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title: Ascertain the most probable explanation, as stated in the lesson, wh… — Cousins: like a sister, posh, or far a… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the most probable explanation, as stated in the lesson, where a child is persistently excluded from the gatherings of her cousins. Exam question 3 of lesson 510 «Cousins: like a sister, posh, or far away» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmat
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# Exam question 3 · Cousins: like a sister, posh, or far away

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Ascertain the most probable explanation, as stated in the lesson, where a child is persistently excluded from the gatherings of her cousins.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** ascertain, state, exclude · **To what, where:** probable explanation, lesson, child, gatherings

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 510 «Cousins: like a sister, posh, or far away» 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/510-cousins-like-a-sister-posh-or-far-away/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:510-cousins-like-a-sister-posh-or-far-away:e3:1
# text = Ascertain the most probable explanation, as stated in the lesson, where a child is persistently excluded from the gatherings of her cousins.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	probable	probable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	explanation	explanation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	stated	state	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	18	advmod	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
17	persistently	persistently	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	excluded	exclude	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
19	from	from	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	gatherings	gathering	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	cousins	cousin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the probable explanation |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent explanation=Topic |
| 2 | **state** *speech: other* | participle | you *not said here* |  |  | the lesson |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **exclude** | present · passive |  | a child |  | the gatherings of child's cousins |  | persistently *property* | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Beneficiary from gathering=Eventuality |

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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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Accidental omission on each occasion

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:510-cousins-like-a-sister-posh-or-far-away:e3:o1:1
# text = Accidental omission on each occasion
1	Accidental	accidental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	omission	omission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	occasion	occasion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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A dispute between adults

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:510-cousins-like-a-sister-posh-or-far-away:e3:o2:1
# text = A dispute between adults
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dispute	dispute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	between	between	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The absence of any family relationship

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:510-cousins-like-a-sister-posh-or-far-away:e3:o3:1
# text = The absence of any family relationship
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	absence	absence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
5	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	relationship	relationship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **absent** |  |  | any family relationship |  |  |  |  | nom absence «state transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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A grave fault of the child

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:510-cousins-like-a-sister-posh-or-far-away:e3:o4:1
# text = A grave fault of the child
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	grave	grave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	fault	fault	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fault** |  |  | the child |  |  |  |  | nom fault «act transitive»: of=patient |

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