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title: Ascertain the literal signification of the Ukrainian noun "nedilya",… — What time is it? Days, weeks, seasons · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the literal signification of the Ukrainian noun "nedilya", designating the seventh day of the week. Exam question 1 of lesson 25 «What time is it? Days, weeks, seasons» of the Ukrainian street course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of e
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# Exam question 1 · What time is it? Days, weeks, seasons

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Ascertain the literal signification of the Ukrainian noun "nedilya", designating the seventh day of the week.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** ascertain, designate, signify · **To what, where:** literal signification, Ukrainian noun

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 25 «What time is it? Days, weeks, seasons» 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/25-what-time-days-weeks-seasons/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:25-what-time-days-weeks-seasons:e1:1
# text = Ascertain the literal signification of the Ukrainian noun "nedilya", designating the seventh day of the week.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	literal	literal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	signification	signification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Ukrainian	ukrainian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	nedilya	nedilya	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	designating	designate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	seventh	seventh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	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 literal signification of the Ukrainian noun |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent signification=Topic |
| 2 | **designate** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  | day |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **signify** |  |  | the Ukrainian noun |  |  |  |  | nom signification «communication 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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"Middle day", that is, the midpoint of the week

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:25-what-time-days-weeks-seasons:e1:o1:1
# text = "Middle day", that is, the midpoint of the week
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Middle	Middle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	midpoint	midpoint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | that | the midpoint |  |  | week |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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"First day", that is, the commencement of the week

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:25-what-time-days-weeks-seasons:e1:o2:1
# text = "First day", that is, the commencement of the week
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	First	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	commencement	commencement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | that | the commencement |  |  | week |  | tree rules |

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

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"No work", that is, a day of rest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:25-what-time-days-weeks-seasons:e1:o3:1
# text = "No work", that is, a day of rest
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	3	det	_	_
3	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | that | a day |  |  |  | of rest | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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"Market day", that is, a day of trade

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:25-what-time-days-weeks-seasons:e1:o4:1
# text = "Market day", that is, a day of trade
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Market	Market	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	trade	trade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | that | a day |  |  |  | of trade | tree rules |

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