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description: Given that a parent is employed on a fly-in fly-out basis, ascertain the pattern of the parent's presence. Exam question 4 of lesson 519 «Parents far away: the army, work abroad, prison» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of e
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# Exam question 4 · Parents far away: the army, work abroad, prison

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Given that a parent is employed on a fly-in fly-out basis, ascertain the pattern of the parent's presence.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, presence · **What happens:** give, employ, ascertain, pattern · **To what, where:** parent, fly basis, pattern

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 519 «Parents far away: the army, work abroad, prison» 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/519-parents-far-away-the-army-work-abroad-prison/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:519-parents-far-away-the-army-work-abroad-prison:e4:1
# text = Given that a parent is employed on a fly-in fly-out basis, ascertain the pattern of the parent's presence.
1	Given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	advcl	_	_
2	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	employed	employ	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
9	fly	fly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	fly	fly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	out	out	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	basis	basis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	pattern	pattern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	's	's	PART	POS	_	22	case	_	_
24	presence	presence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **employ** | present · passive |  | a parent |  | a fly basis |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the pattern of the parent's presence |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pattern=Topic |
| 4 | **pattern** |  | the parent's presence |  |  |  |  |  | nom pattern «cognition intransitive»: of=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The parent returns home at the conclusion of every day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:519-parents-far-away-the-army-work-abroad-prison:e4:o1:1
# text = The parent returns home at the conclusion of every day
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	returns	return	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	home	home	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** | present | the parent |  |  | the conclusion of every day |  | home *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **conclude** |  |  | every day |  |  |  |  | nom conclusion «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The parent departs permanently and does not return

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:519-parents-far-away-the-army-work-abroad-prison:e4:o2:1
# text = The parent departs permanently and does not return
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	departs	depart	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	permanently	permanently	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	return	return	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **depart** | present | the parent |  |  |  |  | permanently *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **return** | present · do-support | the parent *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The parent is absent solely on Fridays of each week

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:519-parents-far-away-the-army-work-abroad-prison:e4:o3:1
# text = The parent is absent solely on Fridays of each week
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	absent	absent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Fridays	Friday	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the parent |  |  |  | friday | absent, solely *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Periods of several weeks away alternate with periods at home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:519-parents-far-away-the-army-work-abroad-prison:e4:o4:1
# text = Periods of several weeks away alternate with periods at home
1	Periods	period	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	away	away	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	alternate	alternate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	periods	period	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **alternate** | present | Periods of several weeks |  |  | home |  | with periods; away *property* | vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Patient with period=Co-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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