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title: Identify the principal purpose of a card permitting a pupil to withd… — Jake and the head teacher · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal purpose of a card permitting a pupil to withdraw temporarily from a lesson upon becoming angry. Exam question 1 of lesson 373 «Jake and the head teacher» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option
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# Exam question 1 · Jake and the head teacher

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Identify the principal purpose of a card permitting a pupil to withdraw temporarily from a lesson upon becoming angry.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, card · **What happens:** identify, permit, withdraw, become, purpose · **To what, where:** principal purpose, pupil, lesson

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 373 «Jake and the head teacher» 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/373-jake-and-the-head-teacher/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:373-jake-and-the-head-teacher:e1:1
# text = Identify the principal purpose of a card permitting a pupil to withdraw temporarily from a lesson upon becoming angry.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	permitting	permit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	withdraw	withdraw	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
13	temporarily	temporarily	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
18	becoming	become	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
19	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal purpose of a card |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent purpose=Theme |
| 2 | **permit** | gerund | a card *not said here* | a pupil |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Causer pupil=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **withdraw** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a card *not said here* |  |  | a lesson |  | temporarily *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from lesson=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **become** | gerund | a card *not said here* |  |  |  |  | angry *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 5 | **purpose** |  | a card |  |  |  |  |  | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

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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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To record the pupil's misconduct for the head teacher

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:373-jake-and-the-head-teacher:e1:o1:1
# text = To record the pupil's misconduct for the head teacher
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	record	record	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	misconduct	misconduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **record** | to-infinitive |  | the pupil's misconduct |  |  |  | for the head teacher | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent misconduct=Theme |
| 2 | **misconduct** |  | the pupil |  |  |  |  |  | nom misconduct «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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

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To permit the pupil to regain composure before anger results in conflict

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:373-jake-and-the-head-teacher:e1:o2:1
# text = To permit the pupil to regain composure before anger results in conflict
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	permit	permit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|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	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	regain	regain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
7	composure	composure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	before	before	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	conflict	conflict	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permit** | to-infinitive |  | the pupil |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Causer pupil=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **regain** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | composure |  | conflict | before anger results |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent composure=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To permit the pupil to avoid those lessons which the pupil considers tedious

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:373-jake-and-the-head-teacher:e1:o3:1
# text = To permit the pupil to avoid those lessons which the pupil considers tedious
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	permit	permit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|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	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	lessons	lesson	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	considers	consider	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	tedious	tedious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permit** | to-infinitive |  | the pupil |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pupil=Theme |
| 2 | **avoid** | to-infinitive |  | that lessons |  |  |  | tedious *property* | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent lesson=Location |
| 3 | **consider** | present | the pupil | that lessons |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent which=Attribute |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To signify that the pupil is in a position of authority

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:373-jake-and-the-head-teacher:e1:o4:1
# text = To signify that the pupil is in a position of authority
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	signify	signify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	authority	authority	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **signify** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **is** | present | the pupil |  |  | a position |  | of authority | tree rules |

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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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