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# Exam question 3 · Honest schoolwork, kind jokes and pranks that harm

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the treatment by schools and police of threats concerning weapons or bombs?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, concern · **To what, where:** treatment

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 278 «Honest schoolwork, kind jokes and pranks that harm» 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/278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the treatment by schools and police of threats concerning weapons or bombs?
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	treatment	treatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	threats	threat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	_
17	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	18	amod	_	_
18	weapons	weapon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	bombs	bomb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	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 |  | the treatment |  |  |  | of the following statements; by schools and police of threats and concerning weapons or bombs; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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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 {#o1}

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Such threats are matters solely for the parents

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play:e3:o1:1
# text = Such threats are matters solely for the parents
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	threats	threat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	matters	matter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Such threats | matters |  |  |  | for the parents; solely *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Such threats are permitted provided no weapon exists

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play:e3:o2:1
# text = Such threats are permitted provided no weapon exists
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	threats	threat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	permitted	permit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
5	provided	provide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	7	det	_	_
7	weapon	weapon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	exists	exist	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permit** | present · passive |  | Such threats *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S\_ING» |
| 2 | **provide** | past | Such threats |  |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition clause=Theme |
| 3 | **exist** | present | no weapon |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Such threats are disregarded when made by children

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play:e3:o3:1
# text = Such threats are disregarded when made by children
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	threats	threat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	disregarded	disregard	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	6	mark	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disregard** | present · passive |  | Such threats |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by children | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Such threats are always taken seriously, even if described as a joke

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play:e3:o4:1
# text = Such threats are always taken seriously, even if described as a joke
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	threats	threat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	seriously	seriously	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	even	even	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	described	describe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present · passive |  | Such threats |  |  |  | always, seriously *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** *a condition, not said to happen* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | as a joke | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent as joke=Attribute |

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