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# Exam question 3 · Lag, crashes and blaming the wifi

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State the precaution most consistent with established practice for preventing the loss of work in the event of a game ceasing to function.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established practice, game · **What happens:** state, establish, prevent, cease, function · **To what, where:** precaution, loss, event

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 409 «Lag, crashes and blaming the wifi» 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/409-lag-crashes-and-blaming-the-wifi/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:409-lag-crashes-and-blaming-the-wifi:e3:1
# text = State the precaution most consistent with established practice for preventing the loss of work in the event of a game ceasing to function.
1	State	state	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	precaution	precaution	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	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	preventing	prevent	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	loss	loss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
21	ceasing	cease	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	20	acl	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
23	function	function	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* | the precaution |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent precaution=Topic |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **prevent** | gerund | established practice *not said here* | the loss of work |  | the event of a game |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer loss=Theme |
| 4 | **cease** | gerund | a game *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 5 | **function** | to-infinitive | a game *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn function-105.2.1-1 «NP V»: agent=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.

## The options {#options}

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

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The work ought to be saved frequently, with automatic saving enabled

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:409-lag-crashes-and-blaming-the-wifi:e3:o1:1
# text = The work ought to be saved frequently, with automatic saving enabled
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	saved	save	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	frequently	frequently	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	automatic	automatic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	saving	saving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
12	enabled	enable	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | ought · passive |  | the work |  |  |  | frequently *property* | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **enable** | participle |  | automatic saving *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The router ought to be disconnected prior to play

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:409-lag-crashes-and-blaming-the-wifi:e3:o2:1
# text = The router ought to be disconnected prior to play
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	router	router	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	disconnected	disconnect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	prior	prior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	6	xcomp	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disconnect** | ought · passive |  | the router |  |  |  | prior *property* | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **play** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The device ought to be kept in continuous operation

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:409-lag-crashes-and-blaming-the-wifi:e3:o3:1
# text = The device ought to be kept in continuous operation
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	device	device	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	continuous	continuous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	operation	operation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | ought · passive |  | the device |  | continuous operation |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in operation=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Construction ought to be confined to a single session

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:409-lag-crashes-and-blaming-the-wifi:e3:o4:1
# text = Construction ought to be confined to a single session
1	Construction	Construction	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	confined	confine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	session	session	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **confine** | ought · passive |  | Construction |  | a single session |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to session=Destination |

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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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