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title: It is given that a person lies motionless following an altercation i… — When the police come · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a person lies motionless following an altercation in a public street. Identify the action most consistent with established guidance. Exam question 1 of lesson 384 «When the police come» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the q
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# Exam question 1 · When the police come

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It is given that a person lies motionless following an altercation in a public street. Identify the action most consistent with established guidance.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** person, you · **What happens:** give, lie, follow, identify, establish · **To what, where:** It, altercation, public street, action

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 384 «When the police come» 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/384-when-the-police-come/#e1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a person lies motionless following an altercation in a public street.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:384-when-the-police-come:e1:1
# text = It is given that a person lies motionless following an altercation in 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	_	7	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	lies	lie	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	motionless	motionless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
9	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	altercation	altercation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	in	in	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	11	nmod	_	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 | **lie** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | motionless *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **follow** | gerund |  | a altercation |  | a public street |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent altercation=Theme in 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:* Identify the action most consistent with established guidance.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:384-when-the-police-come:e1:2
# text = Identify the action most consistent with established guidance.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	5	advmod	_	_
5	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	guidance	guidance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	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 action |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent action=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The recording of the incident upon a mobile device for later submission to the police

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:384-when-the-police-come:e1:o1:1
# text = The recording of the incident upon a mobile device for later submission to the police
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	recording	recording	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	incident	incident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	mobile	mobile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	device	device	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	later	late	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	amod	_	_
12	submission	submission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The departure of the observer without informing any person

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:384-when-the-police-come:e1:o2:1
# text = The departure of the observer without informing any person
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	departure	departure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	observer	observer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	informing	inform	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
8	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inform** *speech: other* | gerund | the departure of the observer *not said here* |  | any person |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent person=Recipient |
| 2 | **depart** |  | the observer |  |  |  |  |  | nom departure «act intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The physical intervention of the observer between the parties concerned

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:384-when-the-police-come:e1:o3:1
# text = The physical intervention of the observer between the parties concerned
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	physical	physical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	intervention	intervention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	observer	observer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	between	between	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	parties	party	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	concerned	concerned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **intervene** |  | the observer between the parties |  |  |  |  |  | nom intervention «act intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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The summoning of emergency services by telephone while remaining at a safe distance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:384-when-the-police-come:e1:o4:1
# text = The summoning of emergency services by telephone while remaining at a safe distance
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	summoning	summoning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	emergency	emergency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	services	service	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	telephone	telephone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	remaining	remain	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	distance	distance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remain** | gerund | the summoning of emergency services by telephone *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at a safe distance | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at distance=Location |
| 2 | **summon** |  | telephone | emergency services |  |  |  |  | nom summoning «cognition transitive»: of=patient by=agent |

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