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description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning Cockney rhyming slang. Exam question 3 of lesson 18 «Accents and dialects of Britain and Ireland» of the language course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's c
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# Exam question 3 · Accents and dialects of Britain and Ireland

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning Cockney rhyming slang.

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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, rhyme · **To what, where:** response, Cockney rhyming slang

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 18 «Accents and dialects of Britain and Ireland» 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/18-accents-and-dialects-of-britain-and-ireland/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:18-accents-and-dialects-of-britain-and-ireland:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning Cockney rhyming slang.
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	Cockney	Cockney	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
11	rhyming	rhyme	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	amod	_	_
12	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	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* | Cockney rhyming slang |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus slang=Experiencer |
| 4 | **rhyme** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=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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It substitutes for a word a phrase which rhymes with it, frequently omitting the rhyming element

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:18-accents-and-dialects-of-britain-and-ireland:e3:o1:1
# text = It substitutes for a word a phrase which rhymes with it, frequently omitting the rhyming element
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	substitutes	substitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	phrase	phrase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	rhymes	rhyme	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	frequently	frequently	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	omitting	omit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	rhyming	rhyme	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	amod	_	_
17	element	element	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **substitute** | present | It |  |  |  |  | for a word | vn substitute-13.6.2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme for word=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **rhyme** | present | a phrase |  |  |  |  | with phrase | vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Patient with it=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **omit** | gerund |  | the rhyming element |  |  |  | frequently *property* | vn exclude-107.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent element=Theme |
| 4 | **rhyme** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is a modern invention originating in social media

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:18-accents-and-dialects-of-britain-and-ireland:e3:o2:1
# text = It is a modern invention originating in social media
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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	modern	modern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	invention	invention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	originating	originate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	social	social	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	media	media	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a modern invention |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **originate** | gerund | a modern invention *not said here* |  |  | social media |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is mandated in all schools within the city of London

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:18-accents-and-dialects-of-britain-and-ireland:e3:o3:1
# text = It is mandated in all schools within the city of London
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	mandated	mandate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	within	within	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mandate** | present · passive |  | It |  | all schools |  | within the city of London | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It consists solely of words borrowed from Latin and Greek

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:18-accents-and-dialects-of-britain-and-ireland:e3:o4:1
# text = It consists solely of words borrowed from Latin and Greek
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	consists	consist	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	borrowed	borrow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Latin	Latin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	Greek	Greek	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consist** | present | It | words |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **borrow** | participle |  | words *not said here* |  | Latin and Greek |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from latin=Source |

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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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