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# Exam question 2 · Rage-quitting, ranked games and the calm jar

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Whereas a pupil has sustained several consecutive defeats in a ranked game, select the course of action most consistent with sound judgement.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** sustain, rank, select · **To what, where:** pupil, ranked game, course

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 407 «Rage-quitting, ranked games and the calm jar» 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/407-rage-quitting-and-ranked/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:407-rage-quitting-and-ranked:e2:1
# text = Whereas a pupil has sustained several consecutive defeats in a ranked game, select the course of action most consistent with sound judgement.
1	Whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	sustained	sustain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	advcl	_	_
6	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	consecutive	consecutive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	defeats	defeat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	ranked	rank	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
14	select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
19	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	20	advmod	_	_
20	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
21	with	with	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	judgement	judgement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sustain** | present · perfect · passive |  | a pupil |  | a ranked game |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **rank** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn masquerade-29.6 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the course of action |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent course=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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Play ought to be continued without interruption until the former rank is restored

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:407-rage-quitting-and-ranked:e2:o1:1
# text = Play ought to be continued without interruption until the former rank is restored
1	Play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux	_	_
2	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	continued	continue	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	without	without	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	interruption	interruption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	former	former	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	rank	rank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	restored	restore	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **continue** | ought · to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  | without interruption | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V» |
| 2 | **restore** | present · passive |  | the former rank |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The internet connection ought to be severed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:407-rage-quitting-and-ranked:e2:o2:1
# text = The internet connection ought to be severed
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	internet	internet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	connection	connection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	severed	sever	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sever** | ought · passive |  | the internet connection |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The difficulty ought to be increased forthwith

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:407-rage-quitting-and-ranked:e2:o3:1
# text = The difficulty ought to be increased forthwith
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	increased	increase	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	forthwith	forthwith	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **increase** | ought · passive |  | the difficulty |  |  |  | forthwith *property* | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Play ought to be discontinued and resumed upon a subsequent day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:407-rage-quitting-and-ranked:e2:o4:1
# text = Play ought to be discontinued and resumed upon a subsequent day
1	Play	play	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
2	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	discontinued	discontinue	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	resumed	resume	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
8	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	subsequent	subsequent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **discontinue** | ought · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4 «NP V NP.eventuality» |
| 3 | **resume** | participle |  |  |  |  | day |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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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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