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description: Whereas a public statement asserts that a performer has "gone into treatment", which of the following most accurately characterises the situation? Exam question 2 of lesson 31 «Soft words for hard things: drinking and drugs and religion and fate» of the euphemisms course of Mova's primary school, wi
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# Exam question 2 · Soft words for hard things: drinking and drugs and religio…

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Whereas a public statement asserts that a performer has "gone into treatment", which of the following most accurately characterises the situation?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** performer, treatment · **What happens:** assert, go, follow, characteris · **To what, where:** treatment, situation

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 31 «Soft words for hard things: drinking and drugs and religion and fate» of the euphemisms 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/euphemisms/31-drinking-drugs-religion-fate/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:31-drinking-drugs-religion-fate:e2:1
# text = Whereas a public statement asserts that a performer has "gone into treatment", which of the following most accurately characterises the situation?
1	Whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
5	asserts	assert	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	performer	performer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
12	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	treatment	treatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
16	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	22	nsubj	_	_
17	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
19	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	22	csubj	_	_
20	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	21	advmod	_	_
21	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **assert** | present |  |  |  |  |  | whereas a public statement | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **go** *in a quote* | present · perfect | a performer |  |  | treatment |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into treatment=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **characteris** | present | treatment | the situation |  |  |  | accurately *property* | tree rules |

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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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The performer is receiving clinical assistance for an addiction

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:31-drinking-drugs-religion-fate:e2:o1:1
# text = The performer is receiving clinical assistance for an addiction
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	performer	performer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	receiving	receive	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	clinical	clinical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	assistance	assistance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	addiction	addiction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **receive** | present · progressive | the performer | clinical assistance |  |  |  | for a addiction | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent assistance=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The performer has been admitted with a fractured limb

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:31-drinking-drugs-religion-fate:e2:o2:1
# text = The performer has been admitted with a fractured limb
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	performer	performer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	admitted	admit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	fractured	fracture	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	limb	limb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **admit** *speech: other* | present · perfect · passive |  | the performer |  |  |  | with a fractured limb | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **fracture** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The performer has been granted a period of paid leave

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:31-drinking-drugs-religion-fate:e2:o3:1
# text = The performer has been granted a period of paid leave
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	performer	performer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	granted	grant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	period	period	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	leave	leave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grant** | present · perfect · passive |  | the performer |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: subject=Goal period=Theme |
| 2 | **pay** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The performer has undergone a cosmetic procedure

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:31-drinking-drugs-religion-fate:e2:o4:1
# text = The performer has undergone a cosmetic procedure
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	performer	performer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	undergone	undergo	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	cosmetic	cosmetic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	procedure	procedure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **undergo** | present · perfect · passive |  | the performer |  |  |  |  | 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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