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title: State the principle consistent with the established facts concerning… — Strangers who want to chat privately · tree and pragmatics
description: State the principle consistent with the established facts concerning a proposed meeting in person with an acquaintance made online. Exam question 4 of lesson 410 «Strangers who want to chat privately» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the que
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# Exam question 4 · Strangers who want to chat privately

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State the principle consistent with the established facts concerning a proposed meeting in person with an acquaintance made online.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** established facts, person · **What happens:** establish, concern, propose, make · **To what, where:** proposed meeting

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 410 «Strangers who want to chat privately» 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/410-strangers-who-want-to-chat-privately/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:410-strangers-who-want-to-chat-privately:e4:1
# text = State the principle consistent with the established facts concerning a proposed meeting in person with an acquaintance made online.
1	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principle	principle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
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	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	proposed	propose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	acquaintance	acquaintance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
19	online	online	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | a proposed meeting |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus meeting=Experiencer |
| 3 | **propose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **make** | past | person with a acquaintance | a proposed meeting *not said here* |  |  |  | online *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meeting=Product |

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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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Such a meeting is permissible during daylight hours

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:410-strangers-who-want-to-chat-privately:e4:o1:1
# text = Such a meeting is permissible during daylight hours
1	Such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	3	det:predet	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	permissible	permissible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	during	during	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	daylight	daylight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | such meeting |  |  |  | hour | permissible *property* | tree rules |

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

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No such meeting ought to take place without full parental involvement

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:410-strangers-who-want-to-chat-privately:e4:o2:1
# text = No such meeting ought to take place without full parental involvement
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	3	det	_	_
2	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	without	without	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	parental	parental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	involvement	involvement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | ought | no such meeting | place |  |  |  | without full parental involvement | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Such a meeting is permissible if a friend attends

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:410-strangers-who-want-to-chat-privately:e4:o3:1
# text = Such a meeting is permissible if a friend attends
1	Such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	3	det:predet	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	permissible	permissible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	attends	attend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | such meeting |  |  |  |  | permissible *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **attend** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | a friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn caring-75.2-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Such a meeting is permissible in any public place, such as a park or a shopping centre

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:410-strangers-who-want-to-chat-privately:e4:o4:1
# text = Such a meeting is permissible in any public place, such as a park or a shopping centre
1	Such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	3	det:predet	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	permissible	permissible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
8	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	14	case	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	shopping	shopping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	centre	centre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | such meeting |  |  | any public place or a shopping centre |  | permissible *property* | 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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