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description: It is given that one parent has refused a request and the child is directed to the other parent. Determine the most appropriate conduct. Exam question 4 of lesson 35 «Closed doors, whispers and secrets» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the
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# Exam question 4 · Closed doors, whispers and secrets

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It is given that one parent has refused a request and the child is directed to the other parent. Determine the most appropriate conduct.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** one parent, you · **What happens:** give, refuse, direct, determine · **To what, where:** It, request, child, appropriate conduct

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 35 «Closed doors, whispers and secrets» 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/35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets/#e4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that one parent has refused a request and the child is directed to the other parent.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets:e4:1
# text = It is given that one parent has refused a request and the child is directed to the other parent.
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	_	8	mark	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	refused	refuse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	directed	direct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	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 | **refuse** | present · perfect | one parent | a request |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent request=Theme |
| 3 | **direct** | present · passive |  | the child |  |  |  | to the other parent | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=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.

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*Sentence 2:* Determine the most appropriate conduct.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets:e4:2
# text = Determine the most appropriate conduct.
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	conduct	conduct	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 conduct |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conduct=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Inform the second parent that the first parent sent the child

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets:e4:o1:1
# text = Inform the second parent that the first parent sent the child
1	Inform	inform	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	amod	_	_
4	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	amod	_	_
8	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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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 second parent |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient |
| 2 | **send** | past | the first parent | the child |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Abandon the request and address neither parent again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets:e4:o2:1
# text = Abandon the request and address neither parent again
1	Abandon	abandon	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	address	address	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	neither	neither	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	7	det	_	_
7	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
8	again	again	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **abandon** | imperative | you *not said here* | the request and address |  |  | again |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Conceal entirely the involvement of the first parent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets:e4:o3:1
# text = Conceal entirely the involvement of the first parent
1	Conceal	conceal	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	involvement	involvement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	amod	_	_
8	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | imperative | you *not said here* | the involvement of the first parent |  |  |  | entirely *property* | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent involvement=Patient |
| 2 | **involve** |  |  | the first parent |  |  |  |  | nom involvement «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Inform the second parent that permission was already granted

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets:e4:o4:1
# text = Inform the second parent that permission was already granted
1	Inform	inform	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	amod	_	_
4	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	permission	permission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
8	already	already	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	granted	grant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
```

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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 second parent |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient |
| 2 | **grant** | past · passive |  | permission |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme |

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