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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Wimp, scaredy-cat and other labels · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a pupil who reads slowly and finds it difficult to remain seated. Exam question 3 of lesson 367 «Wimp, scaredy-cat and other labels» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the qu
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# Exam question 3 · Wimp, scaredy-cat and other labels

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a pupil who reads slowly and finds it difficult to remain seated.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts, pupil · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, read, find, remain · **To what, where:** response, pupil · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 367 «Wimp, scaredy-cat and other labels» 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/367-wimp-scaredy-cat-and-other-labels/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:367-wimp-scaredy-cat-and-other-labels:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a pupil who reads slowly and finds it difficult to remain seated.
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	1	xcomp	_	_
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	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	reads	read	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	finds	find	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	difficult	difficult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	xcomp	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	remain	remain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	ccomp	_	_
21	seated	seat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	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 |  |  |  | consistent *property* | 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 |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | a pupil |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus pupil=Experiencer |
| 4 | **read** | present | a pupil |  |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **find** | present | a pupil *not said here* | pupil |  |  |  | difficult *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 6 | **remain** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **seat** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP.location V NP»: agent=Location |

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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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Such conduct is invariably the result of idleness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:367-wimp-scaredy-cat-and-other-labels:e3:o1:1
# text = Such conduct is invariably the result of idleness
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	result	result	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	idleness	idleness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Such conduct | the result |  |  |  | of idleness; invariably *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Such a pupil is incapable of any further learning in the ordinary classroom

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:367-wimp-scaredy-cat-and-other-labels:e3:o2:1
# text = Such a pupil is incapable of any further learning in the ordinary classroom
1	Such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	3	det:predet	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	incapable	incapable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
8	further	further	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	learning	learning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	classroom	classroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | such pupil |  |  |  |  | of any further learning in the ordinary classroom; incapable *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Such a pupil ought to be excluded from lessons

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:367-wimp-scaredy-cat-and-other-labels:e3:o3:1
# text = Such a pupil ought to be excluded from lessons
1	Such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	3	det:predet	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	excluded	exclude	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	lessons	lesson	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exclude** | ought · passive |  | such pupil |  | lessons |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Beneficiary from lesson=Eventuality |

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

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Such difficulties are no indication of a lack of intelligence

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:367-wimp-scaredy-cat-and-other-labels:e3:o4:1
# text = Such difficulties are no indication of a lack of intelligence
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	difficulties	difficulty	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	indication	indication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	lack	lack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	intelligence	intelligence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Such difficulties | no indication |  |  |  | of a lack of intelligence | tree rules |
| 2 | **lack** |  |  | intelligence |  |  |  |  | nom lack «state transitive»: of=patient |

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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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