--- title: Which of the following constitutes the most effective manner of obje… — Anger and fears · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following constitutes the most effective manner of objecting to a genuine unfairness? Exam question 2 of lesson 212 «Anger and fears» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/212-anger-and-fears/e2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [Anger and fears](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/212-anger-and-fears/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Anger and fears Which of the following constitutes the most effective manner of objecting to a genuine unfairness? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** effective manner · **What happens:** follow, be, object · **To what, where:** genuine unfairness This is exam question 2 of lesson 212 «Anger and fears» 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/212-anger-and-fears/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:212-anger-and-fears:e2:1 # text = Which of the following constitutes the most effective manner of objecting to a genuine unfairness? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 9 nsubj _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 4 following follow VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 9 case _ _ 5 constitutes constitute AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 7 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 8 advmod _ _ 8 effective effective ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 manner manner NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 10 of of SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 11 objecting object VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 9 acl _ _ 12 to to ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 13 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 14 genuine genuine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 15 unfairness unfairness NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ? ? PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 | **is** | present | | | | | | of the effective manner | tree rules | | 3 | **object** *speech: other* | gerund | the effective manner *not said here* | | a genuine unfairness | | | | vn complain-37.8 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to unfairness=Recipient | 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} To slam a door to make the point ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:212-anger-and-fears:e2:o1:1 # text = To slam a door to make the point 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 slam slam VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 door door NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 advcl _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 point point NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **slam** | to-infinitive | | a door | | | | | vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Patient | | 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | | the point | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset point=Product | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} To state calmly what is unfair and what is desired instead ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:212-anger-and-fears:e2:o2:1 # text = To state calmly what is unfair and what is desired instead 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 state state VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 calmly calmly ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 6 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 6 unfair unfair ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 ccomp _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 8 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 10 nsubj:pass _ _ 9 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux:pass _ _ 10 desired desire VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 conj _ _ 11 instead instead ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **state** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | | | | | | calmly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | present | | | | | | unfair *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **desire** | present · passive | | | | | | instead *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} To shout until one is heard ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:212-anger-and-fears:e2:o3:1 # text = To shout until one is heard 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 shout shout VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 until until SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 4 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 6 nsubj:pass _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux:pass _ _ 6 heard hear VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **hear** | present · passive | | one | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: subject=Stimulus | ### Option 4 {#o4} To refuse to speak at all ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:212-anger-and-fears:e2:o4:1 # text = To refuse to speak at all 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 refuse refuse VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 speak speak VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 at at ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **refuse** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **not** **speak** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | | | | all | | | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | **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. 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