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description: Ascertain the principal reason why households differ in respect of bedtimes and permitted games. Exam question 4 of lesson 486 «Every family is different» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wr
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# Exam question 4 · Every family is different

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Ascertain the principal reason why households differ in respect of bedtimes and permitted games.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, households · **What happens:** ascertain, differ, permit, respect · **To what, where:** principal reason, respect, games, bedtimes

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:486-every-family-is-different:e4:1
# text = Ascertain the principal reason why households differ in respect of bedtimes and permitted games.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	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	_	_
5	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	households	household	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	differ	differ	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	bedtimes	bedtime	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	permitted	permit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
14	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal reason |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Topic |
| 2 | **differ** | present | households |  |  | respect of bedtimes |  |  | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **permit** | past | households *not said here* | games |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme |
| 4 | **respect** |  |  | bedtimes |  |  |  |  | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Each household sets its own rules, which are no measure of love

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:486-every-family-is-different:e4:o1:1
# text = Each household sets its own rules, which are no measure of love
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sets	set	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	det	_	_
11	measure	measure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | present | each household | household's own rules |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient rule=Result |
| 2 | **is a** | present | household's own rules | no measure |  |  |  | of love | tree rules |
| 3 | **rule** |  | household |  |  |  |  |  | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Lenient households are thereby shown to love their children less

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:486-every-family-is-different:e4:o2:1
# text = Lenient households are thereby shown to love their children less
1	Lenient	lenient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	households	household	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	thereby	thereby	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	love	love	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present · passive |  | Lenient households |  |  |  | thereby *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **love** | to-infinitive |  | households's children |  |  |  | less *property* | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer child=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The law prescribes a single bedtime for all children of an age

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:486-every-family-is-different:e4:o3:1
# text = The law prescribes a single bedtime for all children of an age
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	prescribes	prescribe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	bedtime	bedtime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prescribe** | present | the law | a single bedtime |  |  |  | for all children of a age | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Stricter households are thereby shown to love their children less

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:486-every-family-is-different:e4:o4:1
# text = Stricter households are thereby shown to love their children less
1	Stricter	strict	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	amod	_	_
2	households	household	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	thereby	thereby	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	love	love	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present · passive |  | Stricter households |  |  |  | thereby *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **love** | to-infinitive |  | households's children |  |  |  | less *property* | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer child=Stimulus |

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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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