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# Exam question 3 · What everyone learned about fights

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It is given that two neighbouring communities ceased hostilities without either prevailing. Select the explanation consistent with the established facts.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** two neighbouring communities, you · **What happens:** give, cease, prevail, select, establish · **To what, where:** It, hostilities, explanation

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 395 «What everyone learned about fights» 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/395-what-everyone-learned/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that two neighbouring communities ceased hostilities without either prevailing.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:395-what-everyone-learned:e3:1
# text = It is given that two neighbouring communities ceased hostilities without either prevailing.
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	_	8	mark	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	neighbouring	neighbouring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	communities	community	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	ceased	cease	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	hostilities	hostility	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	either	either	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc:preconj	_	_
12	prevailing	prevail	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	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 | **cease** | past | two neighbouring communities | hostilities |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality hostility=Eventuality |
| 3 | **prevail** | gerund | two neighbouring communities *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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:* Select the explanation consistent with the established facts.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:395-what-everyone-learned:e3:2
# text = Select the explanation consistent with the established facts.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	explanation	explanation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	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 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the explanation |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent explanation=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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One community surrendered the recreation ground entirely to the other

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:395-what-everyone-learned:e3:o1:1
# text = One community surrendered the recreation ground entirely to the other
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	community	community	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	surrendered	surrender	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	recreation	recreation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surrender** | past | One community | the recreation ground | the other |  |  | entirely *property* | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent ground=Theme to other=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The authorities compelled a permanent separation

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:395-what-everyone-learned:e3:o2:1
# text = The authorities compelled a permanent separation
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	authorities	authority	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	compelled	compel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	permanent	permanent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	separation	separation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compel** | past | the authorities | a permanent separation |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent separation=Patient |

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

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A sufficient number of persons on each side elected to cease

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:395-what-everyone-learned:e3:o3:1
# text = A sufficient number of persons on each side elected to cease
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sufficient	sufficient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	elected	elect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	cease	cease	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **elect** | participle |  | persons on each side *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cease** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The hostilities ended upon the defeat of one side

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:395-what-everyone-learned:e3:o4:1
# text = The hostilities ended upon the defeat of one side
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hostilities	hostility	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ended	end	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	defeat	defeat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | past | the hostilities |  |  |  |  | upon the defeat of one side | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **defeat** |  |  | one side |  |  |  |  | nom defeat «event 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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