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description: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the repeated viewing of a frightening film. Exam question 3 of lesson 56 «Scary films, nightmares and sad endings» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question a
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# Exam question 3 · Scary films, nightmares and sad endings

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Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the repeated viewing of a frightening film.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, response, established facts · **What happens:** select, be, establish, concern, repeat · **To what, where:** response, repeated viewing

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 56 «Scary films, nightmares and sad endings» 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/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings:e3:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the repeated viewing of a frightening film.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	repeated	repeat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	viewing	viewing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	frightening	frightening	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the response |  |  |  |  | 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 repeated viewing of a frightening film |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus viewing=Experiencer |
| 5 | **repeat** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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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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It commonly diminishes fear, the content being anticipated

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings:e3:o1:1
# text = It commonly diminishes fear, the content being anticipated
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	commonly	commonly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	diminishes	diminish	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	content	content	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	anticipated	anticipate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **diminish** | present | It | fear |  |  |  | the content *obl*; commonly *property* | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Causer fear=Patient |
| 2 | **anticipate** | gerund · passive |  | the content *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S» |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It invariably augments fear on each successive occasion

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings:e3:o2:1
# text = It invariably augments fear on each successive occasion
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	augments	augment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fear	fear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
7	successive	successive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	occasion	occasion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fear** | present | It |  |  | each successive occasion |  | invariably *property* | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It renders the depicted events real in the mind of the viewer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings:e3:o3:1
# text = It renders the depicted events real in the mind of the viewer
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	renders	render	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	depicted	depict	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	viewer	viewer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **render** | present | It | the depicted events |  |  |  | real *property* | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent event=Theme |
| 2 | **depict** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **mind** |  |  | the viewer |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is prohibited for persons under eighteen years of age

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings:e3:o4:1
# text = It is prohibited for persons under eighteen years of age
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	prohibited	prohibit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	under	under	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	eighteen	eighteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prohibit** | present · passive |  | It |  |  | year | for persons | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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