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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — «The dog ate it»: excuses for homework · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the attribution of missing homework to an unidentified thief. Exam question 2 of lesson 426 ««The dog ate it»: excuses for homework» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the qu
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# Exam question 2 · «The dog ate it»: excuses for homework

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the attribution of missing homework to an unidentified thief.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, attribute · **To what, where:** response, attribution, missing homework

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 426 ««The dog ate it»: excuses for homework» 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/426-the-dog-ate-it-excuses-for-homework/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:426-the-dog-ate-it-excuses-for-homework:e2:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the attribution of missing homework to an unidentified thief.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	attribution	attribution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	missing	missing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	unidentified	unidentified	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the attribution of missing homework |  |  |  | to a unidentified thief | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus attribution=Experiencer |
| 4 | **attribute** |  |  | missing homework |  |  |  |  | nom attribution «cognition 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It ensures that the work is excused

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:426-the-dog-ate-it-excuses-for-homework:e2:o1:1
# text = It ensures that the work is excused
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ensures	ensure	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	excused	excuse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ensure** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition |
| 2 | **excuse** | present · passive |  | the work |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It places responsibility upon the teacher

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:426-the-dog-ate-it-excuses-for-homework:e2:o2:1
# text = It places responsibility upon the teacher
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	compound	_	_
3	responsibility	responsibility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It brings suspicion upon innocent pupils and is regarded as a serious lie

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:426-the-dog-ate-it-excuses-for-homework:e2:o3:1
# text = It brings suspicion upon innocent pupils and is regarded as a serious lie
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	brings	bring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	suspicion	suspicion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	innocent	innocent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	regarded	regard	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	lie	lie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | present | It | suspicion |  |  |  | upon innocent pupils | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent suspicion=Theme |
| 2 | **regard** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  | as a serious lie | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: as lie=Value |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is a permissible excuse where no thief is named and no pupil is accused

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:426-the-dog-ate-it-excuses-for-homework:e2:o4:1
# text = It is a permissible excuse where no thief is named and no pupil is accused
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	permissible	permissible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	excuse	excuse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	named	name	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	13	det	_	_
13	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	accused	accuse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a permissible excuse |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **name** | present · passive |  | no thief |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **accuse** | present · passive |  | no pupil |  |  |  |  | vn suspect-81 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme |

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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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