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title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the… — School legends · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the term urban legend? Exam question 3 of lesson 24 «School legends» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right.
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# Exam question 3 · School legends

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the term urban legend?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** term urban legend

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 24 «School legends» of the myths 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/myths/24-school-legends/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:24-school-legends:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the term urban legend?
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	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
11	urban	urban	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	legend	legend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	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 |  | term urban legend |  |  |  | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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An account attributed to an unverifiable acquaintance of an acquaintance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:24-school-legends:e3:o1:1
# text = An account attributed to an unverifiable acquaintance of an acquaintance
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	attributed	attribute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	unverifiable	unverifiable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	acquaintance	acquaintance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	acquaintance	acquaintance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attribute** | participle |  | a account *not said here* |  |  |  | to a unverifiable acquaintance of a acquaintance | tree rules |
| 2 | **acquaint** |  |  | a acquaintance |  |  |  |  | nom acquaintance «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A collection of facts concerning large cities

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:24-school-legends:e3:o2:1
# text = A collection of facts concerning large cities
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	collection	collection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	cities	city	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **concern** | gerund | facts *not said here* | large cities |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus city=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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An account verified by a court of law

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:24-school-legends:e3:o3:1
# text = An account verified by a court of law
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	verified	verify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **verify** | participle |  | a account *not said here* |  |  |  | by a court of law | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A regulation issued by municipal authorities

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:24-school-legends:e3:o4:1
# text = A regulation issued by municipal authorities
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	regulation	regulation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	issued	issue	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	municipal	municipal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	authorities	authority	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:agent	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **issue** | participle |  | a regulation *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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