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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the applicability of an age rating to the viewing of gameplay by a child? Exam question 1 of lesson 423 «Older siblings and YouTube gameplay» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of th
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# Exam question 1 · Older siblings and YouTube gameplay

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the applicability of an age rating to the viewing of gameplay by a child?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** applicability

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 423 «Older siblings and YouTube gameplay» 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/423-older-siblings-and-youtube-gameplay/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:423-older-siblings-and-youtube-gameplay:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the applicability of an age rating to the viewing of gameplay by a child?
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	applicability	applicability	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	rating	rating	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	viewing	viewing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	gameplay	gameplay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
20	by	by	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	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 applicability of a age rating to the viewing of gameplay |  |  |  | of the following statements; by a child; accurately *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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The rating remains relevant, viewing being capable of causing distress

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:423-older-siblings-and-youtube-gameplay:e1:o1:1
# text = The rating remains relevant, viewing being capable of causing distress
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rating	rating	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	remains	remain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	relevant	relevant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	viewing	view	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
7	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	cop	_	_
8	capable	capable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
9	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	causing	cause	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
11	distress	distress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remain** | present | the rating |  |  |  |  | relevant *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **view** | gerund | the rating *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | gerund | the rating *not said here* |  |  |  |  | capable *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **cause** | gerund | the rating *not said here* | distress |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition distress=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The rating is applicable only during school hours

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:423-older-siblings-and-youtube-gameplay:e1:o2:1
# text = The rating is applicable only during school hours
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rating	rating	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	applicable	applicable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	during	during	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the rating |  |  |  | hour | applicable *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The rating applies solely to the purchaser of the game

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:423-older-siblings-and-youtube-gameplay:e1:o3:1
# text = The rating applies solely to the purchaser of the game
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rating	rating	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	applies	apply	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	purchaser	purchaser	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **apply** | present | the rating |  |  |  |  | to the purchaser of the game; solely *property* | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The rating ceases to apply where the child does not play

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:423-older-siblings-and-youtube-gameplay:e1:o4:1
# text = The rating ceases to apply where the child does not play
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rating	rating	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ceases	cease	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	apply	apply	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	11	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cease** | present | the rating |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **apply** | to-infinitive | the rating *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **play** | present · do-support | the child |  |  |  |  |  | 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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