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title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the… — Our street against theirs · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the application of slogans to a public bus shelter without permission? Exam question 2 of lesson 382 «Our street against theirs» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question an
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# Exam question 2 · Our street against theirs

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the application of slogans to a public bus shelter without permission?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** slogans · **What happens:** follow, characteris, apply · **To what, where:** application

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 382 «Our street against theirs» 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/382-our-street-against-theirs/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:382-our-street-against-theirs:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the application of slogans to a public bus shelter without permission?
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	1	nmod	_	_
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	application	application	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	slogans	slogan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
15	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
16	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	shelter	shelter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
18	without	without	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	permission	permission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	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 application of slogans |  |  |  | to a public bus shelter; without permission; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **apply** |  | slogans |  |  |  |  |  | nom application «act 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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It constitutes lawful decoration of public property by local residents

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:382-our-street-against-theirs:e2:o1:1
# text = It constitutes lawful decoration of public property by local residents
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	lawful	lawful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	decoration	decoration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	residents	resident	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | It | lawful decoration of public property |  |  |  | by local residents | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme decoration=Pivot |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is without consequence if no person observes it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:382-our-street-against-theirs:e2:o2:1
# text = It is without consequence if no person observes it
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	without	without	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	7	det	_	_
7	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	observes	observe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | without consequence | tree rules |
| 2 | **observe** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | no person | consequence |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is permissible if the paint is of a washable kind

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:382-our-street-against-theirs:e2:o3:1
# text = It is permissible if the paint is of a washable kind
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	permissible	permissible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	washable	washable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | permissible *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the paint |  |  |  |  | of a washable kind | tree rules |

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

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It constitutes vandalism, the cost of removal being borne by the public

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:382-our-street-against-theirs:e2:o4:1
# text = It constitutes vandalism, the cost of removal being borne by the public
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	vandalism	vandalism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cost	cost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	removal	removal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
9	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	borne	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	public	public	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | It | vandalism |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme vandalism=Pivot |
| 2 | **bear** | gerund · passive | the public | the cost *not said here* |  |  |  | of removal | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

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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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