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description: Which of the following constitutes the most prudent response upon hearing that the school is to be closed on the following day? Exam question 2 of lesson 202 «Rumours and gossip» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opti
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# Exam question 2 · Rumours and gossip

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Which of the following constitutes the most prudent response upon hearing that the school is to be closed on the following day?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** prudent response · **What happens:** follow, constitute, hear, close · **To what, where:** prudent response, school · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 202 «Rumours and gossip» 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/202-rumours-and-gossip/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:202-rumours-and-gossip:e2:1
# text = Which of the following constitutes the most prudent response upon hearing that the school is to be closed on the following day?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	nsubj	_	_
5	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	8	advmod	_	_
8	prudent	prudent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
10	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	hearing	hear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
12	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
17	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	ccomp	_	_
19	on	on	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	22	amod	_	_
22	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **constitute** | present |  | the prudent response |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme response=Pivot |
| 3 | **hear** | gerund | the prudent response *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **close** | present · passive |  | the school |  |  | day |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 5 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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To remain at home without further inquiry

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:202-rumours-and-gossip:e2:o1:1
# text = To remain at home without further inquiry
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	remain	remain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	without	without	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	further	further	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	inquiry	inquiry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remain** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | home |  | without further inquiry | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at home=Location |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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To verify the report with a teacher, the school website or a parent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:202-rumours-and-gossip:e2:o2:1
# text = To verify the report with a teacher, the school website or a parent
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	verify	verify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	website	website	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **verify** | to-infinitive |  | the report |  |  |  | with a teacher and the school website or a parent | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot report=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To accept the report if it is repeated by several pupils

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:202-rumours-and-gossip:e2:o3:1
# text = To accept the report if it is repeated by several pupils
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	accept	accept	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	repeated	repeat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accept** | to-infinitive |  | the report |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent report=Theme |
| 2 | **repeat** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · passive | several pupils | report |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To forward the report to all acquaintances forthwith

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:202-rumours-and-gossip:e2:o4:1
# text = To forward the report to all acquaintances forthwith
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	forward	forward	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	acquaintances	acquaintance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	forthwith	forthwith	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forward** | to-infinitive |  | the report |  | all acquaintances |  | forthwith *property* | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent report=Theme to acquaintance=Destination |

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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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