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title: Given that an adopted child expresses curiosity concerning the birth… — Adoption · tree and pragmatics
description: Given that an adopted child expresses curiosity concerning the birth family, ascertain the correct interpretation. Exam question 4 of lesson 522 «Adoption» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was w
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# Exam question 4 · Adoption

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Given that an adopted child expresses curiosity concerning the birth family, ascertain the correct interpretation.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** adopted child, curiosity, you · **What happens:** give, adopt, express, concern, ascertain · **To what, where:** curiosity, birth family, correct interpretation

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 522 «Adoption» 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/522-adoption/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:522-adoption:e4:1
# text = Given that an adopted child expresses curiosity concerning the birth family, ascertain the correct interpretation.
1	Given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	mark	_	_
2	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	adopted	adopt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	expresses	express	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	advcl	_	_
7	curiosity	curiosity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	interpretation	interpretation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **adopt** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **express** | present | a adopted child | curiosity |  |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent curiosity=Theme |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | curiosity *not said here* | the birth family |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus family=Experiencer |
| 5 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the correct interpretation |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent interpretation=Topic |

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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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Such curiosity is forbidden by law until the child attains the age of thirty

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:522-adoption:e4:o1:1
# text = Such curiosity is forbidden by law until the child attains the age of thirty
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	curiosity	curiosity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	forbidden	forbid	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	attains	attain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	thirty	thirty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forbid** | present · passive | law | Such curiosity |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer subject=Theme |
| 2 | **attain** | present | the child | the age of thirty |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent age=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Such curiosity indicates that the adoption must now be reversed by a court

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:522-adoption:e4:o2:1
# text = Such curiosity indicates that the adoption must now be reversed by a court
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	curiosity	curiosity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	indicates	indicate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	adoption	adoption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
8	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	reversed	reverse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **indicate** | present | Such curiosity |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot clause=Topic |
| 2 | **reverse** | must · passive | a court | the adoption |  |  | now |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Such curiosity indicates that the child no longer loves the adoptive family

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:522-adoption:e4:o3:1
# text = Such curiosity indicates that the child no longer loves the adoptive family
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	curiosity	curiosity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	indicates	indicate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	no	no	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	9	advmod	_	_
9	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	adoptive	adoptive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **indicate** | present | Such curiosity |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **love** | present | the child | the adoptive family |  |  |  | long *property* | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer family=Stimulus |

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

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Such curiosity is normal and does not diminish love for the adoptive family

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:522-adoption:e4:o4:1
# text = Such curiosity is normal and does not diminish love for the adoptive family
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	curiosity	curiosity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
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	diminish	diminish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
9	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	adoptive	adoptive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	family	family	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 | Such curiosity |  |  |  |  | normal *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **diminish** | present · do-support | Such curiosity *not said here* | love |  |  |  | for the adoptive family | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Causer love=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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