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# Exam question 3 · Taking too much

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It is given that a child has, on a prior occasion, concealed preferred confectionery without detection. Select the conclusion consistent with sound reasoning.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** child, prior occasion, you · **What happens:** give, have, conceal, select · **To what, where:** It, preferred confectionery, conclusion

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 352 «Taking too much» 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/352-party-sweets-biggest-slice-best-pencils-and-pushing/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a child has, on a prior occasion, concealed preferred confectionery without detection.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:352-party-sweets-biggest-slice-best-pencils-and-pushing:e3:1
# text = It is given that a child has, on a prior occasion, concealed preferred confectionery 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	_	7	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	prior	prior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	occasion	occasion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	concealed	conceal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
15	preferred	preferred	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	confectionery	confectionery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	without	without	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	detection	detection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	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 | **have** | present | a child |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **conceal** | participle | a prior occasion *not said here* | preferred confectionery |  |  |  | without detection | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent confectionery=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.

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*Sentence 2:* Select the conclusion consistent with sound reasoning.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:352-party-sweets-biggest-slice-best-pencils-and-pushing:e3:2
# text = Select the conclusion 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	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
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 conclusion |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conclusion=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Concealment is permitted during festivals

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:352-party-sweets-biggest-slice-best-pencils-and-pushing:e3:o1:1
# text = Concealment is permitted during festivals
1	Concealment	concealment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	permitted	permit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	during	during	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	festivals	festival	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permit** | present · passive |  | Concealment |  |  | during festivals |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Detection is the sole measure of fairness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:352-party-sweets-biggest-slice-best-pencils-and-pushing:e3:o2:1
# text = Detection is the sole measure of fairness
1	Detection	detection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	sole	sole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	measure	measure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	fairness	fairness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Detection | the sole measure |  |  |  | of fairness | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The prior success establishes a right to conceal on future occasions

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:352-party-sweets-biggest-slice-best-pencils-and-pushing:e3:o3:1
# text = The prior success establishes a right to conceal on future occasions
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	prior	prior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	success	success	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	establishes	establish	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	conceal	conceal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	future	future	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	occasions	occasion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **establish** | present | the prior success | a right |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent right=Patient |
| 2 | **conceal** | to-infinitive | the prior success *not said here* | a right *not said here* |  | future occasions |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent on occasion=Location |

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

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The absence of detection does not render the concealment fair

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:352-party-sweets-biggest-slice-best-pencils-and-pushing:e3:o4:1
# text = The absence of detection does not render the concealment fair
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	absence	absence	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	concealment	concealment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	fair	fair	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 | the absence of detection | the concealment |  |  |  | fair *property* | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent concealment=Theme |
| 2 | **absent** |  |  | detection |  |  |  |  | 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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