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# Exam question 3 · Cards, banks and apps

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Identify the conduct appropriate where a caller purporting to represent a bank requests disclosure of a personal identification number.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, caller · **What happens:** identify, purport, represent, request, disclose · **To what, where:** conduct, bank, disclosure, personal identification number

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 7 «Cards, banks and apps» 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/7-cards-banks-and-apps/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:7-cards-banks-and-apps:e3:1
# text = Identify the conduct appropriate where a caller purporting to represent a bank requests disclosure of a personal identification number.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	13	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	caller	caller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
8	purporting	purport	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	represent	represent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	requests	request	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
14	disclosure	disclosure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
17	personal	personal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
18	identification	identification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	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 conduct |  |  |  | appropriate *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent conduct=Theme |
| 2 | **purport** | gerund | a caller *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **represent** | to-infinitive | a caller *not said here* | a bank |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot bank=Theme |
| 4 | **request** | present | a caller | disclosure of a personal identification number |  |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent disclosure=Recipient |
| 5 | **disclose** |  |  | a personal identification number |  |  |  |  | nom disclosure «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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 {#o1}

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Partial disclosure of the first two digits is permitted

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:7-cards-banks-and-apps:e3:o1:1
# text = Partial disclosure of the first two digits is permitted
1	Partial	partial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	disclosure	disclosure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	digits	digit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	permitted	permit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permit** | present · passive |  | Partial disclosure of the first two digits |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **disclose** |  |  | the first two digits |  |  |  |  | nom disclosure «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Disclosure is permitted provided the caller correctly states the account name

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:7-cards-banks-and-apps:e3:o2:1
# text = Disclosure is permitted provided the caller correctly states the account name
1	Disclosure	disclosure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	permitted	permit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	provided	provide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	caller	caller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	states	state	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **provide** | present · passive |  | Disclosure |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **state** *speech: other* | present | the caller | the account name |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent name=Topic |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Disclosure must be refused, as banks never request it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:7-cards-banks-and-apps:e3:o3:1
# text = Disclosure must be refused, as banks never request it
1	Disclosure	disclosure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	refused	refuse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	banks	bank	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	request	request	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | must · passive |  | Disclosure |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **request** | present | banks | Disclosure |  |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent it=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Disclosure is required to prevent account closure

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:7-cards-banks-and-apps:e3:o4:1
# text = Disclosure is required to prevent account closure
1	Disclosure	disclosure	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	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	prevent	prevent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	closure	closure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | present · passive |  | Disclosure |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **prevent** | to-infinitive |  | account closure |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer closure=Theme |

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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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