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# Exam question 1 · The best ever and shocking: adverts and headlines

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the slogan «The BEST breakfast EVER!» printed upon a cereal packet?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, print · **To what, where:** slogan

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 47 «The best ever and shocking: adverts and headlines» 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/47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the slogan «The BEST breakfast EVER!» printed upon a cereal packet?
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	slogan	slogan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	BEST	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	14	amod	_	_
14	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	_
15	EVER	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
18	printed	print	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
19	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	cereal	cereal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	packet	packet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	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 slogan |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **print** | participle |  | the slogan *not said here* |  |  |  | upon a cereal packet | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 measured fact verified by scientific inquiry

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines:e1:o1:1
# text = It is a measured fact verified by scientific inquiry
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	measured	measure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	verified	verify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	scientific	scientific	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	inquiry	inquiry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **measure** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | It | a measured fact |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **verify** | participle |  | a measured fact *not said here* |  |  |  | by scientific inquiry | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is a guarantee of the nutritional quality of the product

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines:e1:o2:1
# text = It is a guarantee of the nutritional quality of the product
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	guarantee	guarantee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	nutritional	nutritional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	quality	quality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	product	product	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a guarantee |  |  |  | of the nutritional quality of the product | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is an expression of opinion intended to promote sales

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines:e1:o3:1
# text = It is an expression of opinion intended to promote sales
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	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	expression	expression	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	opinion	opinion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	intended	intend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	promote	promote	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	sales	sale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a expression |  |  |  | of opinion | tree rules |
| 2 | **intend** | participle |  | a expression *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **promote** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | sales |  |  |  |  | vn promote-102 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sale=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is an official award conferred upon the manufacturer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:47-the-best-ever-and-shocking-adverts-and-headlines:e1:o4:1
# text = It is an official award conferred upon the manufacturer
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	official	official	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	award	award	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	conferred	confer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	manufacturer	manufacturer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a official award |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **confer** | participle |  | a official award *not said here* |  |  |  | upon the manufacturer | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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