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title: Given the utterance "I went home. Because I was tired.", ascertain t… — Prepositions and conjunctions: little… · tree and pragmatics
description: Given the utterance "I went home. Because I was tired.", ascertain the correction most consistent with the conventions of written English. Exam question 4 of lesson 6 «Prepositions and conjunctions: little words that hold sentences together» of the language course of Mova's primary school, with the 
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# Exam question 4 · Prepositions and conjunctions: little words that hold sent…

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Given the utterance "I went home. Because I was tired.", ascertain the correction most consistent with the conventions of written English.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** I, you · **What happens:** give, go, be, ascertain, write · **To what, where:** correction

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 6 «Prepositions and conjunctions: little words that hold sentences together» 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/6-prepositions-and-conjunctions/#e4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Given the utterance "I went home.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:6-prepositions-and-conjunctions:e4:1
# text = Given the utterance "I went home.
1	Given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	utterance	utterance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	home	home	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **go** *in a quote* | past | I |  |  |  |  | give the utterance; home *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=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.

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*Sentence 2:* Because I was tired.", ascertain the correction most consistent with the conventions of written English.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:6-prepositions-and-conjunctions:e4:2
# text = Because I was tired.", ascertain the correction most consistent with the conventions of written English.
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	correction	correction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	12	advmod	_	_
12	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	conventions	convention	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	amod	_	_
18	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | I |  |  |  |  | tired *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **ascertain** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | the correction |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent correction=Topic |
| 3 | **write** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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I went. Home because I was tired.

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*Sentence 1:* I went.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:6-prepositions-and-conjunctions:e4:o1:1
# text = I went.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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*Sentence 2:* Home because I was tired.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:6-prepositions-and-conjunctions:e4:o1:2
# text = Home because I was tired.
1	Home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | I |  |  |  |  | tired *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I went home. Because, I was tired.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* I went home.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:6-prepositions-and-conjunctions:e4:o2:1
# text = I went home.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	home	home	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | I |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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*Sentence 2:* Because, I was tired.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:6-prepositions-and-conjunctions:e4:o2:2
# text = Because, I was tired.
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | I |  |  |  |  | tired *property* | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I went home because I was tired.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:6-prepositions-and-conjunctions:e4:o3:1
# text = I went home because I was tired.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	home	home	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | I |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | I |  |  |  |  | tired *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Because I went home. I was tired.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Because I went home.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:6-prepositions-and-conjunctions:e4:o4:1
# text = Because I went home.
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	home	home	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | I |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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*Sentence 2:* I was tired.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:6-prepositions-and-conjunctions:e4:o4:2
# text = I was tired.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | I |  |  |  |  | tired *property* | tree rules |

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