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title: Ascertain the significance of the words "sold separately" where they… — Adverts and "8 out of 10 cats" · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the significance of the words "sold separately" where they appear upon the packaging of a toy. Exam question 4 of lesson 176 «Adverts and "8 out of 10 cats"» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's cho
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# Exam question 4 · Adverts and "8 out of 10 cats"

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Ascertain the significance of the words "sold separately" where they appear upon the packaging of a toy.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, words · **What happens:** ascertain, sell, appear, package · **To what, where:** significance, packaging, toy

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 176 «Adverts and "8 out of 10 cats"» 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/176-adverts-and-8-out-of-10-cats/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:176-adverts-and-8-out-of-10-cats:e4:1
# text = Ascertain the significance of the words "sold separately" where they appear upon the packaging of a toy.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	significance	significance	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	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	sold	sell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	separately	separately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
11	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	13	advmod	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	appear	appear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
14	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	packaging	packaging	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	toy	toy	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 significance of the words |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent significance=Topic |
| 2 | **sell** *in a quote* | past | the words *not said here* |  |  |  |  | separately *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **appear** | present | words *= word* |  |  | the packaging of a toy |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme upon packaging=Location |
| 4 | **package** |  |  | a toy |  |  |  |  | nom packaging «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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The item is supplied free of charge in a separate package

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:176-adverts-and-8-out-of-10-cats:e4:o1:1
# text = The item is supplied free of charge in a separate package
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	item	item	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	supplied	supply	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	charge	charge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	separate	separate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	package	package	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **supply** | present · passive |  | the item |  | a separate package |  | free *property* | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The item shall be dispatched by post without charge

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:176-adverts-and-8-out-of-10-cats:e4:o2:1
# text = The item shall be dispatched by post without charge
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	item	item	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	dispatched	dispatch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	post	post	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	without	without	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	charge	charge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dispatch** | shall · passive | post | the item |  |  |  | without charge | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The item is contained within a sealed inner bag

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:176-adverts-and-8-out-of-10-cats:e4:o3:1
# text = The item is contained within a sealed inner bag
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	item	item	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	contained	contain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	within	within	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	sealed	seal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
8	inner	inner	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contain** | present · passive |  | the item |  |  |  | within a sealed inner bag | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **seal** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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The item so described is not contained within the package

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:176-adverts-and-8-out-of-10-cats:e4:o4:1
# text = The item so described is not contained within the package
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	item	item	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	described	describe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	contained	contain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	within	within	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	package	package	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | participle |  | the item *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **contain** | present · passive |  | the item |  |  |  | within the package | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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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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