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# Exam question 1 · My dad could lift a car: playground boasting

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the assertion «My dad could lift a car with one hand», made during a dispute in a playground?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** dad · **What happens:** follow, characteris, lift, make · **To what, where:** assertion, car · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 48 «My dad could lift a car: playground boasting» 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/48-my-dad-could-lift-a-car-playground-boasting/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:48-my-dad-could-lift-a-car-playground-boasting:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the assertion «My dad could lift a car with one hand», made during a dispute in a playground?
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	1	nmod	_	_
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	assertion	assertion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	lift	lift	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	parataxis	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	20	nummod	_	_
20	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	parataxis	_	_
24	during	during	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	dispute	dispute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
27	in	in	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	playground	playground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	?	?	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 assertion |  |  |  | accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **lift** *in a quote* | could | My dad | a car |  |  |  | with one hand | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent car=Theme |
| 4 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  | during a dispute in a playground |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

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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 {#o1}

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A threat directed at the other party

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:48-my-dad-could-lift-a-car-playground-boasting:e1:o1:1
# text = A threat directed at the other party
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	threat	threat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	directed	direct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **direct** | participle |  | a threat *not said here* |  | the other party |  |  | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.predicate»: agent=Agent at party=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A literal statement of the father's capabilities

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:48-my-dad-could-lift-a-car-playground-boasting:e1:o2:1
# text = A literal statement of the father's capabilities
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	literal	literal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	capabilities	capability	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** |  |  | the father's capabilities |  |  |  |  | nom statement «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A deliberate falsehood designed to deceive the listener

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:48-my-dad-could-lift-a-car-playground-boasting:e1:o3:1
# text = A deliberate falsehood designed to deceive the listener
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	deliberate	deliberate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	falsehood	falsehood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	designed	design	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	deceive	deceive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	listener	listener	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **design** | participle |  | a deliberate falsehood *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **deceive** | to-infinitive |  | the listener |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent listener=Patient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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A boast expressing pride and affection rather than a measured fact

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:48-my-dad-could-lift-a-car-playground-boasting:e1:o4:1
# text = A boast expressing pride and affection rather than a measured fact
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boast	boast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	expressing	express	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	pride	pride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	affection	affection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	rather	rather	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	11	cc	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	measured	measure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **express** | gerund | a boast *not said here* | pride and affection |  |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pride=Theme |
| 2 | **measure** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

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