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description: Identify the origin of the term "soccer", given that it is now chiefly employed in the United States. Exam question 2 of lesson 21 «British and American words» 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 w
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# Exam question 2 · British and American words

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Identify the origin of the term "soccer", given that it is now chiefly employed in the United States.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, give, employ · **To what, where:** origin, United States

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 21 «British and American words» 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/21-british-and-american-words/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:21-british-and-american-words:e2:1
# text = Identify the origin of the term "soccer", given that it is now chiefly employed in the United States.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	origin	origin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	soccer	soccer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
12	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
15	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	_
16	chiefly	chiefly	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	employed	employ	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	advcl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	United	United	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	States	State	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the origin of the term |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent origin=Theme |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  | the origin of the term *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **employ** | present · passive |  | origin |  | the United States | now | chiefly *property* | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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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 originated as a commercial trade name for a brand of leather football

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:21-british-and-american-words:e2:o1:1
# text = It originated as a commercial trade name for a brand of leather football
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	originated	originate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	commercial	commercial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	trade	trade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	brand	brand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	leather	leather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **originate** | past | It |  |  |  |  | as a commercial trade name; for a brand of leather football | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **brand** |  |  | leather football |  |  |  |  | nom brand «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It derives from a Spanish term for a ball

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:21-british-and-american-words:e2:o2:1
# text = It derives from a Spanish term for a ball
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	derives	derive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Spanish	Spanish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **derive** | present | It |  |  | a Spanish term for a ball |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: agent=Agent from term=Material |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was devised in the United States in the twentieth century by sports journalists

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:21-british-and-american-words:e2:o3:1
# text = It was devised in the United States in the twentieth century by sports journalists
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	devised	devise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	United	United	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	States	State	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	twentieth	twentieth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	century	century	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	sports	sport	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	compound	_	_
14	journalists	journalist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **devise** | past · passive | sports journalists | It |  | the United States | century |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

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

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It was coined in England as an abbreviation of "association football"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:21-british-and-american-words:e2:o4:1
# text = It was coined in England as an abbreviation of "association football"
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	coined	coin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	abbreviation	abbreviation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	association	association	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **coin** | past · passive |  | It |  | England |  | as a abbreviation of association football | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Result as abbreviation=Attribute |
| 2 | **abbreviate** |  |  | association football |  |  |  |  | nom abbreviation «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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