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description: It is given that a widely circulated video is reported by no reputable source. Determine the most prudent course of action. Exam question 4 of lesson 32 «Bad news, protests and helping others» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question 
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# Exam question 4 · Bad news, protests and helping others

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It is given that a widely circulated video is reported by no reputable source. Determine the most prudent course of action.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** reputable source, you · **What happens:** give, circulate, report, determine · **To what, where:** It, circulated video, prudent course

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 32 «Bad news, protests and helping others» of the adult life 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/adult-life/32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others/#e4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a widely circulated video is reported by no reputable source.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others:e4:1
# text = It is given that a widely circulated video is reported by no reputable source.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	widely	widely	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	circulated	circulate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	reported	report	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
13	reputable	reputable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	source	source	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **circulate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | widely *property* | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **report** | present · passive | no reputable source | a circulated video |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=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.

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*Sentence 2:* Determine the most prudent course of action.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others:e4:2
# text = Determine the most prudent course of action.
1	Determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	prudent	prudent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the prudent course of action |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent course=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Report it forthwith to the police as a criminal offence

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others:e4:o1:1
# text = Report it forthwith to the police as a criminal offence
1	Report	report	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	forthwith	forthwith	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	criminal	criminal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	offence	offence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **report** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | to the police; as a criminal offence; forthwith *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent it=Theme as offence=Attribute |

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

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Verify its origin before accepting it as true

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others:e4:o2:1
# text = Verify its origin before accepting it as true
1	Verify	verify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	origin	origin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	accepting	accept	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **verify** | imperative | you *not said here* | its origin |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot origin=Topic |
| 2 | **accept** | gerund | you *not said here* | origin |  |  |  | as true | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent it=Theme as true=Attribute |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Distribute it forthwith to all of one's acquaintances

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others:e4:o3:1
# text = Distribute it forthwith to all of one's acquaintances
1	Distribute	distribute	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	forthwith	forthwith	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	acquaintances	acquaintance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **distribute** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | forthwith *property* | vn contribute-13.2-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **acquaint** |  | one |  |  |  |  |  | nom acquaintance «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Accept it as accurate on account of its popularity

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others:e4:o4:1
# text = Accept it as accurate on account of its popularity
1	Accept	accept	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	accurate	accurate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	popularity	popularity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accept** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  | account of account's popularity |  | as accurate | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent it=Theme as accurate=Attribute |
| 2 | **account** |  |  | account's popularity |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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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