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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — The weekly shop and a family budget · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the purchase of goods in bulk. Exam question 4 of lesson 22 «The weekly shop and a family budget» of the money course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choi
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# Exam question 4 · The weekly shop and a family budget

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the purchase of goods in bulk.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, purchase · **To what, where:** response, purchase, bulk, goods

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 22 «The weekly shop and a family budget» of the money 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/money/22-the-weekly-shop-and-a-family-budget/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:22-the-weekly-shop-and-a-family-budget:e4:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the purchase of goods in bulk.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	purchase	purchase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	11	nmod	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	bulk	bulk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the purchase of goods |  | bulk |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus purchase=Experiencer |
| 4 | **purchase** |  |  | goods |  | bulk |  |  | nom purchase «act transitive»: of=patient in=place |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It is economical in respect of durable goods that will be consumed, such as rice and pasta

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:22-the-weekly-shop-and-a-family-budget:e4:o1:1
# text = It is economical in respect of durable goods that will be consumed, such as rice and pasta
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	economical	economical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	durable	durable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	5	nmod	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obj	_	_
10	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	consumed	consume	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	16	case	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	fixed	_	_
16	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	pasta	pasta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  | respect of durable goods and rice and pasta |  | economical *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **consume** | future · passive |  | durable goods |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: that=Asset |
| 3 | **respect** |  |  | durable goods |  |  |  |  | nom respect «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It invariably results in a greater total expenditure than small purchases

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:22-the-weekly-shop-and-a-family-budget:e4:o2:1
# text = It invariably results in a greater total expenditure than small purchases
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	greater	great	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
7	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	expenditure	expenditure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
9	than	than	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	purchases	purchase	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is economical in respect of every product, including perishable fruit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:22-the-weekly-shop-and-a-family-budget:e4:o3:1
# text = It is economical in respect of every product, including perishable fruit
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	economical	economical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	product	product	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	including	including	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	perishable	perishable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  | respect of every product and perishable fruit |  | economical *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **respect** |  |  | every product and perishable fruit |  |  |  |  | nom respect «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is prohibited in respect of households of fewer than five persons

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:22-the-weekly-shop-and-a-family-budget:e4:o4:1
# text = It is prohibited in respect of households of fewer than five persons
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	prohibited	prohibit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	households	household	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	fewer	few	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	advmod	_	_
10	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prohibit** | present · passive |  | It |  | respect of households of five persons |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **respect** |  |  | households of five persons |  |  |  |  | nom respect «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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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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