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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — When a parent has died · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the preservation of memories of a deceased parent. Exam question 3 of lesson 518 «When a parent has died» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; 
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# Exam question 3 · When a parent has died

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the preservation of memories of a deceased parent.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, decease, preserve · **To what, where:** response, preservation, memories

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 518 «When a parent has died» 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/518-when-a-parent-has-died/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:518-when-a-parent-has-died:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the preservation of memories of a deceased parent.
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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	preservation	preservation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	memories	memory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	deceased	decease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	amod	_	_
17	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	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* | the preservation of memories of a deceased parent |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus preservation=Experiencer |
| 4 | **decease** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn die-42.4 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 5 | **preserve** |  |  | memories of a deceased parent |  |  |  |  | nom preservation «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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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Photographs, recordings, stories and keepsakes assist remembrance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:518-when-a-parent-has-died:e3:o1:1
# text = Photographs, recordings, stories and keepsakes assist remembrance
1	Photographs	photograph	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	recordings	recording	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	keepsakes	keepsake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
8	assist	assist	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	remembrance	remembrance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **assist** | present | Photographs and recordings and stories and keepsakes | remembrance |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent remembrance=Beneficiary |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Remembrance is harmful and ought to be discouraged in the home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:518-when-a-parent-has-died:e3:o2:1
# text = Remembrance is harmful and ought to be discouraged in the home
1	Remembrance	remembrance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	harmful	harmful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
5	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	discouraged	discourage	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Remembrance |  |  |  |  | harmful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **discourage** | ought · passive | Remembrance *not said here* |  |  | the home |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Memories are best preserved by refraining from all discussion

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:518-when-a-parent-has-died:e3:o3:1
# text = Memories are best preserved by refraining from all discussion
1	Memories	memory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	best	well	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	preserved	preserve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	refraining	refrain	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	discussion	discussion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **preserve** | present · passive |  | Memories |  |  |  | well *property* | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **refrain** | gerund |  |  |  | all discussion |  |  | vn refrain-69 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent from discussion=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The removal of all photographs hastens recovery and is advised

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:518-when-a-parent-has-died:e3:o4:1
# text = The removal of all photographs hastens recovery and is advised
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	removal	removal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	photographs	photograph	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	hastens	hasten	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	recovery	recovery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	advised	advise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hasten** | present | the removal of all photographs | recovery |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent recovery=Patient |
| 2 | **advise** *speech: other* | present · passive | the removal of all photographs *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V PP.topic» |
| 3 | **remove** |  |  | all photographs |  |  |  |  | nom removal «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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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