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description: In respect of the expression "to boldly go", which statement is most accurate? Exam question 4 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 each option; Mova's choice was 
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# Exam question 4 · Is there one proper English? The big arguments

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In respect of the expression "to boldly go", which statement is most accurate?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** statement · **What happens:** go, be, respect · **To what, where:** respect, expression

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:20-is-there-one-proper-english:e4:1
# text = In respect of the expression "to boldly go", which statement is most accurate?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	expression	expression	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	boldly	boldly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
9	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	13	det	_	_
13	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	16	advmod	_	_
16	accurate	accurate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | which statement *not said here* |  |  |  |  | boldly *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | which statement |  |  | respect of the expression |  | accurate *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **respect** |  |  | the expression |  |  |  |  | nom respect «cognition 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 is acceptable in Latin but not in English

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:20-is-there-one-proper-english:e4:o1:1
# text = It is acceptable in Latin but not in English
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	acceptable	acceptable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Latin	Latin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  | Latin but English |  | acceptable *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is prohibited by law in the United Kingdom

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:20-is-there-one-proper-english:e4:o2:1
# text = It is prohibited by law in the United Kingdom
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	_	5	case	_	_
5	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	United	United	PROPN	NNP	_	9	flat	_	_
9	Kingdom	Kingdom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prohibit** | present · passive | law | It |  | the United Kingdom |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer subject=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Most modern authorities regard it as acceptable

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:20-is-there-one-proper-english:e4:o3:1
# text = Most modern authorities regard it as acceptable
1	Most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	amod	_	_
2	modern	modern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	authorities	authority	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	regard	regard	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	acceptable	acceptable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **regard** | present | Most modern authorities | it |  |  |  | as acceptable | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent it=Theme as acceptable=Value |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is universally condemned as a grave error

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:20-is-there-one-proper-english:e4:o4:1
# text = It is universally condemned as a grave error
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	universally	universally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	condemned	condemn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	grave	grave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	error	error	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **condemn** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  | as a grave error; universally *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme as error=Attribute |

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