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title: Identify the meaning of the expression "to give up" as distinguished… — Phrasal verbs: get up, give up, make up · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the meaning of the expression "to give up" as distinguished from "to give in" (in the sense of homework). Exam question 2 of lesson 26 «Phrasal verbs: get up, give up, make up» of the language course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of ea
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# Exam question 2 · Phrasal verbs: get up, give up, make up

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Identify the meaning of the expression "to give up" as distinguished from "to give in" (in the sense of homework).

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, give up, distinguish, give in, mean, sense · **To what, where:** meaning, sense, expression, homework · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 26 «Phrasal verbs: get up, give up, make up» 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/26-phrasal-verbs-get-up-give-up-make-up/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:26-phrasal-verbs-get-up-give-up-make-up:e2:1
# text = Identify the meaning of the expression "to give up" as distinguished from "to give in" (in the sense of homework).
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	meaning	meaning	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	expression	expression	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	ccomp	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	distinguished	distinguish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	advcl	_	_
14	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	RP	_	17	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
20	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	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 meaning of the expression |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent meaning=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **give up** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **distinguish** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **give in** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  | the sense of homework |  |  | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **mean** |  |  | the expression |  |  |  |  | nom meaning «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 6 | **sense** |  |  | homework |  |  |  |  | nom sense «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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To submit, as opposed to to cease attempting

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:26-phrasal-verbs-get-up-give-up-make-up:e2:o1:1
# text = To submit, as opposed to to cease attempting
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	submit	submit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	opposed	oppose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	fixed	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	cease	cease	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	attempting	attempt	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **submit** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn acquiesce-95.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **oppose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **cease** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **attempt** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Both expressions signify generosity

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:26-phrasal-verbs-get-up-give-up-make-up:e2:o2:1
# text = Both expressions signify generosity
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	expressions	expression	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	signify	signify	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	generosity	generosity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **signify** | present | both expressions | generosity |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot generosity=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Both expressions are identical in meaning

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:26-phrasal-verbs-get-up-give-up-make-up:e2:o3:1
# text = Both expressions are identical in meaning
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	expressions	expression	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	identical	identical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | both expressions |  |  | meaning |  | identical *property* | tree rules |

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

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To cease attempting, as opposed to to submit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:26-phrasal-verbs-get-up-give-up-make-up:e2:o4:1
# text = To cease attempting, as opposed to to submit
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	cease	cease	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	attempting	attempt	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	opposed	oppose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	fixed	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	submit	submit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cease** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **attempt** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **oppose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **submit** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn acquiesce-95.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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