--- title: It being given that a child must depart at eight o'clock, identify t… — Time, routines and sleep · tree and pragmatics description: It being given that a child must depart at eight o'clock, identify the method by which punctuality is best assured. Exam question 2 of lesson 39 «Time, routines and sleep» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/39-time-and-routines/e2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [Time, routines and sleep](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/39-time-and-routines/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Time, routines and sleep It being given that a child must depart at eight o'clock, identify the method by which punctuality is best assured. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** child, method · **What happens:** give, depart, identify, be, assure · **To what, where:** It, eight o'clock This is exam question 2 of lesson 39 «Time, routines and sleep» 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/39-time-and-routines/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:39-time-and-routines:e2:1 # text = It being given that a child must depart at eight o'clock, identify the method by which punctuality is best assured. 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 that that SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 child child NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 7 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 depart depart VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 advcl _ _ 9 at at ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 eight eight NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 11 nummod _ _ 11 o'clock o'clock NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 13 identify identify VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 conj _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 method method NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 nsubj _ _ 16 by by ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 which which DET WDT PronType=Int 18 det _ _ 18 punctuality punctuality NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nmod _ _ 19 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 20 cop _ _ 20 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 13 parataxis _ _ 21 assured assure VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 20 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 22 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | gerund · passive | | It | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 2 | **depart** | must | a child | | | eight o'clock | | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **identify** | infinitive | a child *not said here* | | | | | | vn empathize-88.2 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 4 | **is** | present | the method by which punctuality | | | | | good *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **assure** | participle | | | | | | | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Planning backward from the time of departure ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:39-time-and-routines:e2:o1:1 # text = Planning backward from the time of departure 1 Planning plan VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 backward backward ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ 3 from from ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 departure departure NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **plan** | gerund | | | | | time | backward *property* | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} Waiting until reminded by an adult ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:39-time-and-routines:e2:o2:1 # text = Waiting until reminded by an adult 1 Waiting wait VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 until until SCONJ IN _ 1 obl _ _ 3 reminded remind VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 adult adult NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wait** | gerund | | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **remind** *speech: other* | participle · passive | a adult | | | | | | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient | ### Option 3 {#o3} Commencing preparations at the time of departure ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:39-time-and-routines:e2:o3:1 # text = Commencing preparations at the time of departure 1 Commencing commence VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 preparations preparation NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obj _ _ 3 at at ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 departure departure NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **commence** | gerund | | preparations | | | time | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent preparation=Eventuality | ### Option 4 {#o4} Preparing items in a random order ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:39-time-and-routines:e2:o4:1 # text = Preparing items in a random order 1 Preparing prepare VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 items item NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obj _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 random random ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 order order NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **prepare** | gerund | | items | | a random order | | | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent item=Patient | **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. 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