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description: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning repeated copying which has hitherto escaped detection. Exam question 1 of lesson 340 «Copying and peeking in tests» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question an
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# Exam question 1 · Copying and peeking in tests

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Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning repeated copying which has hitherto escaped detection.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, response · **What happens:** select, be, establish, repeat, copy, escape · **To what, where:** response, established facts, detection

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 340 «Copying and peeking in tests» 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/340-copying-and-peeking-in-tests/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:340-copying-and-peeking-in-tests:e1:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning repeated copying which has hitherto escaped detection.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	repeated	repeat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
13	copying	copy	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
14	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	hitherto	hitherto	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	escaped	escape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	ccomp	_	_
18	detection	detection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the response |  |  |  |  | consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **repeat** | gerund · passive |  | the established facts |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
| 5 | **copy** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **escape** | present · perfect · passive |  | detection |  |  |  | hitherto *property* | tree rules |

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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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Repeated success renders copying permissible

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:340-copying-and-peeking-in-tests:e1:o1:1
# text = Repeated success renders copying permissible
1	Repeated	repeat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
2	success	success	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	renders	render	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	copying	copy	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	acl	_	_
5	permissible	permissible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repeat** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **copy** | gerund | Repeated success renders *not said here* |  |  |  |  | permissible *property* | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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

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Prior escape from detection affords no assurance against discovery, which commonly arises from identical errors

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:340-copying-and-peeking-in-tests:e1:o2:1
# text = Prior escape from detection affords no assurance against discovery, which commonly arises from identical errors
1	Prior	prior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	escape	escape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	detection	detection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	affords	afford	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	7	det	_	_
7	assurance	assurance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	against	against	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	discovery	discovery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
12	commonly	commonly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	arises	arise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	identical	identical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	errors	error	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **afford** | present | Prior escape from detection | no assurance |  |  |  | against discovery | tree rules |
| 2 | **arise** | present | no assurance |  |  | identical errors |  | commonly *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Copying is permissible in respect of homework but not of tests

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:340-copying-and-peeking-in-tests:e1:o3:1
# text = Copying is permissible in respect of homework but not of tests
1	Copying	copying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	permissible	permissible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	tests	test	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Copying |  |  | respect of homework but tests |  | permissible *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **respect** |  |  | homework |  |  |  |  | nom respect «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Undetected copying involves no consequence to any person

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:340-copying-and-peeking-in-tests:e1:o4:1
# text = Undetected copying involves no consequence to any person
1	Undetected	undetected	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	copying	copying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	involves	involve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **involve** | present | Undetected copying | no consequence |  |  |  | to any person | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consequence=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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