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title: Identify the principal reason, as established in the lesson, for the… — The ball over the fence and the grumpy… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal reason, as established in the lesson, for the initial hostility of the neighbour Mr Grimshaw towards the children. Exam question 1 of lesson 473 «The ball over the fence and the grumpy old man next door» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree
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# Exam question 1 · The ball over the fence and the grumpy old man next door

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Identify the principal reason, as established in the lesson, for the initial hostility of the neighbour Mr Grimshaw towards the children.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, establish · **To what, where:** principal reason, lesson

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 473 «The ball over the fence and the grumpy old man next door» 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/473-the-ball-over-the-fence-and-the-grumpy-old-man-next-door/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:473-the-ball-over-the-fence-and-the-grumpy-old-man-next-door:e1:1
# text = Identify the principal reason, as established in the lesson, for the initial hostility of the neighbour Mr Grimshaw towards the children.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	initial	initial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	hostility	hostility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
19	Mr	Mr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	appos	_	_
20	Grimshaw	Grimshaw	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	flat	_	_
21	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal reason |  |  |  | for the initial hostility of the neighbour; towards the children | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  | the principal reason *not said here* |  | the lesson |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

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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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A dispute concerning the ownership of a fence

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:473-the-ball-over-the-fence-and-the-grumpy-old-man-next-door:e1:o1:1
# text = A dispute concerning the ownership of a fence
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dispute	dispute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ownership	ownership	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **concern** | gerund | a dispute *not said here* | the ownership of a fence |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus ownership=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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An inherent dislike of all young persons

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:473-the-ball-over-the-fence-and-the-grumpy-old-man-next-door:e1:o2:1
# text = An inherent dislike of all young persons
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	inherent	inherent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	dislike	dislike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
6	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dislike** |  |  | all young persons |  |  |  |  | nom dislike «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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

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Repeated damage to his tomato plants by footballs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:473-the-ball-over-the-fence-and-the-grumpy-old-man-next-door:e1:o3:1
# text = Repeated damage to his tomato plants by footballs
1	Repeated	repeat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	damage	damage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	tomato	tomato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	footballs	football	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repeat** | participle |  | damage | his tomato plants |  |  | by footballs | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent damage=Topic to plant=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A complaint from the municipal council

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:473-the-ball-over-the-fence-and-the-grumpy-old-man-next-door:e1:o4:1
# text = A complaint from the municipal council
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	complaint	complaint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	municipal	municipal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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

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