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title: Whereas two pupils are exchanging blows, select the response of a ch… — Bystanders: the crowd, the phone and t… · tree and pragmatics
description: Whereas two pupils are exchanging blows, select the response of a child bystander most consistent with established guidance concerning safety. Exam question 3 of lesson 393 «Bystanders: the crowd, the phone and the ones who help» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency t
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# Exam question 3 · Bystanders: the crowd, the phone and the ones who help

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Whereas two pupils are exchanging blows, select the response of a child bystander most consistent with established guidance concerning safety.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** two pupils · **What happens:** exchange, select, establish · **To what, where:** blows, response

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 393 «Bystanders: the crowd, the phone and the ones who help» 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/393-bystanders/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:393-bystanders:e3:1
# text = Whereas two pupils are exchanging blows, select the response of a child bystander most consistent with established guidance concerning safety.
1	Whereas	whereas	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	exchanging	exchange	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	blows	blow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	bystander	bystander	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
15	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	16	advmod	_	_
16	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	amod	_	_
19	guidance	guidance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	concerning	concerning	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exchange** | present · progressive | two pupils | blows |  |  |  | whereas *property* | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blow=Theme |
| 2 | **select** | infinitive |  | the response of a child bystander |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 3 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

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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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The prompt summoning of a responsible adult

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:393-bystanders:e3:o1:1
# text = The prompt summoning of a responsible adult
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	prompt	prompt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	summoning	summoning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	responsible	responsible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **summon** |  |  | a responsible adult |  |  |  |  | nom summoning «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Physical intervention between the combatants

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:393-bystanders:e3:o2:1
# text = Physical intervention between the combatants
1	Physical	physical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	intervention	intervention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	between	between	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	combatants	combatant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Encouragement of the more deserving party to the dispute

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:393-bystanders:e3:o3:1
# text = Encouragement of the more deserving party to the dispute
1	Encouragement	encouragement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	_
5	deserving	deserve	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
6	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dispute	dispute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deserve** | gerund | Encouragement *not said here* | party |  |  |  | to the dispute | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The capture of video evidence at close range

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:393-bystanders:e3:o4:1
# text = The capture of video evidence at close range
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	capture	capture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	range	range	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **capture** |  |  | video evidence at close range |  |  |  |  | nom capture «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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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