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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Big kids, little kids and the truth at… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the assertion «Mother said so» employed by an elder sibling to obtain a younger sibling's possessions. Exam question 1 of lesson 433 «Big kids, little kids and the truth at home» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, wit
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# Exam question 1 · Big kids, little kids and the truth at home

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the assertion «Mother said so» employed by an elder sibling to obtain a younger sibling's possessions.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts, response, younger sibling · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, say, employ, obtain · **To what, where:** assertion, possessions · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 433 «Big kids, little kids and the truth at home» 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/433-big-kids-little-kids-and-the-truth-at-home/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:433-big-kids-little-kids-and-the-truth-at-home:e1:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the assertion «Mother said so» employed by an elder sibling to obtain a younger sibling's possessions.
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	14	nsubj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
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	assertion	assertion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	Mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
17	employed	employ	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	xcomp	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	elder	elder	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	sibling	sibling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
23	obtain	obtain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	advcl	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	younger	young	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	26	amod	_	_
26	sibling	sibling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	's	's	PART	POS	_	26	case	_	_
28	possessions	possession	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	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* |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent clause=Attribute |
| 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 assertion and Mother |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus assertion=Experiencer |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | the response |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **employ** | participle | the response *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by a elder sibling | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **obtain** | to-infinitive | the response *not said here* | a younger sibling's possessions |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset possession=Theme |
| 7 | **possess** |  | a younger sibling |  |  |  |  |  | nom possession «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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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 {#o1}

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It cannot be verified by any means available to a child

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:433-big-kids-little-kids-and-the-truth-at-home:e1:o1:1
# text = It cannot be verified by any means available to a child
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	verified	verify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	nsubj	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	available	available	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **verify** | can · passive |  | It |  |  |  | by any | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | available *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is binding upon the younger sibling

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:433-big-kids-little-kids-and-the-truth-at-home:e1:o2:1
# text = It is binding upon the younger sibling
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	aux	_	_
3	binding	bind	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	younger	young	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	sibling	sibling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bind** | present · progressive | It |  |  |  |  | upon the younger sibling | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

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

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It may be verified by applying to the mother, whereupon the falsehood is exposed

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:433-big-kids-little-kids-and-the-truth-at-home:e1:o3:1
# text = It may be verified by applying to the mother, whereupon the falsehood is exposed
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	verified	verify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	applying	apply	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	whereupon	whereupon	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	falsehood	falsehood	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	exposed	expose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **verify** | may · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **apply** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to the mother | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **expose** | present · passive |  | the falsehood |  |  |  | whereupon *property* | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is always to be accepted without question by the younger sibling

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:433-big-kids-little-kids-and-the-truth-at-home:e1:o4:1
# text = It is always to be accepted without question by the younger sibling
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	accepted	accept	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	younger	young	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	amod	_	_
12	sibling	sibling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  | without question; by the younger sibling; accept, always *property* | tree rules |

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