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title: It is given that a friend has become silent, ceased to eat and avoid… — Reading faces and voices · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a friend has become silent, ceased to eat and avoids all company. Determine the appropriate response. Exam question 4 of lesson 14 «Reading faces and voices» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; 
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# Exam question 4 · Reading faces and voices

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It is given that a friend has become silent, ceased to eat and avoids all company. Determine the appropriate response.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** friend, you · **What happens:** give, become, cease, eat, avoid, determine · **To what, where:** It, company, appropriate response

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 14 «Reading faces and voices» of the everyday 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/everyday/14-faces-and-voices/#e4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a friend has become silent, ceased to eat and avoids all company.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:14-faces-and-voices:e4:1
# text = It is given that a friend has become silent, ceased to eat and avoids all company.
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	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	become	become	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
9	silent	silent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	ceased	cease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	avoids	avoid	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
16	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	det	_	_
17	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **become** | present · perfect | a friend |  |  |  |  | silent *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **cease** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **eat** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **avoid** | present |  | all company |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent company=Location |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Determine the appropriate response.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:14-faces-and-voices:e4:2
# text = Determine the appropriate response.
1	Determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the appropriate response |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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To recognise that the friend may require help and to inform a trusted adult

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:14-faces-and-voices:e4:o1:1
# text = To recognise that the friend may require help and to inform a trusted adult
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	recognise	recognise	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	require	require	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	inform	inform	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	trusted	trust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recognise** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **require** | may | the friend | help |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme help=Precondition |
| 3 | **inform** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | the friend *not said here* |  | a trusted adult |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |
| 4 | **trust** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To laugh in order to raise the friend's spirits

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:14-faces-and-voices:e4:o2:1
# text = To laugh in order to raise the friend's spirits
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	laugh	laugh	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	raise	raise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	spirits	spirit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | in order | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in order=Theme |
| 2 | **raise** | to-infinitive |  | the friend's spirits |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spirit=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To leave the friend entirely alone until the condition passes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:14-faces-and-voices:e4:o3:1
# text = To leave the friend entirely alone until the condition passes
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
7	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	passes	pass	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | to-infinitive |  | the friend |  |  |  | alone, entirely *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Theme |
| 2 | **pass** | present | the condition |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To tell other children so that they may avoid the friend

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:14-faces-and-voices:e4:o4:1
# text = To tell other children so that they may avoid the friend
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	9	mark	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  |  | other children |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent child=Recipient |
| 2 | **avoid** | may | children *= child* | the friend |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent friend=Location |

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