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title: It is given that a person aged fifteen years asserts eligibility to… — What the numbers on the box mean · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a person aged fifteen years asserts eligibility to play games classified 18 on the ground of maturity. State the correct position. Exam question 4 of lesson 400 «What the numbers on the box mean» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatic
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# Exam question 4 · What the numbers on the box mean

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It is given that a person aged fifteen years asserts eligibility to play games classified 18 on the ground of maturity. State the correct position.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** person, games · **What happens:** give, age, assert, play, classify · **To what, where:** It, person, eligibility, games, 18, ground

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a person aged fifteen years asserts eligibility to play games classified 18 on the ground of maturity.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:400-what-the-numbers-on-the-box-mean:e4:1
# text = It is given that a person aged fifteen years asserts eligibility to play games classified 18 on the ground of maturity.
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	_	10	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	aged	age	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	acl	_	_
8	fifteen	fifteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	asserts	assert	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
11	eligibility	eligibility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
14	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
15	classified	classify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl	_	_
16	18	18	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	obj	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	maturity	maturity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	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 | **age** | participle |  | a person *not said here* |  |  | year |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **assert** | present | a person | eligibility |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **play** | to-infinitive | a person *not said here* | games |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme |
| 5 | **classify** | participle | games *not said here* | 18 |  | the ground of maturity |  |  | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 18=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:* State the correct position.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:400-what-the-numbers-on-the-box-mean:e4:2
# text = State the correct position.
1	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Eligibility is determined by the opinion of peers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:400-what-the-numbers-on-the-box-mean:e4:o1:1
# text = Eligibility is determined by the opinion of peers
1	Eligibility	eligibility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	determined	determine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	opinion	opinion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	peers	peer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | present · passive | the opinion of peers | Eligibility |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Topic |
| 2 | **opine** |  |  | peers |  |  |  |  | nom opinion «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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

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Classifications are determined by actual age, not perceived maturity

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:400-what-the-numbers-on-the-box-mean:e4:o2:1
# text = Classifications are determined by actual age, not perceived maturity
1	Classifications	classification	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	determined	determine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	actual	actual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	perceived	perceive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
10	maturity	maturity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | present · passive | actual age | Classifications |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **perceive** | participle | actual age *not said here* | maturity |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Maturity of character supersedes the stated classification

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:400-what-the-numbers-on-the-box-mean:e4:o3:1
# text = Maturity of character supersedes the stated classification
1	Maturity	maturity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	supersedes	supersede	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	stated	state	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	classification	classification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **supersede** | present | Maturity of character | the stated classification |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **state** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A person within three years of the age is eligible

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:400-what-the-numbers-on-the-box-mean:e4:o4:1
# text = A person within three years of the age is eligible
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	within	within	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	eligible	eligible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a person within three years of the age |  |  |  |  | eligible *property* | tree rules |

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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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