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description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a document termed a will. Exam question 4 of lesson 511 «Family parties, aunts and uncles, and the row nobody explains» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of
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# Exam question 4 · Family parties, aunts and uncles, and the row nobody expla…

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a document termed a will.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts, document · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, term · **To what, where:** response

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 511 «Family parties, aunts and uncles, and the row nobody explains» 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/511-family-parties-aunts-and-uncles-and-the-row-nobody-explains/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:511-family-parties-aunts-and-uncles-and-the-row-nobody-explains:e4:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a document termed a will.
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	document	document	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	termed	term	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	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* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **term** | past | a document |  |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It states who receives a person's possessions after death

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:511-family-parties-aunts-and-uncles-and-the-row-nobody-explains:e4:o1:1
# text = It states who receives a person's possessions after death
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	states	state	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	receives	receive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	possessions	possession	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **receive** | present |  | a person's possessions |  |  | after death |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent possession=Theme |
| 3 | **possess** |  | a person |  |  |  |  |  | nom possession «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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It records the wishes of a child for birthday presents

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:511-family-parties-aunts-and-uncles-and-the-row-nobody-explains:e4:o2:1
# text = It records the wishes of a child for birthday presents
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	records	record	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	wishes	wish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	presents	present	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **record** | present | It | the wishes of a child |  |  |  | for birthday presents | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wish=Theme |
| 2 | **wish** |  | a child |  |  |  |  |  | nom wish «feeling intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It sets out the arrangements for a forthcoming party

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:511-family-parties-aunts-and-uncles-and-the-row-nobody-explains:e4:o3:1
# text = It sets out the arrangements for a forthcoming party
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sets	set	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	arrangements	arrangement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	forthcoming	forthcoming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set out** | present | It | the arrangements |  |  |  | for a forthcoming party | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is a formal complaint lodged against a relative

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:511-family-parties-aunts-and-uncles-and-the-row-nobody-explains:e4:o4:1
# text = It is a formal complaint lodged against a relative
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	complaint	complaint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	lodged	lodge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	against	against	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	relative	relative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a formal complaint |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lodge** | participle |  | a formal complaint *not said here* |  | a relative |  |  | vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent against relative=Destination |

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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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