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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — The only child: all the attention and… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning possessions and the character of being spoilt. Exam question 3 of lesson 499 «The only child: all the attention and wanting a sibling» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the 
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# Exam question 3 · The only child: all the attention and wanting a sibling

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning possessions and the character of being spoilt.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** select, establish, spoil · **To what, where:** consistent, character

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 499 «The only child: all the attention and wanting a sibling» 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/499-the-only-child-all-the-attention-and-wanting-a-sibling/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:499-the-only-child-all-the-attention-and-wanting-a-sibling:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning possessions and the character of being spoilt.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obj	_	_
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	concerning	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	possessions	possession	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
14	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
15	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	spoilt	spoil	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	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 consistent |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consistent=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **spoil** | gerund · passive |  | the character *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V» |

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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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Generosity in sharing is evidence of a spoilt character

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:499-the-only-child-all-the-attention-and-wanting-a-sibling:e3:o1:1
# text = Generosity in sharing is evidence of a spoilt character
1	Generosity	generosity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	sharing	sharing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	spoilt	spoil	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Generosity in sharing | evidence |  |  |  | of a spoilt character | tree rules |
| 2 | **spoil** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The possession of several consoles establishes that a child is spoilt

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:499-the-only-child-all-the-attention-and-wanting-a-sibling:e3:o2:1
# text = The possession of several consoles establishes that a child is spoilt
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	possession	possession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	consoles	console	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	establishes	establish	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	spoilt	spoil	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **establish** | present | the possession of several consoles |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **spoil** | present · passive |  | a child |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **possess** |  |  | several consoles |  |  |  |  | nom possession «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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An only child is by definition spoilt irrespective of conduct

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:499-the-only-child-all-the-attention-and-wanting-a-sibling:e3:o3:1
# text = An only child is by definition spoilt irrespective of conduct
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	only	only	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	definition	definition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	spoilt	spoil	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	irrespective	irrespective	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a only child |  |  |  |  | by definition | tree rules |
| 2 | **spoil** | participle |  | definition *not said here* |  |  |  | of conduct; irrespective *property* | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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The possession of many things is not equivalent to being spoilt

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:499-the-only-child-all-the-attention-and-wanting-a-sibling:e3:o4:1
# text = The possession of many things is not equivalent to being spoilt
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	possession	possession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	equivalent	equivalent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	spoilt	spoil	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | the possession of many things |  |  |  |  | equivalent *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **spoil** | gerund · passive | the possession of many things *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V» |
| 3 | **possess** |  |  | many things |  |  |  |  | nom possession «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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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