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description: Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning the shedding of tears by adults? Exam question 4 of lesson 36 «Big feelings in big people» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opti
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# Exam question 4 · Big feelings in big people

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Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning the shedding of tears by adults?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** established facts, tears · **What happens:** follow, be, establish, concern, shed · **To what, where:** shedding

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 36 «Big feelings in big people» 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/36-big-feelings-in-big-people/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:36-big-feelings-in-big-people:e4:1
# text = Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning the shedding of tears by adults?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
12	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	shedding	shedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the following statements; 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* | the shedding of tears |  |  |  | by adults | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus shedding=Experiencer |
| 5 | **shed** |  | tears |  |  |  |  |  | nom shedding «process intransitive»: of=agent |

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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 {#o1}

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Tears in adults invariably indicate a serious family emergency or a death

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:36-big-feelings-in-big-people:e4:o1:1
# text = Tears in adults invariably indicate a serious family emergency or a death
1	Tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	indicate	indicate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	emergency	emergency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **indicate** | present | Tears in adults | a serious family emergency or a death |  |  |  | invariably *property* | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot emergency=Topic |

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

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Tears may arise from joy or being moved, as well as from sorrow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:36-big-feelings-in-big-people:e4:o2:1
# text = Tears may arise from joy or being moved, as well as from sorrow
1	Tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	arise	arise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	moved	move	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	as	as	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	14	cc	_	_
11	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	fixed	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	sorrow	sorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arise** | may | Tears |  |  | joy |  | from sorrow | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **move** | gerund · passive | Tears *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V» |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Adults who are in good health do not shed tears

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:36-big-feelings-in-big-people:e4:o3:1
# text = Adults who are in good health do not shed tears
1	Adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
2	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	acl:relcl	_	_
7	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	shed	shed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Adults |  |  | good health |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **shed** | present · do-support | Adults | tears |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tear=Source |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Tears in adults are always a sign of anger

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:36-big-feelings-in-big-people:e4:o4:1
# text = Tears in adults are always a sign of anger
1	Tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Tears in adults | a sign |  |  |  | of anger; always *property* | 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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