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description: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the omission of homework on an occasion on which it was not checked. Exam question 1 of lesson 350 «Chores you skipped» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questio
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# Exam question 1 · Chores you skipped

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Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the omission of homework on an occasion on which it was not checked.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, response, established facts · **What happens:** select, be, establish, concern, not check, omit · **To what, where:** response, omission, occasion, homework

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 350 «Chores you skipped» 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/350-chores-you-skipped/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:350-chores-you-skipped:e1:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the omission of homework on an occasion on which it was not checked.
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	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	omission	omission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	occasion	occasion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
19	on	on	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	24	obl	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj:pass	_	_
22	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux:pass	_	_
23	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	24	advmod	_	_
24	checked	check	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	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 | **is** | present | the response |  |  |  |  | with the established facts; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the omission of homework |  | a occasion |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus omission=Experiencer |
| 5 | **not** **check** | past · passive |  | omission |  | a occasion |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 6 | **omit** |  |  | homework |  |  |  |  | nom omission «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The absence of enquiry on one occasion affords no assurance concerning subsequent occasions

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:350-chores-you-skipped:e1:o1:1
# text = The absence of enquiry on one occasion affords no assurance concerning subsequent occasions
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	absence	absence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	enquiry	enquiry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	occasion	occasion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	affords	afford	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	assurance	assurance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	subsequent	subsequent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	occasions	occasion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **afford** | present | the absence of enquiry on one occasion | no assurance |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **concern** | gerund | no assurance *not said here* | subsequent occasions |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus occasion=Experiencer |
| 3 | **absent** |  |  | enquiry |  | one occasion |  |  | nom absence «state transitive»: of=patient on=place |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Homework not checked need never be completed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:350-chores-you-skipped:e1:o2:1
# text = Homework not checked need never be completed
1	Homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	checked	check	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
4	need	need	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	completed	complete	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **check** | participle |  | Homework *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **need** | infinitive | Homework |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **complete** *not said to happen* | infinitive · passive | Homework *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V S\_ING» |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The omission is of no consequence to the pupil's learning

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:350-chores-you-skipped:e1:o3:1
# text = The omission is of no consequence to the pupil's learning
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	omission	omission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	learning	learning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the omission |  |  |  |  | of no consequence; to the pupil's learning | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The absence of enquiry establishes that homework is optional

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:350-chores-you-skipped:e1:o4:1
# text = The absence of enquiry establishes that homework is optional
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	absence	absence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	enquiry	enquiry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	establishes	establish	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	optional	optional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **establish** | present | the absence of enquiry |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **is** | present | homework |  |  |  |  | optional *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **absent** |  |  | enquiry |  |  |  |  | nom absence «state transitive»: of=patient |

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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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