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description: Given that a new pupil has no companion at lunch, ascertain the most appropriate course of action for that pupil. Exam question 2 of lesson 465 «The new kid and the first day» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option;
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# Exam question 2 · The new kid and the first day

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Given that a new pupil has no companion at lunch, ascertain the most appropriate course of action for that pupil.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** new pupil, you · **What happens:** give, have, ascertain · **To what, where:** companion, lunch, appropriate course

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 465 «The new kid and the first day» 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/465-the-new-kid-and-the-first-day/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:465-the-new-kid-and-the-first-day:e2:1
# text = Given that a new pupil has no companion at lunch, ascertain the most appropriate course of action for that pupil.
1	Given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	mark	_	_
2	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	companion	companion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	15	advmod	_	_
15	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	21	det	_	_
21	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **have** | present | a new pupil | no companion |  | lunch |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent companion=Patient |
| 3 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the appropriate course of action for that pupil |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent course=Topic |

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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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To eat alone in the toilets indefinitely

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:465-the-new-kid-and-the-first-day:e2:o1:1
# text = To eat alone in the toilets indefinitely
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	eat	eat	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	toilets	toilet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	indefinitely	indefinitely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the toilets |  | alone, indefinitely *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To sit at the table reserved for older pupils

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:465-the-new-kid-and-the-first-day:e2:o2:1
# text = To sit at the table reserved for older pupils
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	sit	sit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	reserved	reserve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
9	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the table |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at table=Location |
| 2 | **reserve** | participle |  | the table *not said here* |  |  |  | for older pupils | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for pupil=Beneficiary |

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

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To inform a teacher or a member of the lunchtime staff

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:465-the-new-kid-and-the-first-day:e2:o3:1
# text = To inform a teacher or a member of the lunchtime staff
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	inform	inform	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	lunchtime	lunchtime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	staff	staff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inform** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  | a teacher or a member of the lunchtime staff |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To return home without permission

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:465-the-new-kid-and-the-first-day:e2:o4:1
# text = To return home without permission
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	return	return	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	home	home	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	without	without	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	permission	permission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | without permission; home *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=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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