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title: Identify the principal reason why declining to fight is properly reg… — Girls who fight and double standards · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal reason why declining to fight is properly regarded as courageous in both boys and girls. Exam question 4 of lesson 381 «Girls who fight and double standards» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each op
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# Exam question 4 · Girls who fight and double standards

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Identify the principal reason why declining to fight is properly regarded as courageous in both boys and girls.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, boys · **What happens:** identify, decline, not fight, regard · **To what, where:** principal reason

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 381 «Girls who fight and double standards» 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/381-girls-who-fight-and-double-standards/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:381-girls-who-fight-and-double-standards:e4:1
# text = Identify the principal reason why declining to fight is properly regarded as courageous in both boys and girls.
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	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
6	declining	decline	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	fight	fight	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
10	properly	properly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	regarded	regard	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	courageous	courageous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	obl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc:preconj	_	_
16	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl:agent	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	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 reason |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 2 | **decline** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **fight** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **regard** | present · passive | boys and girls |  |  |  |  | as courageous; properly *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent subject=Theme as courageous=Value |

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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 {#o1}

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It guarantees the lasting approval of all one's peers and teachers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:381-girls-who-fight-and-double-standards:e4:o1:1
# text = It guarantees the lasting approval of all one's peers and teachers
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	guarantees	guarantee	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	lasting	lasting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	approval	approval	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	peers	peer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	teachers	teacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guarantee** | present | It | the lasting approval of all one's peers and teachers |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition approval=Theme |
| 2 | **approve** |  |  | all one's peers and teachers |  |  |  |  | nom approval «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It ensures that one will never again be teased by one's peers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:381-girls-who-fight-and-double-standards:e4:o2:1
# text = It ensures that one will never again be teased by one's peers
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ensures	ensure	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
6	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	again	again	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	teased	tease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	peers	peer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ensure** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition |
| 2 | **tease** | future · passive | one's peers | one |  |  | again |  | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It requires one to bear teasing and pressure without causing harm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:381-girls-who-fight-and-double-standards:e4:o3:1
# text = It requires one to bear teasing and pressure without causing harm
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	requires	require	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	bear	bear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	teasing	teasing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	pressure	pressure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	causing	cause	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
11	harm	harm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | present | It | one |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent one=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **bear** | to-infinitive |  | teasing and pressure |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent teasing=Patient |
| 3 | **cause** | gerund |  | harm |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition harm=Patient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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It is required only of persons of a particular sex

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:381-girls-who-fight-and-double-standards:e4:o4:1
# text = It is required only of persons of a particular sex
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	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	particular	particular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	sex	sex	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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