *= he* |  | a emergency |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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It is required solely for the purpose of punishment

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:337-excuses-and-the-lies-that-grow:e2:o4:1
# text = It is required solely for the purpose of punishment
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	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	punishment	punishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  | for the purpose of punishment; solely *property* | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Precondition |
| 2 | **purpose** |  | punishment |  |  |  |  |  | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=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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