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title: Ascertain the meaning of the expression "zakryi rota" and its standi… — Head, hands, feet and the rest of the… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the meaning of the expression "zakryi rota" and its standing in polite society. Exam question 2 of lesson 20 «Head, hands, feet and the rest of the body» of the Ukrainian street course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov
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# Exam question 2 · Head, hands, feet and the rest of the body

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Ascertain the meaning of the expression "zakryi rota" and its standing in polite society.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, rota · **What happens:** ascertain, mean, stand · **To what, where:** meaning, expression, polite society

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 20 «Head, hands, feet and the rest of the body» of the Ukrainian street 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/ukrainian-street/20-head-hands-feet-and-the-body/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:20-head-hands-feet-and-the-body:e2:1
# text = Ascertain the meaning of the expression "zakryi rota" and its standing in polite society.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	expression	expression	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	zakryi	zakryi	X	FW	_	9	compound	_	_
9	rota	rota	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	standing	standing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	polite	polite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	society	society	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the meaning of the expression and rota's standing in polite society |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Topic |
| 2 | **mean** |  |  | the expression and rota's standing in polite society |  |  |  |  | nom meaning «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 3 | **stand** |  | rota |  |  | polite society |  |  | nom standing «state intransitive»: poss=agent in=place |

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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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"Shut your mouth"; it is regarded as rude

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:20-head-hands-feet-and-the-body:e2:o1:1
# text = "Shut your mouth"; it is regarded as rude
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Shut	shut	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	9	punct	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	regarded	regard	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shut** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | your mouth |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent mouth=Patient |
| 2 | **regard** | present · passive |  | mouth |  |  |  | as rude | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: subject=Theme as rude=Value |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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"Open your mouth"; it is regarded as courteous

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:20-head-hands-feet-and-the-body:e2:o2:1
# text = "Open your mouth"; it is regarded as courteous
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Open	open	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	regarded	regard	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	courteous	courteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | your mouth |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location mouth=Theme |
| 2 | **regard** | present · passive |  | mouth |  |  |  | as courteous | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: subject=Theme as courteous=Value |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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"Close the door"; it is regarded as formal

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:20-head-hands-feet-and-the-body:e2:o3:1
# text = "Close the door"; it is regarded as formal
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Close	close	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	regarded	regard	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | the door |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Patient |
| 2 | **regard** | present · passive |  | door |  |  |  | as formal | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: subject=Theme as formal=Value |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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"Brush your teeth"; it is regarded as neutral

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:20-head-hands-feet-and-the-body:e2:o4:1
# text = "Brush your teeth"; it is regarded as neutral
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Brush	brush	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	regarded	regard	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	neutral	neutral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **brush** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | your teeth |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent tooth=Theme |
| 2 | **regard** | present · passive |  | it |  |  |  | as neutral | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: subject=Theme as neutral=Value |

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