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# Exam question 2 · Giggles, skipping and the collection plate

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the relationship between absolution and the restitution of a coin taken from a collection?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, take, restitute · **To what, where:** relationship, collection, coin

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 364 «Giggles, skipping and the collection plate» 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/364-giggles-sunday-school-and-the-collection-plate/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:364-giggles-sunday-school-and-the-collection-plate:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the relationship between absolution and the restitution of a coin taken from a collection?
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	relationship	relationship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	between	between	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	absolution	absolution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	restitution	restitution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	coin	coin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
19	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
20	from	from	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	collection	collection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	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 relationship and the restitution of a coin |  |  |  | of the following statements; between absolution; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **take** | participle |  | the relationship and the restitution of a coin *not said here* |  | a collection |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent from collection=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **restitute** |  |  | a coin |  |  |  |  | nom restitution «possession 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Absolution transfers ownership of the coin to the penitent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:364-giggles-sunday-school-and-the-collection-plate:e2:o1:1
# text = Absolution transfers ownership of the coin to the penitent
1	Absolution	absolution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	transfers	transfer	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	ownership	ownership	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	coin	coin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	penitent	penitent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **transfer** | present | Absolution | ownership of the coin | the penitent |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent ownership=Theme to penitent=Recipient |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Absolution does not remove the obligation to restore what was taken

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:364-giggles-sunday-school-and-the-collection-plate:e2:o2:1
# text = Absolution does not remove the obligation to restore what was taken
1	Absolution	absolution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	remove	remove	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	obligation	obligation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	restore	restore	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
9	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **remove** | present · do-support | Absolution | the obligation |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent obligation=Theme |
| 2 | **restore** | to-infinitive | Absolution *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **take** | past · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Absolution and restitution are mutually exclusive

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:364-giggles-sunday-school-and-the-collection-plate:e2:o3:1
# text = Absolution and restitution are mutually exclusive
1	Absolution	absolution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	restitution	restitution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	mutually	mutually	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	exclusive	exclusive	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 | Absolution and restitution |  |  |  |  | exclusive, mutually *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Restitution is required only in the case where the taking is discovered

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:364-giggles-sunday-school-and-the-collection-plate:e2:o4:1
# text = Restitution is required only in the case where the taking is discovered
1	Restitution	restitution	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	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	12	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	taking	taking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	discovered	discover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | present · passive |  | Restitution |  | the case |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Precondition |
| 2 | **discover** | present · passive |  | the taking |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

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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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