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# Exam question 1 · Little lies at home

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Identify the principal reason for which a parent may impose a sanction more severe for a falsehood than for the minor offence it was intended to conceal.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, parent, minor offence · **What happens:** identify, impose, intend, conceal · **To what, where:** principal reason, sanction, parent

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 336 «Little lies at home» 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/336-little-lies-at-home/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:336-little-lies-at-home:e1:1
# text = Identify the principal reason for which a parent may impose a sanction more severe for a falsehood than for the minor offence it was intended to conceal.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	impose	impose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sanction	sanction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	14	advmod	_	_
14	severe	severe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	advcl	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	falsehood	falsehood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
18	than	than	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	minor	minor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	offence	offence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
23	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj:pass	_	_
24	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	25	aux:pass	_	_
25	intended	intend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	22	acl:relcl	_	_
26	to	to	PART	TO	_	27	mark	_	_
27	conceal	conceal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal reason |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 2 | **impose** | may | a parent | a sanction |  |  |  | for the principal reason; for a falsehood; than the minor offence | vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sanction=Theme |
| 3 | **intend** | past · passive | the minor offence *not said here* | parent |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **conceal** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the minor offence *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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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Parents are obliged by law to punish all falsehoods more severely than other faults

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:336-little-lies-at-home:e1:o1:1
# text = Parents are obliged by law to punish all falsehoods more severely than other faults
1	Parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	obliged	oblige	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	punish	punish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	falsehoods	falsehood	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	11	advmod	_	_
11	severely	severely	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
12	than	than	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	faults	fault	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **oblige** | present · passive | law | Parents |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 2 | **punish** | to-infinitive | law *not said here* | all falsehoods |  |  |  | severely *property* | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent falsehood=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The falsehood is of no consequence whatsoever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:336-little-lies-at-home:e1:o2:1
# text = The falsehood is of no consequence whatsoever
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	falsehood	falsehood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the falsehood |  |  |  |  | of no consequence; whatsoever *property* | tree rules |

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

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The falsehood undermines the trust upon which the relationship depends

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:336-little-lies-at-home:e1:o3:1
# text = The falsehood undermines the trust upon which the relationship depends
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	falsehood	falsehood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	undermines	undermine	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	trust	trust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	relationship	relationship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	depends	depend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **undermine** | present | the falsehood | the trust |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **depend** | present | the relationship |  |  |  |  | upon the trust | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The minor offence is invariably of great financial consequence

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:336-little-lies-at-home:e1:o4:1
# text = The minor offence is invariably of great financial consequence
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	minor	minor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	offence	offence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
5	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	financial	financial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the minor offence |  |  |  |  | of great financial consequence; invariably *property* | tree rules |

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