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# Exam question 2 · Every family is different

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Given that a pupil resides in a children's home, identify the most appropriate conduct of a teacher in respect of Mother's Day cards.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** pupil, you · **What happens:** give, reside, identify, conduct, respect · **To what, where:** home, appropriate conduct, respect, teacher, Day cards

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 486 «Every family is different» 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/486-every-family-is-different/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:486-every-family-is-different:e2:1
# text = Given that a pupil resides in a children's home, identify the most appropriate conduct of a teacher in respect of Mother's Day cards.
1	Given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	mark	_	_
2	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	resides	reside	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	identify	identify	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	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
23	Mother	Mother	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	's	's	PART	POS	_	23	case	_	_
25	Day	Day	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	compound	_	_
26	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	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 | **reside** | present | a pupil |  |  | a children's home |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in home=Location |
| 3 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the appropriate conduct of a teacher |  | respect of Day cards |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent conduct=Theme |
| 4 | **conduct** |  |  | a teacher |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «act transitive»: of=patient |
| 5 | **respect** |  |  | Day cards |  |  |  |  | nom respect «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 {#o1}

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To announce the pupil's circumstances to the class as an example

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:486-every-family-is-different:e2:o1:1
# text = To announce the pupil's circumstances to the class as an example
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	announce	announce	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **announce** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  | the pupil's circumstances | the class |  |  | as a example | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent circumstance=Theme to class=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To exclude the pupil from the activity entirely and without remark

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:486-every-family-is-different:e2:o2:1
# text = To exclude the pupil from the activity entirely and without remark
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	exclude	exclude	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
10	without	without	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	remark	remark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exclude** | to-infinitive |  |  | the pupil | the activity |  | without remark; entirely *property* | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer pupil=Beneficiary from activity=Eventuality |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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To permit the pupil to address the card to anyone who cares for him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:486-every-family-is-different:e2:o3:1
# text = To permit the pupil to address the card to anyone who cares for him
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	permit	permit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	address	address	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obl	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	cares	care	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permit** | to-infinitive |  | the pupil |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Causer pupil=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **address** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | the card |  |  |  | to anyone | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Destination |
| 3 | **care** | present |  |  |  |  |  | for pupil | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for he=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To require the pupil to address the card to his birth mother

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:486-every-family-is-different:e2:o4:1
# text = To require the pupil to address the card to his birth mother
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	require	require	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	address	address	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | to-infinitive |  | the pupil |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme pupil=Precondition |
| 2 | **address** | to-infinitive |  | the card |  |  |  | to pupil's birth mother | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Destination |

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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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