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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Is there one proper English? The big a… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the regulation of the English language. Exam question 3 of lesson 20 «Is there one proper English? The big arguments» of the language course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of e
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# Exam question 3 · Is there one proper English? The big arguments

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the regulation of the English language.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, regulate · **To what, where:** response, regulation, English language

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 20 «Is there one proper English? The big arguments» 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/20-is-there-one-proper-english/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:20-is-there-one-proper-english:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the regulation of the English language.
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	regulation	regulation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	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 regulation of the English language |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus regulation=Experiencer |
| 4 | **regulate** |  |  | the English language |  |  |  |  | nom regulation «communication 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 {#o1}

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An academy in London determines all permissible words

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:20-is-there-one-proper-english:e3:o1:1
# text = An academy in London determines all permissible words
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	academy	academy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	determines	determine	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
7	permissible	permissible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | present | a academy in London | all permissible words |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Topic |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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No official body governs English; dictionaries record usage

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:20-is-there-one-proper-english:e3:o2:1
# text = No official body governs English; dictionaries record usage
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	3	det	_	_
2	official	official	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	governs	govern	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	dictionaries	dictionary	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	record	record	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	usage	usage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **govern** | present | no official body | English |  |  |  |  | vn supervision-95.2.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent english=Theme |
| 2 | **record** | present | dictionaries | usage |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent usage=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The BBC is empowered by statute to prohibit words

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:20-is-there-one-proper-english:e3:o3:1
# text = The BBC is empowered by statute to prohibit words
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	BBC	BBC	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	empowered	empower	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	statute	statute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	prohibit	prohibit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
9	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **empower** | present · passive | statute | the BBC |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **prohibit** | to-infinitive | statute *not said here* | words |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer word=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Parliament publishes an annual list of approved words

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:20-is-there-one-proper-english:e3:o4:1
# text = Parliament publishes an annual list of approved words
1	Parliament	parliament	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	publishes	publish	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	annual	annual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	approved	approve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **publish** | present | Parliament | a annual list of approved words |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent list=Result |
| 2 | **approve** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **list** |  |  | approved words |  |  |  |  | nom list «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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