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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the status of the word «stop» when uttered by one pupil to another? Exam question 2 of lesson 388 «How to say stop» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opt
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# Exam question 2 · How to say stop

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the status of the word «stop» when uttered by one pupil to another?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, utter · **To what, where:** status

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 388 «How to say stop» 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/388-how-to-say-stop/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:388-how-to-say-stop:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the status of the word «stop» when uttered by one pupil to another?
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	status	status	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	stop	stop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	18	advmod	_	_
18	uttered	utter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	21	nummod	_	_
21	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	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 status of the word |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **utter** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by one pupil to another | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=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 is valid only when accompanied by a satisfactory explanation of one's reasons

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:388-how-to-say-stop:e2:o1:1
# text = It is valid only when accompanied by a satisfactory explanation of one's reasons
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	valid	valid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
6	accompanied	accompany	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	satisfactory	satisfactory	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	explanation	explanation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	reasons	reason	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | valid *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **accompany** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by a satisfactory explanation of one | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by explanation=Destination |
| 3 | **explain** |  | one |  |  |  |  |  | nom explanation «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

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

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It is a sufficient reason in itself and requires no further justification

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:388-how-to-say-stop:e2:o2:1
# text = It is a sufficient reason in itself and requires no further justification
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	sufficient	sufficient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	5	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	requires	require	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	12	det	_	_
11	further	further	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	justification	justification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a sufficient reason |  |  |  | in reason | tree rules |
| 2 | **require** | present |  | no further justification |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme justification=Precondition |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is binding only when uttered by a member of staff

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:388-how-to-say-stop:e2:o3:1
# text = It is binding only when uttered by a member of staff
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	aux	_	_
3	binding	bind	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
6	uttered	utter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	xcomp	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:agent	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	staff	staff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bind** | present · progressive | It |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **utter** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It may be disregarded where the conduct is intended as a jest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:388-how-to-say-stop:e2:o4:1
# text = It may be disregarded where the conduct is intended as a jest
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	disregarded	disregard	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	intended	intend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	jest	jest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disregard** | may · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **intend** | present · passive |  | the conduct |  |  |  | as a jest | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Topic as jest=Attribute |

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