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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the use of the nouns "korOva", "svynya" and "zhAba" when applied to persons? Exam question 1 of lesson 22 «Farm animals, forest animals and pets» of the Ukrainian street course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and prag
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# Exam question 1 · Farm animals, forest animals and pets

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the use of the nouns "korOva", "svynya" and "zhAba" when applied to persons?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, apply, use · **To what, where:** use, nouns

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 22 «Farm animals, forest animals and pets» 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/22-farm-forest-animals-and-pets/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:22-farm-forest-animals-and-pets:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the use of the nouns "korOva", "svynya" and "zhAba" when applied to persons?
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	1	nmod	_	_
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	10	det	_	_
10	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	nouns	noun	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
14	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	korOva	korova	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	svynya	svynya	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	zhAba	zhaba	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	_
25	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	26	advmod	_	_
26	applied	apply	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	_
27	to	to	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 use of the nouns |  |  |  | accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **apply** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | to persons | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **use** |  |  | the nouns |  |  |  |  | nom use «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 {#o1}

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Such usage is a respectful mode of address

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:22-farm-forest-animals-and-pets:e1:o1:1
# text = Such usage is a respectful mode of address
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	usage	usage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	respectful	respectful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	mode	mode	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	address	address	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Such usage | a respectful mode |  |  |  | of address | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Such usage is reserved for formal occasions

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:22-farm-forest-animals-and-pets:e1:o2:1
# text = Such usage is reserved for formal occasions
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	usage	usage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	reserved	reserve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	occasions	occasion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reserve** | present · passive |  | Such usage |  |  |  | for formal occasions | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Theme for occasion=Beneficiary |

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

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Such usage constitutes an insult

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:22-farm-forest-animals-and-pets:e1:o3:1
# text = Such usage constitutes an insult
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	usage	usage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	insult	insult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | Such usage | a insult |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme insult=Pivot |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Such usage constitutes a term of endearment

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:22-farm-forest-animals-and-pets:e1:o4:1
# text = Such usage constitutes a term of endearment
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	usage	usage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	endearment	endearment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | Such usage | a term of endearment |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme term=Pivot |
| 2 | **term** |  |  | endearment |  |  |  |  | nom term «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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