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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the conduct of a pupil who, having been insulted, subsequently insults a younger participant? Exam question 2 of lesson 406 «Toxic players, swearing and «fishcakes»» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency t
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# Exam question 2 · Toxic players, swearing and «fishcakes»

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the conduct of a pupil who, having been insulted, subsequently insults a younger participant?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, insult, conduct · **To what, where:** conduct, pupil, younger participant

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 406 «Toxic players, swearing and «fishcakes»» 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/406-toxic-players-and-swearing/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:406-toxic-players-and-swearing:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the conduct of a pupil who, having been insulted, subsequently insults a younger 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	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	having	have	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	18	aux	_	_
17	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	insulted	insult	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	subsequently	subsequently	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	insults	insult	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	younger	young	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	24	amod	_	_
24	participant	participant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	?	?	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 conduct of a pupil |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **insult** | gerund · perfect · passive |  | a pupil |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 4 | **insult** | present |  | a younger participant |  |  |  | subsequently *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus participant=Experiencer |
| 5 | **conduct** |  |  | a pupil |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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 {#o1}

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The said conduct discharges the hostility entirely and harms nobody

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:406-toxic-players-and-swearing:e2:o1:1
# text = The said conduct discharges the hostility entirely and harms nobody
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	discharges	discharge	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hostility	hostility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	harms	harm	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **discharge** | present | the said conduct | the hostility |  |  |  | entirely *property* | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hostility=Theme |
| 3 | **harm** | present | the said conduct *not said here* | nobody |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus nobody=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The said conduct is without effect upon the younger participant

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:406-toxic-players-and-swearing:e2:o2:1
# text = The said conduct is without effect upon the younger participant
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	without	without	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	effect	effect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	younger	young	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	amod	_	_
10	participant	participant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | the said conduct |  |  |  |  | without effect; upon the younger participant | tree rules |

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

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The said conduct transmits the hostility to a further person

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:406-toxic-players-and-swearing:e2:o3:1
# text = The said conduct transmits the hostility to a further person
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	transmits	transmit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hostility	hostility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	further	further	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **transmit** | present | the said conduct | the hostility | a further person |  |  |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent hostility=Theme to person=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The said conduct is justified where the first insult was severe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:406-toxic-players-and-swearing:e2:o4:1
# text = The said conduct is justified where the first insult was severe
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	justified	justified	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	11	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
9	insult	insult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	severe	severe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | the said conduct |  |  |  |  | justified *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | past | the first insult |  |  |  |  | severe *property* | tree rules |

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