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description: Identify the principal reason for which speculation concerning the illness of a public figure ought to be avoided. Exam question 2 of lesson 45 «The royal family in the news: a queen's death, a coronation, titles lost and illnesses announced» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with t
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# Exam question 2 · The royal family in the news: a queen's death, a coronatio…

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Identify the principal reason for which speculation concerning the illness of a public figure ought to be avoided.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, speculation · **What happens:** identify, concern, avoid · **To what, where:** principal reason, illness

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 45 «The royal family in the news: a queen's death, a coronation, titles lost and illnesses announced» 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/45-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-queens-death-a-coronation-titles-lost-and-illnesses-announced/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:45-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-queens-death-a-coronation-titles-lost-and-illnesses-announced:e2:1
# text = Identify the principal reason for which speculation concerning the illness of a public figure ought to be avoided.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	7	det	_	_
7	speculation	speculation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	figure	figure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
15	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
17	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	avoided	avoid	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal reason |  |  |  | for which speculation | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 2 | **concern** | gerund | which speculation *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **avoid** | ought · passive |  | the illness of a public figure |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: subject=Location |

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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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Public figures are legally exempt from all forms of illness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:45-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-queens-death-a-coronation-titles-lost-and-illnesses-announced:e2:o1:1
# text = Public figures are legally exempt from all forms of illness
1	Public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	figures	figure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	legally	legally	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	exempt	exempt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	forms	form	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Public figures |  |  | all forms of illness |  | exempt, legally *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **form** |  |  | illness |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Speculation is permitted only by registered medical practitioners

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:45-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-queens-death-a-coronation-titles-lost-and-illnesses-announced:e2:o2:1
# text = Speculation is permitted only by registered medical practitioners
1	Speculation	speculation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	permitted	permit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	registered	register	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
7	medical	medical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	practitioners	practitioner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permit** | present · passive | registered medical practitioners | Speculation |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **register** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The illness of a public figure is invariably less serious than reported

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:45-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-queens-death-a-coronation-titles-lost-and-illnesses-announced:e2:o3:1
# text = The illness of a public figure is invariably less serious than reported
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	figure	figure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	10	advmod	_	_
10	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
11	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	reported	report	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the illness of a public figure |  |  |  |  | less, serious *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **report** | participle | the illness of a public figure *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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

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The details of a person's health are private save as she chooses to disclose them

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:45-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-queens-death-a-coronation-titles-lost-and-illnesses-announced:e2:o4:1
# text = The details of a person's health are private save as she chooses to disclose them
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	details	detail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	save	save	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	chooses	choose	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	disclose	disclose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the details of a person's health | private save |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **choose** | present | person |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **disclose** | to-infinitive | person *not said here* | details *= detail* |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot they=Topic |
| 4 | **detail** |  |  | a person's health |  |  |  |  | nom detail «cognition 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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