---
title: Determine the most appropriate conduct of a pupil who has submitted… — Copying and peeking in tests · tree and pragmatics
description: Determine the most appropriate conduct of a pupil who has submitted as his own a project constructed by a parent. Exam question 4 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 and of each option; 
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/340-copying-and-peeking-in-tests/e4/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [Copying and peeking in tests](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/340-copying-and-peeking-in-tests/) / e4

# Exam question 4 · Copying and peeking in tests

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Determine the most appropriate conduct of a pupil who has submitted as his own a project constructed by a parent.

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, pupil · **What happens:** determine, submit, construct, conduct, project · **To what, where:** appropriate conduct, own project, pupil

<!-- .vabout -->
This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:340-copying-and-peeking-in-tests:e4:1
# text = Determine the most appropriate conduct of a pupil who has submitted as his own a project constructed by a parent.
1	Determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
10	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	submitted	submit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
14	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	project	project	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
17	constructed	construct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the appropriate conduct of a pupil |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conduct=Topic |
| 2 | **submit** | present · perfect | a pupil |  |  |  |  | as pupil's own project | vn acquiesce-95.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **construct** | participle |  | pupil's own project *not said here* |  |  |  | by a parent | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **conduct** |  |  | a pupil |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «act transitive»: of=patient |
| 5 | **project** |  | pupil |  |  |  |  |  | nom project «act transitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He ought to attribute the error to the teacher

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:340-copying-and-peeking-in-tests:e4:o1:1
# text = He ought to attribute the error to the teacher
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	attribute	attribute	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	error	error	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attribute** | ought | He | the error |  |  |  | to the teacher | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He ought to maintain that he constructed it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:340-copying-and-peeking-in-tests:e4:o2:1
# text = He ought to maintain that he constructed it
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	maintain	maintain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	constructed	construct	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **maintain** | ought | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **construct** | past | he | it |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Result |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He ought to withdraw the project without explanation

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:340-copying-and-peeking-in-tests:e4:o3:1
# text = He ought to withdraw the project without explanation
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	withdraw	withdraw	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	project	project	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	explanation	explanation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **withdraw** | ought | He | the project |  |  |  | without explanation | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent project=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He ought to admit the matter and undertake a project of his own

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:340-copying-and-peeking-in-tests:e4:o4:1
# text = He ought to admit the matter and undertake a project of his own
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	admit	admit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	undertake	undertake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	project	project	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **admit** *speech: other* | ought | He | the matter |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent matter=Theme |
| 2 | **undertake** | infinitive | He *not said here* | a project of his own |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent project=Eventuality |

<!-- div src -->

**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.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [Copying and peeking in tests, exam 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/340-copying-and-peeking-in-tests/e3/)
- next →: [Cheating in games and sports, test 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/341-cheating-in-games-and-sports/t1/)
- ↑ back to [Copying and peeking in tests](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/340-copying-and-peeking-in-tests/)