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title: It is given that one participant departs temporarily to use the lava… — Whose turn is it? · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that one participant departs temporarily to use the lavatory. Select the response consistent with the established rules concerning the participant's turn. Exam question 2 of lesson 397 «Whose turn is it?» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragm
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# Exam question 2 · Whose turn is it?

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It is given that one participant departs temporarily to use the lavatory. Select the response consistent with the established rules concerning the participant's turn.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** one participant, you, established rules · **What happens:** give, depart, use, select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** It, lavatory, response, turn

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 397 «Whose turn is it?» 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/397-whose-turn-is-it/#e2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that one participant departs temporarily to use the lavatory.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:397-whose-turn-is-it:e2:1
# text = It is given that one participant departs temporarily to use the lavatory.
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	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	participant	participant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	departs	depart	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	temporarily	temporarily	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	lavatory	lavatory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	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 | **depart** | present | one participant |  |  |  |  | temporarily *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **use** | to-infinitive | one participant *not said here* | the lavatory |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lavatory=Patient |

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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 consistent with the established rules concerning the participant's turn.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:397-whose-turn-is-it:e2:2
# text = Select the response consistent with the established rules concerning the participant's turn.
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	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	participant	participant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	turn	turn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	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 |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established rules *not said here* | the participant's turn |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus turn=Experiencer |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The turn is forfeited to whoever seizes the controller

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:397-whose-turn-is-it:e2:o1:1
# text = The turn is forfeited to whoever seizes the controller
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	turn	turn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	forfeited	forfeit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	whoever	whoever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	seizes	seize	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	controller	controller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forfeit** | present · passive |  | the turn |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **seize** | present | whoever | the controller |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent controller=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The turn is retained, and the game is paused

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:397-whose-turn-is-it:e2:o2:1
# text = The turn is retained, and the game is paused
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	turn	turn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	retained	retain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	paused	pause	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **retain** | present · passive |  | the turn |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pause** | present · passive |  | the game |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The turn is transferred to the host

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:397-whose-turn-is-it:e2:o3:1
# text = The turn is transferred to the host
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	turn	turn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	transferred	transfer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	host	host	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:agent	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **transfer** | present · passive | the host | the turn |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The turn is cancelled and the game restarted

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:397-whose-turn-is-it:e2:o4:1
# text = The turn is cancelled and the game restarted
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	turn	turn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	cancelled	cancel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	restarted	restart	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cancel** | present · passive |  | the turn |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **restart** | past | the game |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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