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title: It is given that a relative with reddened eyes declares «I'm fine, h… — When grown-ups are tired or worried · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a relative with reddened eyes declares «I'm fine, honestly». Determine the most appropriate response. Exam question 4 of lesson 34 «When grown-ups are tired or worried» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of 
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# Exam question 4 · When grown-ups are tired or worried

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It is given that a relative with reddened eyes declares «I'm fine, honestly». Determine the most appropriate response.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** relative, you · **What happens:** give, redden, declare, be, determine · **To what, where:** It, appropriate response · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 34 «When grown-ups are tired or worried» 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/34-when-grown-ups-are-tired-or-worried/#e4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a relative with reddened eyes declares «I'm fine, honestly».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:34-when-grown-ups-are-tired-or-worried:e4:1
# text = It is given that a relative with reddened eyes declares «I'm fine, honestly».
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	6	det	_	_
6	relative	relative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	reddened	redden	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	declares	declare	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	honestly	honestly	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	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 | **redden** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **declare** *speech: other* | present | a relative with reddened eyes |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | a relative with reddened eyes *= relative* |  |  |  |  | fine, honestly *property* | tree rules |

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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 appropriate response.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:34-when-grown-ups-are-tired-or-worried:e4:2
# text = Determine the most appropriate response.
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	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	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 appropriate response |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Insist upon an immediate and full explanation of the distress

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:34-when-grown-ups-are-tired-or-worried:e4:o1:1
# text = Insist upon an immediate and full explanation of the distress
1	Insist	insist	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	immediate	immediate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	explanation	explanation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	distress	distress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **insist** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | upon a immediate explanation of the distress | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **explain** |  | the distress |  |  |  |  |  | nom explanation «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Inform the remainder of the household at once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:34-when-grown-ups-are-tired-or-worried:e4:o2:1
# text = Inform the remainder of the household at once
1	Inform	inform	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	remainder	remainder	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	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inform** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* | the remainder of the household |  |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent remainder=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Accept the statement and depart without a word

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:34-when-grown-ups-are-tired-or-worried:e4:o3:1
# text = Accept the statement and depart without a word
1	Accept	accept	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	depart	depart	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accept** | imperative | you *not said here* | the statement |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statement=Theme |
| 2 | **depart** | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | without a word | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

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Offer quiet company without pressing for an explanation

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:34-when-grown-ups-are-tired-or-worried:e4:o4:1
# text = Offer quiet company without pressing for an explanation
1	Offer	offer	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	pressing	press	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	explanation	explanation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | imperative | you *not said here* | quiet company |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent company=Theme |
| 2 | **press** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for a explanation | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |

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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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