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title: Whereas the funds available suffice for one undertaking only, select… — School councils and class reps · tree and pragmatics
description: Whereas the funds available suffice for one undertaking only, select the response most consistent with the proper conduct of the council. Exam question 4 of lesson 37 «School councils and class reps» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the ques
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# Exam question 4 · School councils and class reps

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Whereas the funds available suffice for one undertaking only, select the response most consistent with the proper conduct of the council.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** undertake, select, conduct · **To what, where:** response, council

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 37 «School councils and class reps» of the politics 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/politics/37-school-councils-and-class-reps/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:37-school-councils-and-class-reps:e4:1
# text = Whereas the funds available suffice for one undertaking only, select the response most consistent with the proper conduct of the council.
1	Whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	funds	fund	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	available	available	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	suffice	suffice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nmod	_	_
8	undertaking	undertake	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	acl:relcl	_	_
9	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
11	select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	15	advmod	_	_
15	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **undertake** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | whereas available suffice for one | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 3 | **conduct** |  |  | the council |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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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The council permits the loudest member to decide alone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:37-school-councils-and-class-reps:e4:o1:1
# text = The council permits the loudest member to decide alone
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	permits	permit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	loudest	loud	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	decide	decide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permit** | present | the council | the loudest member |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent member=Theme |
| 2 | **decide** | to-infinitive | the council *not said here* |  |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The council determines a priority after hearing the views advanced on each side

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:37-school-councils-and-class-reps:e4:o2:1
# text = The council determines a priority after hearing the views advanced on each side
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	determines	determine	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	priority	priority	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	hearing	hear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	views	view	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	advanced	advanced	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
13	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | present | the council | a priority |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent priority=Topic |
| 2 | **hear** | gerund | the council *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **advanced** | present | the views |  |  | each side |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The council undertakes both projects regardless of the funds, borrowing whatever further sums may be required

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:37-school-councils-and-class-reps:e4:o3:1
# text = The council undertakes both projects regardless of the funds, borrowing whatever further sums may be required
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	undertakes	undertake	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	projects	project	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	regardless	regardless	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	funds	fund	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	borrowing	borrow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
12	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	obj	_	_
13	further	further	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	sums	sum	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **undertake** | present | the council | both projects |  |  |  | regardless *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent project=Eventuality |
| 2 | **borrow** | gerund | the council *not said here* | whatever |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whatever=Theme |
| 3 | **require** | may · passive |  | further sums |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Precondition |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The council declines to consider either project

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:37-school-councils-and-class-reps:e4:o4:1
# text = The council declines to consider either project
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	declines	decline	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	consider	consider	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	either	either	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	project	project	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decline** | present | the council |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **consider** | to-infinitive | the council *not said here* | either project |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent project=Attribute |

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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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