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title: It is given that young children commonly imitate the language of old… — Rude words at the table · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that young children commonly imitate the language of older children. Select the response consistent with this fact. Exam question 3 of lesson 354 «Rude words at the table» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each
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# Exam question 3 · Rude words at the table

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It is given that young children commonly imitate the language of older children. Select the response consistent with this fact.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** young children, you · **What happens:** give, imitate, select · **To what, where:** It, language, response

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 354 «Rude words at the table» 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/354-rude-words-eye-rolls-and-i-hate-you/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that young children commonly imitate the language of older children.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:354-rude-words-eye-rolls-and-i-hate-you:e3:1
# text = It is given that young children commonly imitate the language of older children.
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	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	commonly	commonly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	imitate	imitate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	amod	_	_
13	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	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 | **imitate** | present | young children | the language of older children |  |  |  | commonly *property* | vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent language=Theme |

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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 this fact.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:354-rude-words-eye-rolls-and-i-hate-you:e3:2
# text = Select the response consistent with this fact.
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	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	fact	fact	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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Older children ought to choose their words with care in their presence

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:354-rude-words-eye-rolls-and-i-hate-you:e3:o1:1
# text = Older children ought to choose their words with care in their presence
1	Older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	amod	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	choose	choose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	presence	presence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | ought | Older children | children's words |  | children's presence |  | with care | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme |
| 2 | **word** |  | children *= child* |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The use of rude words is therefore harmless

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:354-rude-words-eye-rolls-and-i-hate-you:e3:o2:1
# text = The use of rude words is therefore harmless
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	harmless	harmless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the use of rude words |  |  |  |  | harmless, therefore *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** |  |  | rude words |  |  |  |  | nom use «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Young children are unable to learn any words merely by hearing them spoken

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:354-rude-words-eye-rolls-and-i-hate-you:e3:o3:1
# text = Young children are unable to learn any words merely by hearing them spoken
1	Young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	unable	unable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	merely	merely	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
10	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	hearing	hear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	spoken	speak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Young children |  |  |  |  | unable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **learn** | to-infinitive | Young children *not said here* | any words |  |  |  | merely *property* | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Topic |
| 3 | **hear** | gerund | Young children *not said here* | words *= word* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **speak** *speech: other* | participle | words *= word* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Imitation applies only to written language

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:354-rude-words-eye-rolls-and-i-hate-you:e3:o4:1
# text = Imitation applies only to written language
1	Imitation	imitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	applies	apply	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **apply** | present | Imitation |  |  |  |  | to written language | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **write** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=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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