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description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a child placed between two disagreeing parents. Exam question 3 of lesson 496 «Parents who row, and one kind and one not» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and 
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# Exam question 3 · Parents who row, and one kind and one not

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a child placed between two disagreeing parents.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, place, disagree · **To what, where:** response, child

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 496 «Parents who row, and one kind and one not» 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/496-parents-who-row-and-one-kind-and-one-not/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:496-parents-who-row-and-one-kind-and-one-not:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a child placed between two disagreeing parents.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	between	between	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
15	disagreeing	disagree	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	amod	_	_
16	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | a child |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus child=Experiencer |
| 4 | **place** | participle |  | a child *not said here* |  |  |  | between two disagreeing parents | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent between parent=Destination |
| 5 | **disagree** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The child may fairly request that the parents resolve it between themselves

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:496-parents-who-row-and-one-kind-and-one-not:e3:o1:1
# text = The child may fairly request that the parents resolve it between themselves
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	fairly	fairly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	request	request	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	resolve	resolve	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	between	between	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **request** | may | the child |  |  |  |  | fairly *property* | vn beg-58.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **resolve** | present | the parents | child |  |  |  | between parents *= parent* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The child must conceal the disagreement from both parties indefinitely

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:496-parents-who-row-and-one-kind-and-one-not:e3:o2:1
# text = The child must conceal the disagreement from both parties indefinitely
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	conceal	conceal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	disagreement	disagreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	parties	party	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
10	indefinitely	indefinitely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | must | the child | the disagreement |  | both parties |  | indefinitely *property* | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent disagreement=Patient from party=Beneficiary |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The child is obliged to support the more lenient parent in all matters

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:496-parents-who-row-and-one-kind-and-one-not:e3:o3:1
# text = The child is obliged to support the more lenient parent in all matters
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	obliged	oblige	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	support	support	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	9	advmod	_	_
9	lenient	lenient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
13	matters	matter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **oblige** | present · passive |  | the child |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Patient clause=Result |
| 2 | **support** | to-infinitive |  | the lenient parent |  | all matters |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer parent=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The child should determine which parent is correct and inform the other

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:496-parents-who-row-and-one-kind-and-one-not:e3:o4:1
# text = The child should determine which parent is correct and inform the other
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	determine	determine	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	6	det	_	_
6	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	inform	inform	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | should | the child |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | which parent |  |  |  |  | correct *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **inform** *speech: other* | present | the child *not said here* | the other |  |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent other=Recipient |

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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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