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title: Given that a pupil struck another after an unkind remark concerning… — Speaking up is bravery too · tree and pragmatics
description: Given that a pupil struck another after an unkind remark concerning his mother's illness, select the response consistent with the established facts. Exam question 3 of lesson 368 «Speaking up is bravery too» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of 
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# Exam question 3 · Speaking up is bravery too

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Given that a pupil struck another after an unkind remark concerning his mother's illness, 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:** pupil, unkind remark · **What happens:** give, strike, concern, select, establish · **To what, where:** another, illness, response

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 368 «Speaking up is bravery too» 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/368-speaking-up-is-bravery-too/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:368-speaking-up-is-bravery-too:e3:1
# text = Given that a pupil struck another after an unkind remark concerning his mother's illness, select the response consistent with the established facts.
1	Given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	struck	strike	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
6	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	unkind	unkind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	remark	remark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	select	select	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
21	with	with	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	24	amod	_	_
24	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **strike** | past | a pupil | another |  |  | after a unkind remark |  | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent another=Patient |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | a unkind remark *not said here* | pupil's mother's illness |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus illness=Experiencer |
| 4 | **select** | infinitive | a pupil *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 5 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The explanation assists understanding but does not justify the blow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:368-speaking-up-is-bravery-too:e3:o1:1
# text = The explanation assists understanding but does not justify the blow
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	explanation	explanation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	assists	assist	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	understanding	understanding	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	justify	justify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	blow	blow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **assist** | present | the explanation |  |  |  |  | understanding *property* | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **justify** *speech: other* | present · do-support | the explanation *not said here* | the blow |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blow=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The explanation renders the blow entirely justified

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:368-speaking-up-is-bravery-too:e3:o2:1
# text = The explanation renders the blow entirely justified
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	explanation	explanation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	renders	render	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	blow	blow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	justified	justified	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **render** | present | the explanation | the blow |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blow=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The pupil who made the remark bears sole responsibility for the blow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:368-speaking-up-is-bravery-too:e3:o3:1
# text = The pupil who made the remark bears sole responsibility for the blow
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	remark	remark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
8	sole	sole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	responsibility	responsibility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	blow	blow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the pupil | the remark bears |  |  |  | for the blow | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent bear=Beneficiary responsibility=Product for blow=Asset |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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No consequence ought to follow in such circumstances

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:368-speaking-up-is-bravery-too:e3:o4:1
# text = No consequence ought to follow in such circumstances
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	follow	follow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | ought | no consequence |  |  | such circumstances |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in circumstance=Location |

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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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