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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — When a grandparent dies · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the instrument known as a will. Exam question 3 of lesson 58 «When a grandparent dies» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choic
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# Exam question 3 · When a grandparent dies

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the instrument known as a will.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, know · **To what, where:** response, instrument

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 58 «When a grandparent dies» of the religion ethics 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/religion-ethics/58-when-a-grandparent-dies/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:58-when-a-grandparent-dies:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the instrument known as a will.
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	instrument	instrument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	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 instrument |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus instrument=Experiencer |
| 4 | **know** | participle |  | the instrument *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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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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A certificate confirming the cause of death

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:58-when-a-grandparent-dies:e3:o1:1
# text = A certificate confirming the cause of death
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	certificate	certificate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	confirming	confirm	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **confirm** | gerund | a certificate *not said here* | the cause of death |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot cause=Topic |
| 2 | **cause** |  |  | death |  |  |  |  | nom cause «event transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A promise by the family to visit the grave

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:58-when-a-grandparent-dies:e3:o2:1
# text = A promise by the family to visit the grave
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	visit	visit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	grave	grave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | to-infinitive |  | the grave |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grave=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **promise** |  | the family |  |  |  |  |  | nom promise «communication transitive»: by=agent |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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A document specifying the disposition of a person's property after death

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:58-when-a-grandparent-dies:e3:o3:1
# text = A document specifying the disposition of a person's property after death
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	document	document	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	specifying	specify	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	disposition	disposition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
11	after	after	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **specify** | gerund | a document *not said here* | the disposition of a person's property |  |  | after death |  | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent disposition=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A prayer pronounced at the committal of the deceased

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:58-when-a-grandparent-dies:e3:o4:1
# text = A prayer pronounced at the committal of the deceased
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prayer	prayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	pronounced	pronounce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	committal	committal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	deceased	decease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pronounce** | participle |  | a prayer *not said here* |  | the committal |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **decease** | participle |  | the committal *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn die-42.4 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

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