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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the assertion «I let you win» uttered by a defeated participant? Exam question 2 of lesson 398 «Sore losers and button-mashers» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and
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# Exam question 2 · Sore losers and button-mashers

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the assertion «I let you win» uttered by a defeated participant?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** I, you · **What happens:** follow, characteris, let, win, utter, defeat · **To what, where:** assertion, you · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 398 «Sore losers and button-mashers» 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/398-sore-losers-and-button-mashers/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:398-sore-losers-and-button-mashers:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the assertion «I let you win» uttered by a defeated participant?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	assertion	assertion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	let	let	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	uttered	utter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	xcomp	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	defeated	defeat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	amod	_	_
21	participant	participant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the assertion |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **let** *in a quote* | past | I | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **win** *in a quote* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **utter** *speech: other* | participle | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by a defeated participant | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **defeat** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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It diminishes the victor's achievement without concealing the defeat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:398-sore-losers-and-button-mashers:e2:o1:1
# text = It diminishes the victor's achievement without concealing the defeat
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	diminishes	diminish	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	victor	victor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	achievement	achievement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	concealing	conceal	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	defeat	defeat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **diminish** | present | It | the victor's achievement |  |  |  |  | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Causer achievement=Patient |
| 2 | **conceal** | gerund |  | the defeat |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent defeat=Patient |
| 3 | **achieve** |  | the victor |  |  |  |  |  | nom achievement «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It invariably reflects the true state of affairs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:398-sore-losers-and-button-mashers:e2:o2:1
# text = It invariably reflects the true state of affairs
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	reflects	reflect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	affairs	affair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reflect** | present | It | the true state of affairs |  |  |  | invariably *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It obliges the victor to offer a rematch

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:398-sore-losers-and-button-mashers:e2:o3:1
# text = It obliges the victor to offer a rematch
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	obliges	oblige	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	victor	victor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	offer	offer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rematch	rematch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **oblige** | present | It | the victor |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent victor=Patient |
| 2 | **offer** | to-infinitive |  | a rematch |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent rematch=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is a gracious acknowledgement of the victor's superior skill

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:398-sore-losers-and-button-mashers:e2:o4:1
# text = It is a gracious acknowledgement of the victor's superior skill
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	gracious	gracious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	acknowledgement	acknowledgement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	victor	victor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	superior	superior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	skill	skill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a gracious acknowledgement |  |  |  | of the victor's superior skill | 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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