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# Exam question 1 · Crash forces, school buses and public buses

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the conduct required of a pupil whose property has fallen adjacent to a stationary school bus?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** conduct · **What happens:** follow, characteris, require, fall · **To what, where:** conduct

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 269 «Crash forces, school buses and public buses» 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/269-school-buses-and-public-buses/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:269-school-buses-and-public-buses:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the conduct required of a pupil whose property has fallen adjacent to a stationary school bus?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
11	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	_
17	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	fallen	fall	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	ccomp	_	_
19	adjacent	adjacent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	xcomp	_	_
20	to	to	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
22	stationary	stationary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	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 | **characteris** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **require** | participle |  | the conduct *not said here* |  |  |  | of a pupil | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **fall** | present · perfect | the conduct |  |  |  |  | adjacent *property* | vn occur-48.3 «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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The pupil shall retrieve the item with all possible haste

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:269-school-buses-and-public-buses:e1:o1:1
# text = The pupil shall retrieve the item with all possible haste
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	retrieve	retrieve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	item	item	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
9	possible	possible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	haste	haste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **retrieve** | shall | the pupil | the item |  |  |  | with all possible haste | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent item=Theme |

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

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The pupil shall notify the driver and refrain from stooping

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:269-school-buses-and-public-buses:e1:o2:1
# text = The pupil shall notify the driver and refrain from stooping
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	notify	notify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	refrain	refrain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	stooping	stoop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **notify** *speech: other* | shall | the pupil |  | the driver and refrain |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent driver=Recipient |
| 2 | **stoop** | gerund | the pupil *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pupil shall request another pupil to obstruct the doors meanwhile

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:269-school-buses-and-public-buses:e1:o3:1
# text = The pupil shall request another pupil to obstruct the doors meanwhile
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	request	request	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	obstruct	obstruct	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	doors	door	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	meanwhile	meanwhile	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **request** | shall | the pupil |  | another pupil |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent pupil=Recipient |
| 2 | **obstruct** | to-infinitive | the pupil *not said here* | the doors |  |  |  | meanwhile *property* | vn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer door=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The pupil shall crawl beneath the vehicle to recover it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:269-school-buses-and-public-buses:e1:o4:1
# text = The pupil shall crawl beneath the vehicle to recover it
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	crawl	crawl	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	vehicle	vehicle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	recover	recover	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crawl** | shall | the pupil |  |  | the vehicle |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme beneath vehicle=Trajectory |
| 2 | **recover** | to-infinitive | the pupil *not said here* | pupil |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=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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