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title: Ascertain the consequence that most commonly follows the striking of… — Jake, always in bruises · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the consequence that most commonly follows the striking of a wall with a closed fist in anger. Exam question 2 of lesson 372 «Jake, always in bruises» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice 
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# Exam question 2 · Jake, always in bruises

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Ascertain the consequence that most commonly follows the striking of a wall with a closed fist in anger.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, most · **What happens:** ascertain, follow, close, strike · **To what, where:** consequence, striking, wall

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 372 «Jake, always in bruises» 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/372-jake-always-in-bruises/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:372-jake-always-in-bruises:e2:1
# text = Ascertain the consequence that most commonly follows the striking of a wall with a closed fist in anger.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	nsubj	_	_
6	commonly	commonly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	follows	follow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	striking	striking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	amod	_	_
16	fist	fist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the consequence |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consequence=Topic |
| 2 | **follow** | present | most | the striking of a wall with a closed fist in anger |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent striking=Theme |
| 3 | **close** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **strike** |  |  | a wall with a closed fist in anger |  |  |  |  | nom striking «event 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Injury to the bones of the hand or wrist, the wall remaining undamaged

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:372-jake-always-in-bruises:e2:o1:1
# text = Injury to the bones of the hand or wrist, the wall remaining undamaged
1	Injury	injury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	wrist	wrist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
13	remaining	remain	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
14	undamaged	undamag	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remain** | gerund | Injury to the bones of the hand or wrist and the wall *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **undamag** | participle | Injury to the bones of the hand or wrist and the wall *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No consequence of any kind

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:372-jake-always-in-bruises:e2:o2:1
# text = No consequence of any kind
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The complete and lasting dissipation of all the anger which was felt by the person

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:372-jake-always-in-bruises:e2:o3:1
# text = The complete and lasting dissipation of all the anger which was felt by the person
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	complete	complete	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	lasting	last	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
5	dissipation	dissipation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	9	det:predet	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	felt	feel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl:relcl	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **last** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **feel** | past · passive | the person | all anger |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 3 | **dissipate** |  |  | all anger |  |  |  |  | nom dissipation «event transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Damage to the wall, the hand remaining uninjured

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:372-jake-always-in-bruises:e2:o4:1
# text = Damage to the wall, the hand remaining uninjured
1	Damage	damage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
8	remaining	remain	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	uninjured	uninjured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remain** | gerund | the hand *not said here* |  |  |  |  | uninjured *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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