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description: It is given that two pupils are pursued by older youths along a public street. Select the course of action most consistent with their safety. Exam question 2 of lesson 371 «Walking away» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of e
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# Exam question 2 · Walking away

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It is given that two pupils are pursued by older youths along a public street. Select the course of action most consistent with their safety.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** older youths, you · **What happens:** give, pursue, select · **To what, where:** It, two pupils, public street, course

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 371 «Walking away» 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/371-walking-away/#e2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that two pupils are pursued by older youths along a public street.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:371-walking-away:e2:1
# text = It is given that two pupils are pursued by older youths along a public street.
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	_	8	mark	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	pursued	pursue	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	amod	_	_
11	youths	youth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
12	along	along	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	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 | **pursue** | present · passive | older youths | two pupils |  | a public street |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent subject=Theme along street=Trajectory |

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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 course of action most consistent with their safety.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:371-walking-away:e2:2
# text = Select the course of action most consistent with their safety.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	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 course of action |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent course=Theme |

## The options {#options}

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

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Proceeding calmly to an occupied shop and informing the adult present

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:371-walking-away:e2:o1:1
# text = Proceeding calmly to an occupied shop and informing the adult present
1	Proceeding	proceed	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	calmly	calmly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	occupied	occupied	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	informing	inform	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	adult	adult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	present	present	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **proceed** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to a occupied shop; calmly *property* | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **inform** *speech: other* | gerund |  | the adult present |  |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent present=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Proceeding into an unlit and unoccupied passage

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:371-walking-away:e2:o2:1
# text = Proceeding into an unlit and unoccupied passage
1	Proceeding	proceed	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	unlit	unlit	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	unoccupied	unoccupied	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **proceed** | gerund |  |  |  | a unlit passage |  |  | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Separating so as to divide the pursuers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:371-walking-away:e2:o3:1
# text = Separating so as to divide the pursuers
1	Separating	separate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	so	so	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	divide	divide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pursuers	pursuer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **separate** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **divide** | to-infinitive |  | the pursuers |  |  |  |  | vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pursuer=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Confronting the pursuers in the street in order to ascertain their intentions

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:371-walking-away:e2:o4:1
# text = Confronting the pursuers in the street in order to ascertain their intentions
1	Confronting	confront	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	pursuers	pursuer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
11	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	intentions	intention	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **confront** | gerund |  | the pursuers |  | the street |  | in order | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pursuer=Theme |
| 2 | **ascertain** | to-infinitive |  | pursuers's intentions |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent intention=Topic |
| 3 | **intend** |  | pursuers *= pursuer* |  |  |  |  |  | nom intention «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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