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title: Whereas a parent living alone seeks the constant companionship of an… — The only child: all the attention and… · tree and pragmatics
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# Exam question 4 · The only child: all the attention and wanting a sibling

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Whereas a parent living alone seeks the constant companionship of an only son, state the conduct the lesson recommends.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** parent, you, lesson · **What happens:** live, seek, state, recommend · **To what, where:** constant companionship, conduct

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:499-the-only-child-all-the-attention-and-wanting-a-sibling:e4:1
# text = Whereas a parent living alone seeks the constant companionship of an only son, state the conduct the lesson recommends.
1	Whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	living	live	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	seeks	seek	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	constant	constant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	companionship	companionship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	only	only	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	state	state	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
20	recommends	recommend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | gerund | a parent *not said here* |  |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **seek** | present | a parent | the constant companionship of a only son |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent companionship=Theme |
| 3 | **state** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* | the conduct |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent conduct=Topic |
| 4 | **recommend** | present | the lesson | the conduct *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conduct=Theme |

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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 relinquish all friendships in order to accompany the parent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:499-the-only-child-all-the-attention-and-wanting-a-sibling:e4:o1:1
# text = To relinquish all friendships in order to accompany the parent
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	relinquish	relinquish	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	friendships	friendship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	8	mark	_	_
6	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	fixed	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	accompany	accompany	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relinquish** | to-infinitive |  | all friendships |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent friendship=Theme |
| 2 | **accompany** | to-infinitive |  | the parent |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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To inform the parent kindly that he wishes also to see friends of his age

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:499-the-only-child-all-the-attention-and-wanting-a-sibling:e4:o2:1
# text = To inform the parent kindly that he wishes also to see friends of his age
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	inform	inform	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	kindly	kindly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	wishes	wish	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
9	also	also	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	see	see	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inform** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  | the parent |  |  | kindly *property* | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient |
| 2 | **wish** | present | parent |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **see** | to-infinitive |  | friends of parent's age |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer friend=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To request that the parent cease to visit the shops altogether

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:499-the-only-child-all-the-attention-and-wanting-a-sibling:e4:o3:1
# text = To request that the parent cease to visit the shops altogether
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	request	request	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	cease	cease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	visit	visit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	altogether	altogether	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **request** | to-infinitive |  | parent cease |  |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent cease=Recipient |
| 2 | **visit** | to-infinitive |  | the shops |  |  |  | altogether *property* | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shop=Co-Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To absent himself without informing the parent of his whereabouts

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:499-the-only-child-all-the-attention-and-wanting-a-sibling:e4:o4:1
# text = To absent himself without informing the parent of his whereabouts
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	absent	absent	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	informing	inform	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	whereabouts	whereabouts	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **absent** | to-infinitive |  | himself *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **inform** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  | the parent of parent's whereabouts |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent parent=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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