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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Lucky socks and Grandma's superstitions · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a hotel whose lift omits the numeral thirteen. Exam question 2 of lesson 161 «Lucky socks and Grandma's superstitions» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of eac
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# Exam question 2 · Lucky socks and Grandma's superstitions

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a hotel whose lift omits the numeral thirteen.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts, lift · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, omit · **To what, where:** response, hotel, numeral thirteen

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 161 «Lucky socks and Grandma's superstitions» of the world 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/world/161-lucky-socks-and-grandmas-superstitions/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:161-lucky-socks-and-grandmas-superstitions:e2:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a hotel whose lift omits the numeral thirteen.
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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hotel	hotel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	lift	lift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	omits	omit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	numeral	numeral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	thirteen	thirteen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	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* | a hotel |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus hotel=Experiencer |
| 4 | **omit** | present | lift | the numeral thirteen |  |  |  |  | vn exclude-107.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thirteen=Theme |

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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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The floor designated fourteen is in fact the thirteenth storey

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:161-lucky-socks-and-grandmas-superstitions:e2:o1:1
# text = The floor designated fourteen is in fact the thirteenth storey
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	designated	designate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	fourteen	fourteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	thirteenth	thirteenth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	storey	storey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **designate** | participle | the floor *not said here* | fourteen |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fourteen=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the floor |  |  | fact |  | the thirteenth storey *nmod* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The floor designated twelve is the thirteenth storey

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:161-lucky-socks-and-grandmas-superstitions:e2:o2:1
# text = The floor designated twelve is the thirteenth storey
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	designated	designate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	thirteenth	thirteenth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	storey	storey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **designate** | participle | the floor *not said here* | twelve |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent twelve=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the floor | the thirteenth storey |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The thirteenth storey has been removed entirely from the structure of the building

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:161-lucky-socks-and-grandmas-superstitions:e2:o3:1
# text = The thirteenth storey has been removed entirely from the structure of the building
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	thirteenth	thirteenth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	storey	storey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	removed	remove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	structure	structure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remove** | present · perfect · passive |  | the thirteenth storey |  | the structure of the building |  | entirely *property* | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme from structure=Source |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The floor designated fourteen is the fourteenth storey

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:161-lucky-socks-and-grandmas-superstitions:e2:o4:1
# text = The floor designated fourteen is the fourteenth storey
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	designated	designate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	fourteen	fourteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	fourteenth	fourteenth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	storey	storey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **designate** | participle | the floor *not said here* | fourteen |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fourteen=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the floor | the fourteenth storey |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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