---
title: Identify the principal meaning of the numeral printed upon the packa… — What the numbers on the box mean · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal meaning of the numeral printed upon the packaging of a video game, such as the figure 18. Exam question 1 of lesson 400 «What the numbers on the box mean» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each optio
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/400-what-the-numbers-on-the-box-mean/e1/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[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/) / [What the numbers on the box mean](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/400-what-the-numbers-on-the-box-mean/) / e1

# Exam question 1 · What the numbers on the box mean

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Identify the principal meaning of the numeral printed upon the packaging of a video game, such as the figure 18.

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, print, mean, package · **To what, where:** principal meaning, numeral, video game

<!-- .vabout -->
This is exam question 1 of lesson 400 «What the numbers on the box mean» 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/400-what-the-numbers-on-the-box-mean/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:400-what-the-numbers-on-the-box-mean:e1:1
# text = Identify the principal meaning of the numeral printed upon the packaging of a video game, such as the figure 18.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	numeral	numeral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	printed	print	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	packaging	packaging	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	20	case	_	_
18	as	as	ADP	IN	_	17	fixed	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	figure	figure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	_
21	18	18	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	20	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal meaning of the numeral |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent meaning=Theme |
| 2 | **print** | participle |  | the numeral *not said here* |  |  |  | upon the packaging of a video game | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **mean** |  |  | the numeral |  |  |  |  | nom meaning «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **package** |  |  | a video game |  |  |  |  | nom packaging «act transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The quantity of levels contained therein

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:400-what-the-numbers-on-the-box-mean:e1:o1:1
# text = The quantity of levels contained therein
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	quantity	quantity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	levels	level	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	contained	contain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	therein	therein	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contain** | participle |  | levels *not said here* |  |  |  | therein *property* | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The minimum age for which the content is considered suitable

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:400-what-the-numbers-on-the-box-mean:e1:o2:1
# text = The minimum age for which the content is considered suitable
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	minimum	minimum	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	content	content	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	considered	consider	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	suitable	suitable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consider** | present · passive |  | the minimum age for the content |  |  |  | suitable *property* | vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Attribute |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The duration of the game expressed in hours of play

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:400-what-the-numbers-on-the-box-mean:e1:o3:1
# text = The duration of the game expressed in hours of play
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	duration	duration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	expressed	express	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **express** | participle · passive |  | the duration of the game |  |  | hour |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The retail price of the product in pounds sterling, before any discount

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:400-what-the-numbers-on-the-box-mean:e1:o4:1
# text = The retail price of the product in pounds sterling, before any discount
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	retail	retail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	product	product	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	compound	_	_
9	sterling	sterling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	before	before	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	13	det	_	_
13	discount	discount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

<!-- div src -->

**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.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [What the numbers on the box mean, test 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/400-what-the-numbers-on-the-box-mean/t11/)
- next →: [What the numbers on the box mean, exam 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/400-what-the-numbers-on-the-box-mean/e2/)
- ↑ back to [What the numbers on the box mean](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/400-what-the-numbers-on-the-box-mean/)