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title: State the principle conveyed by the observation that the best boxers… — Respect: how it is earned · tree and pragmatics
description: State the principle conveyed by the observation that the best boxers do not fight outside the ring. Exam question 4 of lesson 385 «Respect: how it is earned» 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 4 · Respect: how it is earned

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State the principle conveyed by the observation that the best boxers do not fight outside the ring.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, best boxers · **What happens:** state, convey, not fight · **To what, where:** principle, observation

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 385 «Respect: how it is earned» 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/385-respect-how-it-is-earned/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:385-respect-how-it-is-earned:e4:1
# text = State the principle conveyed by the observation that the best boxers do not fight outside the ring.
1	State	state	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	principle	principle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	conveyed	convey	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	observation	observation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	11	amod	_	_
11	boxers	boxer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
12	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	fight	fight	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
15	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* | the principle |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent principle=Topic |
| 2 | **convey** | participle |  | the principle *not said here* |  |  |  | by the observation | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **fight** | present · do-support | the best boxers | the observation *not said here* |  |  |  | outside the ring | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent observation=Co-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 {#o1}

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Boxers are prohibited from all physical activity

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:385-respect-how-it-is-earned:e4:o1:1
# text = Boxers are prohibited from all physical activity
1	Boxers	boxer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	prohibited	prohibit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
6	physical	physical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prohibit** | present · passive |  | Boxers |  | all physical activity |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Beneficiary from activity=Eventuality |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Controlled strength confined to a regulated setting earns respect

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:385-respect-how-it-is-earned:e4:o2:1
# text = Controlled strength confined to a regulated setting earns respect
1	Controlled	control	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	confined	confine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	regulated	regulated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	setting	setting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	earns	earn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **control** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **confine** | participle |  | Controlled strength *not said here* |  | a regulated setting |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to setting=Destination |
| 3 | **earn** | present | Controlled strength | respect |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent respect=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Strength ought to be exercised wherever provocation arises

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:385-respect-how-it-is-earned:e4:o3:1
# text = Strength ought to be exercised wherever provocation arises
1	Strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	exercised	exercise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	wherever	wherever	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	provocation	provocation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	arises	arise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exercise** | ought · passive |  | Strength |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **arise** | present | provocation |  |  |  |  | wherever *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The ring is the sole place in which a person may lawfully be injured

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:385-respect-how-it-is-earned:e4:o4:1
# text = The ring is the sole place in which a person may lawfully be injured
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	sole	sole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	obl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
12	lawfully	lawfully	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	injured	injure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the ring | the sole place |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **injure** | may · passive |  | a person |  | the sole place |  | lawfully *property* | tree rules |

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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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