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description: Determine the most appropriate conduct of a pupil in possession of a notice requiring a parental signature in respect of uncompleted homework. Exam question 4 of lesson 429 «The forged signature and how it always ends» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pra
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# Exam question 4 · The forged signature and how it always ends

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Determine the most appropriate conduct of a pupil in possession of a notice requiring a parental signature in respect of uncompleted homework.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, notice · **What happens:** determine, require, conduct, possess, respect · **To what, where:** appropriate conduct, parental signature, respect, pupil, notice, uncompleted homework

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:429-the-forged-signature-and-how-it-always-ends:e4:1
# text = Determine the most appropriate conduct of a pupil in possession of a notice requiring a parental signature in respect of uncompleted homework.
1	Determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	possession	possession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	notice	notice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	requiring	require	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	acl	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	parental	parental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	signature	signature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	uncompleted	uncompleted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the appropriate conduct of a pupil in possession of a notice |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conduct=Topic |
| 2 | **require** | gerund | a notice *not said here* | a parental signature |  | respect of uncompleted homework |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme signature=Precondition |
| 3 | **conduct** |  |  | a pupil in possession of a notice |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «act transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **possess** |  |  | a notice |  |  |  |  | nom possession «act transitive»: of=patient |
| 5 | **respect** |  |  | uncompleted homework |  |  |  |  | nom respect «cognition 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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To conceal the notice until the deadline has passed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:429-the-forged-signature-and-how-it-always-ends:e4:o1:1
# text = To conceal the notice until the deadline has passed
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	conceal	conceal	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	notice	notice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	deadline	deadline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	passed	pass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | to-infinitive |  | the notice |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent notice=Patient |
| 2 | **pass** | present · perfect · passive |  | the deadline |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: subject=Trajectory |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To sign the notice on the parent's behalf

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:429-the-forged-signature-and-how-it-always-ends:e4:o2:1
# text = To sign the notice on the parent's behalf
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	sign	sign	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	notice	notice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	behalf	behalf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sign** | to-infinitive |  | the notice |  | the parent's behalf |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent notice=Theme on behalf=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To report the notice as lost on the journey home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:429-the-forged-signature-and-how-it-always-ends:e4:o3:1
# text = To report the notice as lost on the journey home
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	report	report	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	notice	notice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	home	home	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **report** | to-infinitive |  | the notice |  |  |  | home *property* | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent notice=Patient |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  | the journey |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

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To deliver the notice to the parent for signature

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:429-the-forged-signature-and-how-it-always-ends:e4:o4:1
# text = To deliver the notice to the parent for signature
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	deliver	deliver	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	notice	notice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	signature	signature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deliver** | to-infinitive |  | the notice | the parent |  |  | for signature | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent notice=Theme to parent=Destination |

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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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