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# Exam question 2 · Mia gets the newest console

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It is given that a classmate asserts that a pupil obtained a costly console solely by reason of parental wealth. Select the response most consistent with the guidance of this lesson.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** classmate, pupil, you · **What happens:** give, assert, obtain, select, guide · **To what, where:** It, costly console, response, lesson

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 396 «Mia gets the newest console» 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/396-mia-gets-the-newest-console/#e2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a classmate asserts that a pupil obtained a costly console solely by reason of parental wealth.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:396-mia-gets-the-newest-console:e2:1
# text = It is given that a classmate asserts that a pupil obtained a costly console solely by reason of parental wealth.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	classmate	classmate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	asserts	assert	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	obtained	obtain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	costly	costly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	console	console	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
15	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
16	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	parental	parental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	wealth	wealth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **assert** | present | a classmate |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **obtain** | past | a pupil | a costly console |  |  |  | by reason of parental wealth; solely *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent console=Theme |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Select the response most consistent with the guidance of this lesson.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:396-mia-gets-the-newest-console:e2:2
# text = Select the response most consistent with the guidance of this lesson.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	5	advmod	_	_
5	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	guidance	guidance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	det	_	_
11	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **guide** |  |  | this lesson |  |  |  |  | nom guidance «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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A calm statement of the true circumstances

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:396-mia-gets-the-newest-console:e2:o1:1
# text = A calm statement of the true circumstances
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** |  |  | the true circumstances |  |  |  |  | nom statement «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A refusal to address the classmate thereafter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:396-mia-gets-the-newest-console:e2:o2:1
# text = A refusal to address the classmate thereafter
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	refusal	refusal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	address	address	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	classmate	classmate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	thereafter	thereafter	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **address** | to-infinitive |  | the classmate |  |  |  | thereafter *property* | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent classmate=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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An apology for possessing the console

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:396-mia-gets-the-newest-console:e2:o3:1
# text = An apology for possessing the console
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	apology	apology	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	possessing	possess	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	console	console	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | gerund | a apology *not said here* | the console |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot console=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A retaliatory remark concerning the classmate's family

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:396-mia-gets-the-newest-console:e2:o4:1
# text = A retaliatory remark concerning the classmate's family
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	retaliatory	retaliatory	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	remark	remark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	classmate	classmate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **concern** | gerund | a retaliatory remark *not said here* | the classmate's family |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus family=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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