--- title: Ascertain which category of secret ought not to be retained by one s… — The favourite, the black sheep, coveri… · tree and pragmatics description: Ascertain which category of secret ought not to be retained by one sibling on behalf of another. Exam question 3 of lesson 509 «The favourite, the black sheep, covering for each other and hand-me-downs» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the q --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/509-the-favourite-the-black-sheep-covering-and-hand-me-downs/e3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [The favourite, the black sheep, coveri…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/509-the-favourite-the-black-sheep-covering-and-hand-me-downs/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · The favourite, the black sheep, covering for each other an… Ascertain which category of secret ought not to be retained by one sibling on behalf of another. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, one sibling · **What happens:** ascertain, not retain · **To what, where:** category This is exam question 3 of lesson 509 «The favourite, the black sheep, covering for each other and hand-me-downs» 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/509-the-favourite-the-black-sheep-covering-and-hand-me-downs/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:509-the-favourite-the-black-sheep-covering-and-hand-me-downs:e3:1 # text = Ascertain which category of secret ought not to be retained by one sibling on behalf of another. 1 Ascertain ascertain VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 which which DET WDT PronType=Int 3 det _ _ 3 category category NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 secret secret NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 6 ought ought AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ _ 7 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 10 advmod _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 10 mark _ _ 9 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 10 aux:pass _ _ 10 retained retain VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 1 ccomp _ _ 11 by by ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 13 nummod _ _ 13 sibling sibling NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 14 on on ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 behalf behalf NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nmod _ _ 16 of of ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 15 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 18 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **not** **retain** | ought · passive | one sibling on behalf of another | which category of secret | | | | | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} One concerning the consumption of a single biscuit ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:509-the-favourite-the-black-sheep-covering-and-hand-me-downs:e3:o1:1 # text = One concerning the consumption of a single biscuit 1 One one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 0 root _ _ 2 concerning concern VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 1 acl _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 consumption consumption NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 single single ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 biscuit biscuit NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **concern** | gerund | | the consumption of a single biscuit | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus consumption=Experiencer | | 2 | **consume** | | | a single biscuit | | | | | nom consumption «act transitive»: of=patient | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} One concerning safety ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:509-the-favourite-the-black-sheep-covering-and-hand-me-downs:e3:o2:1 # text = One concerning safety 1 One one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 3 nummod _ _ 2 concerning concerning ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 safety safety NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 {#o3} One concerning a present purchased for a parent ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:509-the-favourite-the-black-sheep-covering-and-hand-me-downs:e3:o3:1 # text = One concerning a present purchased for a parent 1 One one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 0 root _ _ 2 concerning concern VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 case _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 present present NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nmod _ _ 5 purchased purchase VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 acl _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 parent parent NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **concern** | gerund | | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **purchase** | participle | | a present *not said here* | | | | for a parent | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent for parent=Asset | ### Option 4 {#o4} One concerning a forthcoming birthday celebration ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:509-the-favourite-the-black-sheep-covering-and-hand-me-downs:e3:o4:1 # text = One concerning a forthcoming birthday celebration 1 One one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 0 root _ _ 2 concerning concern VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 1 acl _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 4 forthcoming forthcoming ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 5 birthday birthday NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 celebration celebration NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **concern** | gerund | | a forthcoming birthday celebration | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus celebration=Experiencer | **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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