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title: It is given that a pupil reported a mark of nine in place of an actu… — Lies that grow: one lie needs three more · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a pupil reported a mark of nine in place of an actual mark of four. Select the response consistent with the established facts. Exam question 3 of lesson 430 «Lies that grow: one lie needs three more» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragm
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# Exam question 3 · Lies that grow: one lie needs three more

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It is given that a pupil reported a mark of nine in place of an actual mark of four. Select the response consistent with the established facts.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** pupil, you · **What happens:** give, report, select, establish · **To what, where:** It, mark, response

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 430 «Lies that grow: one lie needs three more» 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/430-lies-that-grow-one-lie-needs-three-more/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a pupil reported a mark of nine in place of an actual mark of four.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:430-lies-that-grow-one-lie-needs-three-more:e3:1
# text = It is given that a pupil reported a mark of nine in place of an actual mark of four.
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	reported	report	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	actual	actual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nmod	_	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 | **report** | past | a pupil | a mark of nine in place of a actual mark of four |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mark=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.

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*Sentence 2:* Select the response consistent with the established facts.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:430-lies-that-grow-one-lie-needs-three-more: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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The parents could assist with the mark of four, but the false report occasioned disappointment

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:430-lies-that-grow-one-lie-needs-three-more:e3:o1:1
# text = The parents could assist with the mark of four, but the false report occasioned disappointment
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	assist	assist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
15	occasioned	occasion	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl	_	_
16	disappointment	disappointment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **assist** | could | the parents | the false report |  |  |  | with the mark of four | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with mark=Theme |
| 2 | **occasion** | participle | the false report *not said here* | disappointment |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The false mark improved the pupil's understanding of the subject

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:430-lies-that-grow-one-lie-needs-three-more:e3:o2:1
# text = The false mark improved the pupil's understanding of the subject
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	improved	improve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	understanding	understanding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	subject	subject	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **improve** | past | the false mark | the pupil's understanding of the subject |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent understanding=Patient |
| 2 | **understand** |  | the pupil | the subject |  |  |  |  | nom understanding «cognition transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The actual mark was of no importance whatever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:430-lies-that-grow-one-lie-needs-three-more:e3:o3:1
# text = The actual mark was of no importance whatever
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	actual	actual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	7	det	_	_
7	importance	importance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	appos	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the actual mark |  |  |  |  | of no importance | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The parents preferred the false mark, it being the higher of the two and so a cause for pride

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:430-lies-that-grow-one-lie-needs-three-more:e3:o4:1
# text = The parents preferred the false mark, it being the higher of the two and so a cause for pride
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	preferred	prefer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	cop	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	higher	high	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	parataxis	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	pride	pride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prefer** | past | the parents | the false mark |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mark=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | gerund | mark |  |  |  |  | of the two; high *property* | tree rules |

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