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title: Ascertain the conduct which constitutes the graver fault. — Using AI to learn, not to copy · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the conduct which constitutes the graver fault. Exam question 4 of lesson 10 «Using AI to learn, not to copy» of the AI course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Exam question 4 · Using AI to learn, not to copy

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Ascertain the conduct which constitutes the graver fault.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, conduct · **What happens:** ascertain, constitute · **To what, where:** conduct, graver fault

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 10 «Using AI to learn, not to copy» of the AI 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/ai/10-using-ai-to-learn-not-to-copy/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:10-using-ai-to-learn-not-to-copy:e4:1
# text = Ascertain the conduct which constitutes the graver fault.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	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	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	graver	grave	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
8	fault	fault	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	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 conduct |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conduct=Topic |
| 2 | **constitute** | present | the conduct | the graver fault |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme fault=Pivot |

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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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Requesting a second explanation of a difficult topic

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:10-using-ai-to-learn-not-to-copy:e4:o1:1
# text = Requesting a second explanation of a difficult topic
1	Requesting	request	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	amod	_	_
4	explanation	explanation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	difficult	difficult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	topic	topic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **request** | gerund |  | a second explanation of a difficult topic |  |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent explanation=Recipient |
| 2 | **explain** |  | a difficult topic |  |  |  |  |  | nom explanation «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Making an honest error in a calculation

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:10-using-ai-to-learn-not-to-copy:e4:o2:1
# text = Making an honest error in a calculation
1	Making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	honest	honest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	error	error	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	calculation	calculation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | gerund |  | a honest error |  | a calculation |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset error=Product |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Seeking the teacher's permission before using a tool

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:10-using-ai-to-learn-not-to-copy:e4:o3:1
# text = Seeking the teacher's permission before using a tool
1	Seeking	seek	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	permission	permission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	tool	tool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seek** | gerund |  | the teacher's permission |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent permission=Theme |
| 2 | **use** | gerund |  | a tool |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tool=Patient |
| 3 | **permit** |  | the teacher |  |  |  |  |  | nom permission «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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

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Deliberately disguising the use of a chatbot to deceive the teacher

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:10-using-ai-to-learn-not-to-copy:e4:o4:1
# text = Deliberately disguising the use of a chatbot to deceive the teacher
1	Deliberately	deliberately	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	disguising	disguise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	chatbot	chatbot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	deceive	deceive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disguise** | gerund |  | the use of a chatbot |  |  |  | deliberately *property* | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme use=Destination |
| 2 | **deceive** | to-infinitive |  | the teacher |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent teacher=Patient |
| 3 | **use** |  |  | a chatbot |  |  |  |  | nom use «act 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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