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title: Identify the principal reason for which a member of staff who record… — Adults who help and adults who don't · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal reason for which a member of staff who records the times and locations of altercations may prevent their recurrence. Exam question 1 of lesson 392 «Adults who help and adults who don't» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of
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# Exam question 1 · Adults who help and adults who don't

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Identify the principal reason for which a member of staff who records the times and locations of altercations may prevent their recurrence.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, staff, member, altercations · **What happens:** identify, record, prevent, recur · **To what, where:** principal reason, recurrence

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 392 «Adults who help and adults who don't» 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/392-adults-who-help-and-adults-who-dont/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:392-adults-who-help-and-adults-who-dont:e1:1
# text = Identify the principal reason for which a member of staff who records the times and locations of altercations may prevent their recurrence.
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	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	obl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	staff	staff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	records	record	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl:unmarked	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	locations	location	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	altercations	altercation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	_
19	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
20	prevent	prevent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl:relcl	_	_
21	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	recurrence	recurrence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	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 | **record** | present | staff |  |  |  | time |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **prevent** | may | a member of staff | altercations's recurrence |  |  |  | for the principal reason | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer recurrence=Theme |
| 4 | **recur** |  | altercations *= altercation* |  |  |  |  |  | nom recurrence «event intransitive»: poss=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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Pupils cease fighting once observed writing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:392-adults-who-help-and-adults-who-dont:e1:o1:1
# text = Pupils cease fighting once observed writing
1	Pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cease	cease	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fighting	fight	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	5	advmod	_	_
5	observed	observe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cease** | present | Pupils |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **fight** | gerund | Pupils *not said here* | observed writing |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent writing=Co-Agent |
| 3 | **observe** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | once *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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A discernible pattern permits alteration of the circumstances that precede them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:392-adults-who-help-and-adults-who-dont:e1:o2:1
# text = A discernible pattern permits alteration of the circumstances that precede them
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	discernible	discernible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	pattern	pattern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	permits	permit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	alteration	alteration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	precede	precede	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permit** | present | a discernible pattern | alteration of the circumstances |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alteration=Theme |
| 2 | **precede** | present | the circumstances | circumstances *= circumstance* |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme they=Co-Theme |
| 3 | **alter** |  |  | the circumstances |  |  |  |  | nom alteration «event transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Records are required solely for disciplinary exclusion from school

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:392-adults-who-help-and-adults-who-dont:e1:o3:1
# text = Records are required solely for disciplinary exclusion from school
1	Records	record	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	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	disciplinary	disciplinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	exclusion	exclusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | present · passive |  | Records |  |  |  | for disciplinary exclusion from school; solely *property* | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Precondition |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Records are of themselves a deterrent to all pupils who might fight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:392-adults-who-help-and-adults-who-dont:e1:o4:1
# text = Records are of themselves a deterrent to all pupils who might fight
1	Records	record	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	deterrent	deterrent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
11	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	fight	fight	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Records | a deterrent |  |  |  | to all pupils | tree rules |
| 2 | **fight** | might | all pupils |  |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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