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description: In respect of performances purporting to demonstrate mind-reading, select the response consistent with the established facts. Exam question 3 of lesson 279 «April Fools' Day and how magic tricks work» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the que
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# Exam question 3 · April Fools' Day and how magic tricks work

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In respect of performances purporting to demonstrate mind-reading, select the response consistent with the established facts.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** performances, you · **What happens:** purport, demonstrate, select, establish, respect · **To what, where:** mind reading, response, respect, performances

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 279 «April Fools' Day and how magic tricks work» 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/279-april-fools-and-magic-tricks/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:279-april-fools-and-magic-tricks:e3:1
# text = In respect of performances purporting to demonstrate mind-reading, select the response consistent with the established facts.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	performances	performance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	purporting	purport	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	demonstrate	demonstrate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
12	select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	amod	_	_
19	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **purport** | gerund | performances *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **demonstrate** | to-infinitive | performances *not said here* | mind reading |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot reading=Topic |
| 3 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  | respect of performances |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 4 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 5 | **respect** |  |  | performances |  |  |  |  | nom respect «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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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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They demonstrate a genuine ability possessed by few persons

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:279-april-fools-and-magic-tricks:e3:o1:1
# text = They demonstrate a genuine ability possessed by few persons
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	demonstrate	demonstrate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	genuine	genuine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	ability	ability	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	possessed	possess	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **demonstrate** | present | They | a genuine ability |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot ability=Topic |
| 2 | **possess** | participle |  | a genuine ability *not said here* |  |  |  | by few persons | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They have been confirmed by numerous scientific trials conducted at major universities

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:279-april-fools-and-magic-tricks:e3:o2:1
# text = They have been confirmed by numerous scientific trials conducted at major universities
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	confirmed	confirm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	numerous	numerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	scientific	scientific	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	trials	trial	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	conducted	conduct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	major	major	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	universities	university	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **confirm** | present · perfect · passive | numerous scientific trials | They |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot subject=Topic |
| 2 | **conduct** | participle |  | numerous scientific trials *not said here* |  | major universities |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent at university=Destination |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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They rely upon clues and guesses, and no genuine ability has been shown in fair tests

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:279-april-fools-and-magic-tricks:e3:o3:1
# text = They rely upon clues and guesses, and no genuine ability has been shown in fair tests
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rely	rely	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	clues	clue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	guesses	guess	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	det	_	_
10	genuine	genuine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	ability	ability	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	tests	test	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rely** | present | They |  |  |  |  | upon clues and guesses | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **show** | present · perfect · passive |  | no genuine ability |  |  |  | in fair tests | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: subject=Patient in test=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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They operate by means of detectable brain waves

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:279-april-fools-and-magic-tricks:e3:o4:1
# text = They operate by means of detectable brain waves
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	operate	operate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	detectable	detectable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **operate** | present | They |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of detectable brain waves | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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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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