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# Exam question 3 · Sounds wrong, but is right

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Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning a group of thirty persons and the sharing of a birthday.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, response, established facts · **What happens:** select, be, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, group

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 182 «Sounds wrong, but is right» 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/182-sounds-wrong-but-is-right/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:182-sounds-wrong-but-is-right:e3:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning a group of thirty persons and the sharing of a birthday.
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	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	thirty	thirty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	sharing	sharing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	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 |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the response |  |  |  |  | with the established facts; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | a group of thirty persons and the sharing of a birthday |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus group=Experiencer |

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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 probability is precisely one in three hundred and sixty-five

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:182-sounds-wrong-but-is-right:e3:o1:1
# text = The probability is precisely one in three hundred and sixty-five
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	probability	probability	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	precisely	precisely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	compound	_	_
8	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	sixty	sixty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the probability | one |  | three hundred |  | precisely *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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It is more probable than not that at least two persons share a birthday

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:182-sounds-wrong-but-is-right:e3:o2:1
# text = It is more probable than not that at least two persons share a birthday
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
4	probable	probable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	least	least	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	nmod	_	_
10	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	share	share	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | probable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **share** | present | two persons | a birthday |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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At least one hundred and eighty persons would be required

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:182-sounds-wrong-but-is-right:e3:o3:1
# text = At least one hundred and eighty persons would be required
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	least	least	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	nmod	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	compound	_	_
4	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	eighty	eighty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	conj	_	_
7	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | would · passive |  | hundred persons |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Precondition |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is impossible for any two persons to share a birthday

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:182-sounds-wrong-but-is-right:e3:o4:1
# text = It is impossible for any two persons to share a birthday
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	impossible	impossible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	share	share	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | impossible *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **share** | to-infinitive | any two persons | a birthday |  |  |  |  | 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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