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title: Identify the principal purpose of a restorative meeting convened bet… — What fights cost at school · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal purpose of a restorative meeting convened between pupils following a fight. Exam question 1 of lesson 375 «What fights cost at school» 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 was
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# Exam question 1 · What fights cost at school

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Identify the principal purpose of a restorative meeting convened between pupils following a fight.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, pupils, restorative meeting · **What happens:** identify, convene, follow, purpose · **To what, where:** principal purpose, restorative meeting, fight

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 375 «What fights cost at school» 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/375-what-fights-cost-at-school/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:375-what-fights-cost-at-school:e1:1
# text = Identify the principal purpose of a restorative meeting convened between pupils following a fight.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	restorative	restorative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	convened	convene	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	between	between	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl:agent	_	_
12	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	fight	fight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal purpose of a restorative meeting |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent purpose=Theme |
| 2 | **convene** | participle |  | a restorative meeting *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **follow** | gerund | pupils *not said here* | a fight |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fight=Theme |
| 4 | **purpose** |  | a restorative meeting |  |  |  |  |  | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

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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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To permit each party to state their own conduct and to agree how the harm may be repaired

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:375-what-fights-cost-at-school:e1:o1:1
# text = To permit each party to state their own conduct and to agree how the harm may be repaired
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	permit	permit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	state	state	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	agree	agree	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	18	advmod	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	harm	harm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	repaired	repair	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permit** | to-infinitive |  | each party |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Causer party=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **state** *speech: other* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | their own conduct |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent conduct=Topic |
| 3 | **agree** *speech: agree* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **repair** | may · passive |  | the harm |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
| 5 | **conduct** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To inform the police of the incident

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:375-what-fights-cost-at-school:e1:o2:1
# text = To inform the police of the incident
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	inform	inform	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	incident	incident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inform** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  | the police of the incident |  |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent police=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To determine which of the two parties merits the more severe punishment

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:375-what-fights-cost-at-school:e1:o3:1
# text = To determine which of the two parties merits the more severe punishment
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	determine	determine	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
3	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	parties	party	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	ccomp	_	_
8	merits	merit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	11	advmod	_	_
11	severe	severe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	punishment	punishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **merit** | present |  | the severe punishment |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To permit the parties to resume the fight under supervision

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:375-what-fights-cost-at-school:e1:o4:1
# text = To permit the parties to resume the fight under supervision
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	permit	permit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	parties	party	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	resume	resume	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fight	fight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	under	under	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	supervision	supervision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permit** | to-infinitive |  | the parties |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Causer party=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **resume** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | the fight |  | supervision |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fight=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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