---
title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the… — The King, the courts and the rules abo… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the Royal Assent in the United Kingdom? Exam question 1 of lesson 7 «The King, the courts and the rules above the rules» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of eac
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/7-the-king-the-courts-and-the-rules-above-the-rules/e1/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Politics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/) / [The King, the courts and the rules abo…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/7-the-king-the-courts-and-the-rules-above-the-rules/) / e1

# Exam question 1 · The King, the courts and the rules above the rules

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the Royal Assent in the United Kingdom?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** Royal Assent, United Kingdom

<!-- .vabout -->
This is exam question 1 of lesson 7 «The King, the courts and the rules above the rules» 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/7-the-king-the-courts-and-the-rules-above-the-rules/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:7-the-king-the-courts-and-the-rules-above-the-rules:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the Royal Assent in the United Kingdom?
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	11	det	_	_
10	Royal	Royal	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	Assent	Assent	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	United	United	PROPN	NNP	_	15	flat	_	_
15	Kingdom	Kingdom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | 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 Royal Assent |  | the United Kingdom |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The formal consent of the monarch, by convention invariably given, whereby a bill becomes law

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:7-the-king-the-courts-and-the-rules-above-the-rules:e1:o1:1
# text = The formal consent of the monarch, by convention invariably given, whereby a bill becomes law
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	consent	consent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	monarch	monarch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	convention	convention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
10	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	whereby	whereby	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	16	advmod	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	bill	bill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	becomes	become	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
17	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	xcomp	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | participle |  | convention *not said here* |  |  |  | invariably *property* | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **become** | present | the formal consent of the monarch and convention | law |  |  |  | whereby *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **consent** |  |  | the monarch |  |  |  |  | nom consent «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The personal selection by the monarch of the laws which shall be enacted

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:7-the-king-the-courts-and-the-rules-above-the-rules:e1:o2:1
# text = The personal selection by the monarch of the laws which shall be enacted
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	personal	personal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	selection	selection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	monarch	monarch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	laws	law	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	enacted	enact	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl:relcl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enact** | shall · passive |  | the laws |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **select** |  | the monarch of the laws |  |  |  |  |  | nom selection «act transitive»: by=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A ceremony whereby the judges approve the monarch's legislation

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:7-the-king-the-courts-and-the-rules-above-the-rules:e1:o3:1
# text = A ceremony whereby the judges approve the monarch's legislation
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ceremony	ceremony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	whereby	whereby	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	judges	judge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	approve	approve	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	monarch	monarch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	legislation	legislation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **approve** | present | the judges | the monarch's legislation |  |  |  | whereby *property* | vn allow-64.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent legislation=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **legislate** |  | the monarch |  |  |  |  |  | nom legislation «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A procedure whereby the monarch casts the deciding vote in Parliament

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:7-the-king-the-courts-and-the-rules-above-the-rules:e1:o4:1
# text = A procedure whereby the monarch casts the deciding vote in Parliament
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	procedure	procedure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	whereby	whereby	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	monarch	monarch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	casts	cast	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	deciding	decide	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	amod	_	_
9	vote	vote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Parliament	Parliament	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cast** | present | a procedure | the deciding vote |  | Parliament |  | whereby *property* | vn throw-17.1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent vote=Theme in parliament=Destination |
| 2 | **decide** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- div src -->

**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.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [The King, the courts and the rules abo…, test 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/7-the-king-the-courts-and-the-rules-above-the-rules/t12/)
- next →: [The King, the courts and the rules abo…, exam 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/7-the-king-the-courts-and-the-rules-above-the-rules/e2/)
- ↑ back to [The King, the courts and the rules above the rules](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/7-the-king-the-courts-and-the-rules-above-the-rules/)