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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises an offer of gifts made by an unknown participant conditional upon conversation in another application? Exam question 3 of lesson 410 «Strangers who want to chat privately» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the depend
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# Exam question 3 · Strangers who want to chat privately

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises an offer of gifts made by an unknown participant conditional upon conversation in another application?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, make, offer · **To what, where:** offer, gifts

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 410 «Strangers who want to chat privately» 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/410-strangers-who-want-to-chat-privately/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:410-strangers-who-want-to-chat-privately:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises an offer of gifts made by an unknown participant conditional upon conversation in another application?
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	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	offer	offer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	gifts	gift	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
13	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	unknown	unknown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	participant	participant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
18	conditional	conditional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
19	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	conversation	conversation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	23	det	_	_
23	application	application	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	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 |  | a offer of gifts |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **make** | participle |  | gifts *not said here* |  |  |  | by a unknown participant; upon conversation in another application | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 4 | **offer** |  |  | gifts |  |  |  |  | nom offer «communication transitive»: of=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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It constitutes a recognised warning sign warranting adult intervention

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:410-strangers-who-want-to-chat-privately:e3:o1:1
# text = It constitutes a recognised warning sign warranting adult intervention
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	recognised	recognise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
5	warning	warning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	warranting	warrant	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	adult	adult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	intervention	intervention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | It | a recognised warning sign |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme sign=Pivot |
| 2 | **recognise** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **warrant** | gerund | a recognised warning sign *not said here* | adult intervention |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It constitutes an official promotion of the game operator

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:410-strangers-who-want-to-chat-privately:e3:o2:1
# text = It constitutes an official promotion of the game operator
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	official	official	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	promotion	promotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	operator	operator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | It | a official promotion of the game operator |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme promotion=Pivot |
| 2 | **promote** |  |  | the game operator |  |  |  |  | nom promotion «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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It is unobjectionable provided the gift is received first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:410-strangers-who-want-to-chat-privately:e3:o3:1
# text = It is unobjectionable provided the gift is received first
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	unobjectionable	unobjectionable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	provided	provide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	received	receive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
9	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | unobjectionable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **provide** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition |
| 3 | **receive** | present · passive |  | the gift |  |  |  | first *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It constitutes a customary and harmless act of online generosity

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:410-strangers-who-want-to-chat-privately:e3:o4:1
# text = It constitutes a customary and harmless act of online generosity
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	customary	customary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	harmless	harmless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	online	online	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	generosity	generosity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | It | a customary and harmless act of online generosity |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme customary=Pivot |
| 2 | **act** |  | online generosity |  |  |  |  |  | nom act «communication intransitive»: of=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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