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# Exam question 2 · Your uh-oh feeling

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It being given that the first adult informed of a worrying matter renders no assistance, select the course of action consistent with established guidance.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** first adult · **What happens:** give, inform, worry, select, establish · **To what, where:** It, course

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 19 «Your uh-oh feeling» 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/19-uh-oh-feeling/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:19-uh-oh-feeling:e2:1
# text = It being given that the first adult informed of a worrying matter renders no assistance, select the course of action consistent with established guidance.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
7	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	informed	inform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	worrying	worry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	amod	_	_
12	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	renders	render	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
14	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	15	det	_	_
15	assistance	assistance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	select	select	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
22	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
23	with	with	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	25	amod	_	_
25	guidance	guidance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | gerund · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **inform** *speech: other* | participle | the first adult |  |  |  |  | of a worrying matter renders  no assistance | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient PP.topic»: agent=Agent of render=Topic |
| 3 | **worry** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **select** | infinitive |  | the course of action |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent course=Theme |
| 5 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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To continue informing other trusted adults until assistance is rendered

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:19-uh-oh-feeling:e2:o1:1
# text = To continue informing other trusted adults until assistance is rendered
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	continue	continue	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	informing	inform	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	trusted	trust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	assistance	assistance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	rendered	render	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **continue** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn continue-55.3 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **inform** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  | other trusted adults |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |
| 3 | **trust** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **render** | present · passive |  | assistance |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To resolve the matter alone without further help from any adult whatsoever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:19-uh-oh-feeling:e2:o2:1
# text = To resolve the matter alone without further help from any adult whatsoever
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	resolve	resolve	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	further	further	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
12	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **resolve** | to-infinitive |  | the matter |  |  |  | without further help; from any adult; alone, whatsoever *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To inform only other children of the matter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:19-uh-oh-feeling:e2:o3:1
# text = To inform only other children of the matter
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	inform	inform	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inform** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  | other children of the matter |  |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To keep the matter secret thereafter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:19-uh-oh-feeling:e2:o4:1
# text = To keep the matter secret thereafter
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
6	thereafter	thereafter	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | to-infinitive |  | the matter |  |  |  | secret, thereafter *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent matter=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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