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description: It is given that a child has omitted a domestic duty on several occasions without detection. Select the response consistent with sound reasoning. Exam question 2 of lesson 351 «Homework, practice and the team counting on you» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree 
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# Exam question 2 · Homework, practice and the team counting on you

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It is given that a child has omitted a domestic duty on several occasions without detection. Select the response consistent with sound reasoning.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** give, omit, select · **To what, where:** It, child, several occasions, response

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 351 «Homework, practice and the team counting on you» 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/351-bins-group-projects-the-dog-and-lines-for-the-play/#e2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a child has omitted a domestic duty on several occasions without detection.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:351-bins-group-projects-the-dog-and-lines-for-the-play:e2:1
# text = It is given that a child has omitted a domestic duty on several occasions without detection.
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	_	8	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	omitted	omit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	domestic	domestic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	duty	duty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	occasions	occasion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
15	without	without	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	detection	detection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	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 | **omit** | present · perfect · passive |  | a child |  | several occasions |  | without detection | tree rules |

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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 sound reasoning.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:351-bins-group-projects-the-dog-and-lines-for-the-play:e2:2
# text = Select the response consistent with sound reasoning.
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	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	reasoning	reasoning	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 |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The duty lapses after three omissions

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:351-bins-group-projects-the-dog-and-lines-for-the-play:e2:o1:1
# text = The duty lapses after three omissions
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	duty	duty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lapses	lapse	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	omissions	omission	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lapse** | present | the duty |  |  |  | after three omissions |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Detection alone determines wrongdoing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:351-bins-group-projects-the-dog-and-lines-for-the-play:e2:o2:1
# text = Detection alone determines wrongdoing
1	Detection	detection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	determines	determine	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	wrongdoing	wrongdoing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | present | Detection | wrongdoing |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wrongdoing=Topic |

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

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Prior lack of detection does not render the omission acceptable

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:351-bins-group-projects-the-dog-and-lines-for-the-play:e2:o3:1
# text = Prior lack of detection does not render the omission acceptable
1	Prior	prior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	lack	lack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	detection	detection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	render	render	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	omission	omission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	acceptable	acceptable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **render** | present · do-support | Prior lack of detection | the omission |  |  |  | acceptable *property* | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent omission=Theme |
| 2 | **lack** |  |  | detection |  |  |  |  | nom lack «state transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Repeated success proves the duty unnecessary and therefore removes the obligation

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:351-bins-group-projects-the-dog-and-lines-for-the-play:e2:o4:1
# text = Repeated success proves the duty unnecessary and therefore removes the obligation
1	Repeated	repeat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	success	success	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	proves	prove	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	duty	duty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	unnecessary	unnecessary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	removes	remove	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	obligation	obligation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repeat** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **prove** | present | Repeated success | the duty |  |  |  | unnecessary *property* | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent duty=Theme |
| 3 | **remove** | present | Repeated success *not said here* | the obligation |  |  |  | therefore *property* | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent obligation=Theme |

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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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