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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the fatigue commonly experienced by a parent raising a child alone? Exam question 1 of lesson 515 «Mum on her own, Dad on his own» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question 
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# Exam question 1 · Mum on her own, Dad on his own

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the fatigue commonly experienced by a parent raising a child alone?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** parent · **What happens:** follow, characteris, experience, raise · **To what, where:** fatigue, child

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 515 «Mum on her own, Dad on his own» 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/515-mum-on-her-own-dad-on-his-own/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:515-mum-on-her-own-dad-on-his-own:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the fatigue commonly experienced by a parent raising a child alone?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	fatigue	fatigue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	commonly	commonly	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	experienced	experience	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	raising	raise	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	acl	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the fatigue |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **experience** | participle |  | the fatigue *not said here* |  |  |  | by a parent; commonly *property* | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **raise** | gerund | a parent *not said here* | a child |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It arises from discharging the duties of two persons

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:515-mum-on-her-own-dad-on-his-own:e1:o1:1
# text = It arises from discharging the duties of two persons
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	arises	arise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	discharging	discharge	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	duties	duty	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arise** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **discharge** | gerund |  | the duties of two persons |  |  |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent duty=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It arises from the child being excessively burdensome

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:515-mum-on-her-own-dad-on-his-own:e1:o2:1
# text = It arises from the child being excessively burdensome
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	arises	arise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	cop	_	_
7	excessively	excessively	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	burdensome	burdensome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arise** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | from the child; burdensome, excessively *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is a consequence of excessive leisure

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:515-mum-on-her-own-dad-on-his-own:e1:o3:1
# text = It is a consequence of excessive leisure
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	excessive	excessive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	leisure	leisure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a consequence |  |  |  | of excessive leisure | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is invariably a sign of indolence

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:515-mum-on-her-own-dad-on-his-own:e1:o4:1
# text = It is invariably a sign of indolence
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	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	indolence	indolence	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 | It | a sign |  |  |  | of indolence; invariably *property* | tree rules |

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