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# Exam question 3 · The forged signature and how it always ends

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It is given that a pupil forged a medical note in order to avoid a swimming lesson which he feared. Select the response consistent with the established facts.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** pupil, you · **What happens:** give, forge, avoid, fear, select, establish · **To what, where:** It, medical note, order, swimming lesson, response

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 429 «The forged signature and how it always ends» 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/429-the-forged-signature-and-how-it-always-ends/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a pupil forged a medical note in order to avoid a swimming lesson which he feared.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:429-the-forged-signature-and-how-it-always-ends:e3:1
# text = It is given that a pupil forged a medical note in order to avoid a swimming lesson which he feared.
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	_	7	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	forged	forge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	medical	medical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	swimming	swimming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
18	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	obj	_	_
19	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	feared	fear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	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 | **forge** | past | a pupil | a medical note |  | order |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent note=Theme in order=Destination |
| 3 | **avoid** | to-infinitive | a pupil *not said here* | a swimming lesson |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent lesson=Location |
| 4 | **fear** | past | pupil | a swimming lesson |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer which=Stimulus |

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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 the established facts.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:429-the-forged-signature-and-how-it-always-ends:e3:2
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts.
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	_	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	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	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 |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The fear was of no importance and required no attention

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:429-the-forged-signature-and-how-it-always-ends:e3:o1:1
# text = The fear was of no importance and required no attention
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	importance	importance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	required	require	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the fear |  |  |  |  | of no importance | tree rules |
| 2 | **require** | past | the fear *not said here* | no attention |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme attention=Precondition |

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

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The forgery concealed a fear which admitted of a simple remedy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:429-the-forged-signature-and-how-it-always-ends:e3:o2:1
# text = The forgery concealed a fear which admitted of a simple remedy
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	forgery	forgery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	concealed	conceal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	admitted	admit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	remedy	remedy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | past | the forgery | a fear |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fear=Patient |
| 2 | **admit** *speech: other* | past | a fear |  |  |  |  | of a simple remedy | vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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The pupil was obliged to enter deep water thereafter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:429-the-forged-signature-and-how-it-always-ends:e3:o3:1
# text = The pupil was obliged to enter deep water thereafter
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	obliged	oblige	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	enter	enter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	thereafter	thereafter	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **oblige** | past · passive |  | the pupil |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Patient clause=Result |
| 2 | **enter** | to-infinitive |  | deep water |  |  |  | thereafter *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme water=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The forgery resolved the difficulty permanently and without cost

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:429-the-forged-signature-and-how-it-always-ends:e3:o4:1
# text = The forgery resolved the difficulty permanently and without cost
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	forgery	forgery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	resolved	resolve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	permanently	permanently	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	without	without	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	cost	cost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **resolve** | past | the forgery | the difficulty |  |  |  | permanently *property* | tree rules |

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