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# Exam question 4 · Viral rumours, cancellations, fakes and apologies

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Ascertain the conclusion which may properly be drawn from the observation that a correction is printed upon a minor page whereas the original false report occupied the front page.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, original false report · **What happens:** ascertain, draw, print, occupy · **To what, where:** conclusion, observation, correction, front page

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 47 «Viral rumours, cancellations, fakes and apologies» 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/47-viral-rumours-cancellations-fakes-and-apologies/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:47-viral-rumours-cancellations-fakes-and-apologies:e4:1
# text = Ascertain the conclusion which may properly be drawn from the observation that a correction is printed upon a minor page whereas the original false report occupied the front page.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
6	properly	properly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	drawn	draw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	observation	observation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	correction	correction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	printed	print	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	_
17	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	minor	minor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
21	whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	26	mark	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
23	original	original	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
24	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nsubj	_	_
26	occupied	occupy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	advcl	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
28	front	front	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the conclusion |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conclusion=Topic |
| 2 | **draw** | may · passive |  | the conclusion |  | the observation |  | properly *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: subject=Theme from observation=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **print** | present · passive |  | a correction |  |  |  | upon a minor page | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 4 | **occupy** | past | the original false report | the front page |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus page=Experiencer |

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

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Fewer readers will learn of the correction than of the falsehood

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:47-viral-rumours-cancellations-fakes-and-apologies:e4:o1:1
# text = Fewer readers will learn of the correction than of the falsehood
1	Fewer	few	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	amod	_	_
2	readers	reader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	correction	correction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	falsehood	falsehood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | future | Fewer readers |  |  |  |  | of the correction; than the falsehood | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent of correction=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The subject of the report requested the arrangement

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:47-viral-rumours-cancellations-fakes-and-apologies:e4:o2:1
# text = The subject of the report requested the arrangement
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	subject	subject	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	requested	request	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	arrangement	arrangement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **request** | past | the subject of the report | the arrangement |  |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent arrangement=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The original report has been proven true thereby

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:47-viral-rumours-cancellations-fakes-and-apologies:e4:o3:1
# text = The original report has been proven true thereby
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	original	original	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	proven	prove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	thereby	thereby	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prove** | present · perfect · passive |  | the original report |  |  |  | thereby, true *property* | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The correction is of greater importance than the original

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:47-viral-rumours-cancellations-fakes-and-apologies:e4:o4:1
# text = The correction is of greater importance than the original
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	correction	correction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	greater	great	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	importance	importance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	original	original	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the correction |  |  |  |  | of greater importance; than the original | 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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