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# Exam question 2 · Mean messages, fake ages and sharing photos

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the summoning of parents to school in respect of incomplete homework?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, summon, respect · **To what, where:** summoning, respect, parents, incomplete homework

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 363 «Mean messages, fake ages and sharing photos» 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/363-group-chat-laughs-fake-profiles-passwords-and-game-skins/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:363-group-chat-laughs-fake-profiles-passwords-and-game-skins:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the summoning of parents to school in respect of incomplete homework?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	summoning	summoning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	incomplete	incomplete	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the summoning of parents |  | respect of incomplete homework |  | to school; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **summon** |  |  | parents |  |  |  |  | nom summoning «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **respect** |  |  | incomplete homework |  |  |  |  | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It is a penalty designed principally to humiliate the pupil before the class

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:363-group-chat-laughs-fake-profiles-passwords-and-game-skins:e2:o1:1
# text = It is a penalty designed principally to humiliate the pupil before the class
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	penalty	penalty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	designed	design	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	principally	principally	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	humiliate	humiliate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	before	before	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a penalty |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **design** | participle |  | a penalty *not said here* |  |  |  | principally *property* | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **humiliate** | to-infinitive |  | the pupil |  |  | before the class |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus pupil=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It relieves the pupil of responsibility

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:363-group-chat-laughs-fake-profiles-passwords-and-game-skins:e2:o2:1
# text = It relieves the pupil of responsibility
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	relieves	relieve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	responsibility	responsibility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relieve** | present | It | the pupil of responsibility |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus pupil=Experiencer |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It is a means of resolving the difficulty jointly and not of shaming the pupil

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:363-group-chat-laughs-fake-profiles-passwords-and-game-skins:e2:o3:1
# text = It is a means of resolving the difficulty jointly and not of shaming the pupil
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	nsubj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	resolving	resolve	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	jointly	jointly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
12	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	shaming	shame	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | mean *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **resolve** | gerund |  | the difficulty |  |  |  | jointly *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **shame** | gerund |  | the pupil |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus pupil=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is undertaken for every pupil without cause

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:363-group-chat-laughs-fake-profiles-passwords-and-game-skins:e2:o4:1
# text = It is undertaken for every pupil without cause
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	undertaken	undertake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **undertake** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  | for every pupil; without cause | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

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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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