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title: Ascertain the principal distinction between injuries sustained by a… — Copying game moves on a little brother · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the principal distinction between injuries sustained by a character in a video game and those sustained by a person. Exam question 1 of lesson 403 «Copying game moves on a little brother» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questi
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# Exam question 1 · Copying game moves on a little brother

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Ascertain the principal distinction between injuries sustained by a character in a video game and those sustained by a person.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** ascertain, sustain · **To what, where:** principal distinction, injuries, video game

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 403 «Copying game moves on a little brother» 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/403-copying-moves-on-a-little-brother/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:403-copying-moves-on-a-little-brother:e1:1
# text = Ascertain the principal distinction between injuries sustained by a character in a video game and those sustained by a person.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	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	distinction	distinction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	between	between	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	injuries	injury	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	sustained	sustain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	14	nmod	_	_
17	sustained	sustain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal distinction |  |  |  | between injuries | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent distinction=Topic |
| 2 | **sustain** | participle |  | injuries *not said here* |  | a video game  those |  | by a character | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **sustain** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by a person | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=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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A character's injuries are of greater severity

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:403-copying-moves-on-a-little-brother:e1:o1:1
# text = A character's injuries are of greater severity
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	injuries	injury	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	greater	great	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
8	severity	severity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a character's injuries |  |  |  |  | of greater severity | tree rules |
| 2 | **injure** |  | a character |  |  |  |  |  | nom injury «state transitive»: poss=agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Injuries to a person persist and may be grave, whereas a character is restored

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:403-copying-moves-on-a-little-brother:e1:o2:1
# text = Injuries to a person persist and may be grave, whereas a character is restored
1	Injuries	injury	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	persist	persist	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	grave	grave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	whereas	wherea	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	restored	restore	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **persist** | infinitive | Injuries to a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | may | Injuries to a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | grave *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **wherea** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **restore** | present · passive |  | a character |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There is no distinction of any significance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:403-copying-moves-on-a-little-brother:e1:o3:1
# text = There is no distinction of any significance
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	distinction	distinction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	significance	significance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | no distinction of any significance |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **distinguish** |  |  | any significance |  |  |  |  | nom distinction «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Injuries to a person, as to a character, disappear upon the commencement of a new round

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:403-copying-moves-on-a-little-brother:e1:o4:1
# text = Injuries to a person, as to a character, disappear upon the commencement of a new round
1	Injuries	injury	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	9	case	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
11	disappear	disappear	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	commencement	commencement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	round	round	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disappear** | infinitive | Injuries to a person and a character |  |  |  |  | upon the commencement of a new round | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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