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title: It is given that a hostess pronounces "pomyi ruky" prior to a meal.… — Bruises and hand-washing; cats, dogs a… · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a hostess pronounces "pomyi ruky" prior to a meal. Determine the action required of the guest. Exam question 2 of lesson 21 «Bruises and hand-washing; cats, dogs and ponies» of the Ukrainian street course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the quest
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# Exam question 2 · Bruises and hand-washing; cats, dogs and ponies

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It is given that a hostess pronounces "pomyi ruky" prior to a meal. Determine the action required of the guest.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** hostess, you · **What happens:** give, pronounce, determine, require · **To what, where:** It, pomyi ruky, action

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 21 «Bruises and hand-washing; cats, dogs and ponies» 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/21-bruises-hand-washing-cats-dogs-ponies/#e2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a hostess pronounces "pomyi ruky" prior to a meal.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:21-bruises-hand-washing-cats-dogs-ponies:e2:1
# text = It is given that a hostess pronounces "pomyi ruky" prior to a meal.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hostess	hostess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	pronounces	pronounce	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	pomyi	pomyi	X	FW	_	10	compound	_	_
10	ruky	ruky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	_
12	prior	prior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **pronounce** | present | a hostess | pomyi ruky |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Determine the action required of the guest.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:21-bruises-hand-washing-cats-dogs-ponies:e2:2
# text = Determine the action required of the guest.
1	Determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	guest	guest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	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* | the action |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent action=Topic |
| 2 | **require** | participle |  | the action *not said here* |  |  |  | of the guest | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The removal of the shoes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:21-bruises-hand-washing-cats-dogs-ponies:e2:o1:1
# text = The removal of the shoes
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	removal	removal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remove** |  |  | the shoes |  |  |  |  | nom removal «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The laying of the table

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:21-bruises-hand-washing-cats-dogs-ponies:e2:o2:1
# text = The laying of the table
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	laying	laying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The washing of the face

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:21-bruises-hand-washing-cats-dogs-ponies:e2:o3:1
# text = The washing of the face
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	washing	washing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** |  |  | the face |  |  |  |  | nom washing «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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The washing of the hands

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:21-bruises-hand-washing-cats-dogs-ponies:e2:o4:1
# text = The washing of the hands
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	washing	washing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** |  |  | the hands |  |  |  |  | nom washing «act transitive»: of=patient |

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