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title: It is given that a child is requested by a sibling to conceal conduc… — Older siblings and YouTube gameplay · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a child is requested by a sibling to conceal conduct which occasions the child distress. Select the response consistent with sound guidance. Exam question 3 of lesson 423 «Older siblings and YouTube gameplay» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree 
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# Exam question 3 · Older siblings and YouTube gameplay

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It is given that a child is requested by a sibling to conceal conduct which occasions the child distress. Select the response consistent with sound guidance.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** sibling, conduct, you · **What happens:** give, request, conceal, occasion, select · **To what, where:** It, child, conduct, child distress, response

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 423 «Older siblings and YouTube gameplay» 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/423-older-siblings-and-youtube-gameplay/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a child is requested by a sibling to conceal conduct which occasions the child distress.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:423-older-siblings-and-youtube-gameplay:e3:1
# text = It is given that a child is requested by a sibling to conceal conduct which occasions the child distress.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	requested	request	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sibling	sibling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	conceal	conceal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
14	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	occasions	occasion	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	distress	distress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **request** | present · passive | a sibling | a child |  |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient |
| 3 | **conceal** | to-infinitive | a sibling *not said here* | conduct |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conduct=Patient |
| 4 | **occasion** | present | conduct | the child distress |  |  |  |  | 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.

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*Sentence 2:* Select the response consistent with sound guidance.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:423-older-siblings-and-youtube-gameplay:e3:2
# text = Select the response consistent with sound guidance.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	guidance	guidance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The child ought to participate in the conduct concerned

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:423-older-siblings-and-youtube-gameplay:e3:o1:1
# text = The child ought to participate in the conduct concerned
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	participate	participate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	concerned	concerned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **participate** | ought | the child |  |  |  |  | in the conduct; concerned *property* | vn cooperate-73.1-2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in conduct=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The matter ought to be disclosed to a trusted adult

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:423-older-siblings-and-youtube-gameplay:e3:o2:1
# text = The matter ought to be disclosed to a trusted adult
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	matter	matter	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	disclosed	disclose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	trusted	trust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disclose** | ought · passive |  | the matter | a trusted adult |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to adult=Recipient |
| 2 | **trust** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The matter ought to be disclosed to classmates

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:423-older-siblings-and-youtube-gameplay:e3:o3:1
# text = The matter ought to be disclosed to classmates
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	matter	matter	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	disclosed	disclose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	classmates	classmate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disclose** | ought · passive |  | the matter | classmates |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to classmate=Recipient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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The secret ought to be maintained in all circumstances

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:423-older-siblings-and-youtube-gameplay:e3:o4:1
# text = The secret ought to be maintained in all circumstances
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	secret	secret	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	maintained	maintain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **maintain** | ought · passive |  | the secret |  | all circumstances |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Theme |

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