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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Formal and informal: a mate versus the… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the alteration of style between conversation with friends and correspondence with a head teacher. Exam question 3 of lesson 16 «Formal and informal: a mate versus the head teacher» of the language course of Mova's primary school, w
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# Exam question 3 · Formal and informal: a mate versus the head teacher

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the alteration of style between conversation with friends and correspondence with a head teacher.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, alter · **To what, where:** response, alteration, style

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 16 «Formal and informal: a mate versus the head teacher» of the language 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/language/16-formal-and-informal-a-mate-versus-the-head-teacher/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:16-formal-and-informal-a-mate-versus-the-head-teacher:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the alteration of style between conversation with friends and correspondence with a head teacher.
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	alteration	alteration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	style	style	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	between	between	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	conversation	conversation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	correspondence	correspondence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	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 alteration of style between conversation with friends and correspondence with a head teacher |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus alteration=Experiencer |
| 4 | **alter** |  |  | style between conversation with friends and correspondence with a head teacher |  |  |  |  | nom alteration «event 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 {#o1}

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It constitutes evidence of dishonesty on the part of the writer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:16-formal-and-informal-a-mate-versus-the-head-teacher:e3:o1:1
# text = It constitutes evidence of dishonesty on the part of the writer
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	dishonesty	dishonesty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	writer	writer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | It | evidence of dishonesty |  | the part of the writer |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme evidence=Pivot |
| 2 | **evidence** |  |  | dishonesty |  |  |  |  | nom evidence «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is prohibited by the regulations of most schools

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:16-formal-and-informal-a-mate-versus-the-head-teacher:e3:o2:1
# text = It is prohibited by the regulations of most schools
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	prohibited	prohibit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	regulations	regulation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
9	schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prohibit** | present · passive | the regulations of most schools | It |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer subject=Theme |
| 2 | **regulate** |  |  | most schools |  |  |  |  | nom regulation «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It indicates an inability to speak the language properly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:16-formal-and-informal-a-mate-versus-the-head-teacher:e3:o3:1
# text = It indicates an inability to speak the language properly
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	indicates	indicate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	inability	inability	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	properly	properly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **indicate** | present | It | a inability |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot inability=Topic |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  | the language |  |  |  | properly *property* | tree rules |

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

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It constitutes a recognised linguistic competence

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:16-formal-and-informal-a-mate-versus-the-head-teacher:e3:o4:1
# text = It constitutes a recognised linguistic competence
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	recognised	recognise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
5	linguistic	linguistic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	competence	competence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | It | a recognised linguistic competence |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme competence=Pivot |
| 2 | **recognise** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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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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