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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the rule «winner stays on» where one participant is markedly more skilled than the rest? Exam question 3 of lesson 397 «Whose turn is it?» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the q
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# Exam question 3 · Whose turn is it?

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the rule «winner stays on» where one participant is markedly more skilled than the rest?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** winner, one participant · **What happens:** follow, characteris, stay on, be · **To what, where:** rule · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:397-whose-turn-is-it:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the rule «winner stays on» where one participant is markedly more skilled than the rest?
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	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	winner	winner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	parataxis	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
16	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	22	advmod	_	_
17	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	participant	participant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
20	markedly	markedly	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
21	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	22	amod	_	_
22	skilled	skilled	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	advcl	_	_
23	than	than	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	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 rule |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **stay on** *in a quote* | present | winner |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | present | one participant |  |  |  |  | than the rest; markedly, skilled *property* | tree rules |

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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 {#o1}

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It is fair provided the host approves of it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:397-whose-turn-is-it:e3:o1:1
# text = It is fair provided the host approves of it
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
4	provided	provide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	host	host	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	approves	approve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **provide** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition |
| 3 | **approve** | present | the fair provided host |  |  |  |  | of it | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is fair, as merit should be rewarded without limit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:397-whose-turn-is-it:e3:o2:1
# text = It is fair, as merit should be rewarded without limit
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	merit	merit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	rewarded	reward	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
10	without	without	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	limit	limit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **reward** | should · passive |  | merit |  |  |  | without limit | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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It is unfair only when the winner is a guest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:397-whose-turn-is-it:e3:o3:1
# text = It is unfair only when the winner is a guest
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	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	winner	winner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	guest	guest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | unfair *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the winner | a guest |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

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It is unfair, as the remaining participants seldom play

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:397-whose-turn-is-it:e3:o4:1
# text = It is unfair, as the remaining participants seldom play
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	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	remaining	remaining	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	participants	participant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
9	seldom	seldom	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	play	play	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | unfair *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **play** | present | the remaining participants |  |  |  |  | seldom *property* | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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