--- title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a «c… — Comfortable families: enough, but not… · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a «comfortable» family? 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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/490-comfortable-families-enough-but-not-everything/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:490-comfortable-families-enough-but-not-everything:e1:1 # text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a «comfortable» family? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 8 nsubj _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 following follow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 amod _ _ 5 statements statement NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obl _ _ 6 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 7 advmod _ _ 7 accurately accurately ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 characterises characteris VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 10 « « PUNCT `` _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 comfortable comfortable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 » » PUNCT '' _ 11 punct _ _ 13 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **follow** | gerund | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **characteris** | present | | a comfortable family | | | | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules | 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} One possessing furniture of exceptional comfort ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:490-comfortable-families-enough-but-not-everything:e1:o1:1 # text = One possessing furniture of exceptional comfort 1 One one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 3 nummod _ _ 2 possessing possess VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 3 amod _ _ 3 furniture furniture NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 exceptional exceptional ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 comfort comfort NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **possess** | gerund | | | | | | | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} One possessing insufficient means for necessities ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:490-comfortable-families-enough-but-not-everything:e1:o2:1 # text = One possessing insufficient means for necessities 1 One one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 4 nsubj _ _ 2 possessing possess VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 4 csubj _ _ 3 insufficient insufficient ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 xcomp _ _ 4 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 for for ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 necessities necessity NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **possess** | gerund | | | | | | insufficient *property* | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot | | 2 | **mean** | present | One | | | | | for necessities | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot for necessity=Attribute | ### Option 3 {#o3} One possessing unlimited means for every purchase ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:490-comfortable-families-enough-but-not-everything:e1:o3:1 # text = One possessing unlimited means for every purchase 1 One one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 4 nsubj _ _ 2 possessing possess VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 4 csubj _ _ 3 unlimited unlimited ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 xcomp _ _ 4 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 for for ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 7 det _ _ 7 purchase purchase NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **possess** | gerund | | | | | | unlimited *property* | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot | | 2 | **mean** | present | One | | | | | for every purchase | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot for purchase=Attribute | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} One possessing sufficient means, though not unlimited ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:490-comfortable-families-enough-but-not-everything:e1:o4:1 # text = One possessing sufficient means, though not unlimited 1 One one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 4 nsubj _ _ 2 possessing possess VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 4 csubj _ _ 3 sufficient sufficient ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 xcomp _ _ 4 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 6 though though SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 7 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 8 advmod _ _ 8 unlimited unlimited ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **possess** | gerund | | | | | | sufficient *property* | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot | | 2 | **mean** | present | One | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | **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. 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