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title: It is given that a child, having promised to accompany a friend home… — Promises to friends and to yourself · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a child, having promised to accompany a friend home, departed alone, and the friend was frightened. Select the response consistent with the established facts. Exam question 3 of lesson 359 «Promises to friends and to yourself» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with th
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# Exam question 3 · Promises to friends and to yourself

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It is given that a child, having promised to accompany a friend home, departed alone, and the friend was frightened. Select the response consistent with the established facts.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** give, promise, accompany, depart, frighten, select · **To what, where:** It, friend, response

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 359 «Promises to friends and to yourself» 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/359-promises-to-friends-and-to-yourself/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a child, having promised to accompany a friend home, departed alone, and the friend was frightened.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:359-promises-to-friends-and-to-yourself:e3:1
# text = It is given that a child, having promised to accompany a friend home, departed alone, and the friend was frightened.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	having	have	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	aux	_	_
9	promised	promise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	parataxis	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	accompany	accompany	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	home	home	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	departed	depart	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
17	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj:pass	_	_
22	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	aux:pass	_	_
23	frightened	frighten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **promise** *speech: promise* | gerund · perfect |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **accompany** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | a friend |  |  |  | home *property* | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Theme |
| 4 | **depart** | past |  |  |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **frighten** | past · passive |  | the friend |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=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.

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*Sentence 2:* Select the response consistent with the established facts.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:359-promises-to-friends-and-to-yourself:e3:2
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts.
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	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	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 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The promise contributed to the friend's sense of safety and its breach caused distress

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:359-promises-to-friends-and-to-yourself:e3:o1:1
# text = The promise contributed to the friend's sense of safety and its breach caused distress
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	contributed	contribute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	breach	breach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
14	caused	cause	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
15	distress	distress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contribute** | participle |  | the promise and safety's breach  caused distress *not said here* | the friend's sense of safety |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to sense=Recipient |
| 2 | **cause** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition |
| 3 | **sense** |  | the friend | safety |  |  |  |  | nom sense «cognition transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |
| 4 | **breach** |  | safety |  |  |  |  |  | nom breach «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The friend bears responsibility for the breach

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:359-promises-to-friends-and-to-yourself:e3:o2:1
# text = The friend bears responsibility for the breach
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	compound	_	_
4	responsibility	responsibility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	breach	breach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The friend's distress was unrelated to the promise

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:359-promises-to-friends-and-to-yourself:e3:o3:1
# text = The friend's distress was unrelated to the promise
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	distress	distress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	unrelated	unrelat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unrelat** | past · passive |  | the friend's distress |  |  |  | to the promise | tree rules |
| 2 | **distress** |  | the friend |  |  |  |  |  | nom distress «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The promise was without significance, since the friend knew the way home perfectly well

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:359-promises-to-friends-and-to-yourself:e3:o4:1
# text = The promise was without significance, since the friend knew the way home perfectly well
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	without	without	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	significance	significance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	home	home	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
14	perfectly	perfectly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
15	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	14	fixed	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the promise |  |  |  |  | without significance | tree rules |
| 2 | **know** | past | the friend | the way |  |  |  | home, perfectly *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer way=Stimulus |

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