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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the formation of the verb "burgle"? Exam question 2 of lesson 37 «Building words: prefixes, suffixes and compounds» of the language course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opt
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# Exam question 2 · Building words: prefixes, suffixes and compounds

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the formation of the verb "burgle"?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** formation

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 37 «Building words: prefixes, suffixes and compounds» 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/37-building-words-prefixes-suffixes-and-compounds/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:37-building-words-prefixes-suffixes-and-compounds:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the formation of the verb "burgle"?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	formation	formation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	burgle	burgle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the formation of the verb |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |

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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 a blend of "burger" and "gargle"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:37-building-words-prefixes-suffixes-and-compounds:e2:o1:1
# text = It is a blend of "burger" and "gargle"
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	blend	blend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	burger	burger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	gargle	gargle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a blend |  |  |  | of burger and gargle | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Both were borrowed simultaneously from Latin

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:37-building-words-prefixes-suffixes-and-compounds:e2:o2:1
# text = Both were borrowed simultaneously from Latin
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	borrowed	borrow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	simultaneously	simultaneously	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Latin	Latin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **borrow** | past · passive |  | Both |  | Latin |  | simultaneously *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme from latin=Source |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The noun "burglar" was derived from the pre-existing verb "burgle" by suffixation

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:37-building-words-prefixes-suffixes-and-compounds:e2:o3:1
# text = The noun "burglar" was derived from the pre-existing verb "burgle" by suffixation
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	burglar	burglar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	derived	derive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	pre-existing	pre-existing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	burgle	burgle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	suffixation	suffixation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **derive** | past · passive | suffixation | the noun |  | the pre-existing verb |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: agent=Agent subject=Result from verb=Material |

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

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It was derived from the pre-existing noun "burglar" by back-formation

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:37-building-words-prefixes-suffixes-and-compounds:e2:o4:1
# text = It was derived from the pre-existing noun "burglar" by back-formation
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	derived	derive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	pre-existing	pre-existing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	burglar	burglar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	formation	formation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **derive** | past · passive | back formation | It |  | the pre-existing noun |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: agent=Agent subject=Result from noun=Material |

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