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title: In respect of the possession of more than one close friend, determin… — Lonely and different: accents, big bro… · tree and pragmatics
description: In respect of the possession of more than one close friend, determine which statement is correct. Exam question 4 of lesson 22 «Lonely and different: accents, big brothers and being too much» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question a
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# Exam question 4 · Lonely and different: accents, big brothers and being too…

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In respect of the possession of more than one close friend, determine which statement is correct.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, statement · **What happens:** determine, be, respect, possess · **To what, where:** respect, possession, one close friend

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 22 «Lonely and different: accents, big brothers and being too much» of the reflection 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/reflection/22-lonely-and-different-accents-big-brothers-and-being-too-much/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:22-lonely-and-different-accents-big-brothers-and-being-too-much:e4:1
# text = In respect of the possession of more than one close friend, determine which statement is correct.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	possession	possession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
7	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp|ExtPos=ADV	9	advmod	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
10	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
13	determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	15	det	_	_
15	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | respect of the possession of one close friend |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | which statement |  |  |  |  | correct *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **respect** |  |  | the possession of one close friend |  |  |  |  | nom respect «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **possess** |  |  | one close friend |  |  |  |  | nom possession «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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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A person may maintain more than one close friendship concurrently

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:22-lonely-and-different-accents-big-brothers-and-being-too-much:e4:o1:1
# text = A person may maintain more than one close friendship concurrently
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	maintain	maintain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp|ExtPos=ADV	7	advmod	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
8	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	friendship	friendship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
10	concurrently	concurrently	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **maintain** | may | a person | one close friendship |  |  |  | concurrently *property* | vn declare-29.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent friendship=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Close friendships are limited by custom to one per person

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:22-lonely-and-different-accents-big-brothers-and-being-too-much:e4:o2:1
# text = Close friendships are limited by custom to one per person
1	Close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	friendships	friendship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	limited	limit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	custom	custom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	_
9	per	per	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **limit** | present · passive | custom | Close friendships | one per person |  |  |  | vn limit-76 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer subject=Patient to one=Goal |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The acquisition of a new friend automatically terminates all prior friendships

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:22-lonely-and-different-accents-big-brothers-and-being-too-much:e4:o3:1
# text = The acquisition of a new friend automatically terminates all prior friendships
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	automatically	automatically	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	terminates	terminate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
10	prior	prior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	friendships	friendship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **terminate** | present | the acquisition of a new friend | all prior friendships |  |  |  | automatically *property* | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friendship=Theme |
| 2 | **acquire** |  |  | a new friend |  |  |  |  | nom acquisition «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A new friendship obliges the abandonment of the former friend

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:22-lonely-and-different-accents-big-brothers-and-being-too-much:e4:o4:1
# text = A new friendship obliges the abandonment of the former friend
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	friendship	friendship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	obliges	oblige	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	abandonment	abandonment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	former	former	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **oblige** | present | a new friendship | the abandonment of the former friend |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent abandonment=Patient |
| 2 | **abandon** |  |  | the former friend |  |  |  |  | nom abandonment «act 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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