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# Exam question 3 · Chores you skipped

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the withdrawal of a games console following repeated failure to complete homework?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, repeat, complete, withdraw · **To what, where:** withdrawal, homework, games console

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:350-chores-you-skipped:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the withdrawal of a games console following repeated failure to complete homework?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	withdrawal	withdrawal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	compound	_	_
14	console	console	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
15	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	case	_	_
16	repeated	repeat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	amod	_	_
17	failure	failure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	complete	complete	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	acl	_	_
20	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the withdrawal of a games console follow repeated failure |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **repeat** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 5 | **complete** | to-infinitive |  | homework |  |  |  |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homework=Eventuality |
| 6 | **withdraw** |  |  | a games console follow repeated failure |  |  |  |  | nom withdrawal «communication 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 {#o1}

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It is a permanent confiscation

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:350-chores-you-skipped:e3:o1:1
# text = It is a permanent confiscation
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	permanent	permanent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	confiscation	confiscation	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 a** | present | It | a permanent confiscation |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is an act of revenge by the parents

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:350-chores-you-skipped:e3:o2:1
# text = It is an act of revenge by the parents
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	revenge	revenge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a act |  |  |  | of revenge; by the parents | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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It relieves the pupil of the duty to complete homework

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:350-chores-you-skipped:e3:o3:1
# text = It relieves the pupil of the duty to complete homework
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	relieves	relieve	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	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	duty	duty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	complete	complete	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
10	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relieve** | present | It | the pupil of the duty |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus pupil=Experiencer |
| 2 | **complete** | to-infinitive |  | homework |  |  |  |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homework=Eventuality |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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It is a consequence intended to promote improvement and not an act of revenge

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:350-chores-you-skipped:e3:o4:1
# text = It is a consequence intended to promote improvement and not an act of revenge
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	intended	intend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	promote	promote	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	improvement	improvement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	revenge	revenge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a consequence and a act of revenge |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **intend** | participle |  | a consequence and a act of revenge *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **promote** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | improvement |  |  |  |  | vn promote-102 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent improvement=Theme |
| 4 | **act** |  | revenge |  |  |  |  |  | nom act «communication 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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