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title: It is given that a pupil placed fifth in a competition but reported… — The friend with a PS6 · tree and pragmatics
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# Exam question 4 · The friend with a PS6

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It is given that a pupil placed fifth in a competition but reported a first place. Determine the statement most consistent with the established facts.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** give, place, report, determine, establish · **To what, where:** It, competition, pupil, first place, statement

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 434 «The friend with a PS6» 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/434-the-friend-with-a-ps6/#e4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a pupil placed fifth in a competition but reported a first place.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:434-the-friend-with-a-ps6:e4:1
# text = It is given that a pupil placed fifth in a competition but reported a first place.
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	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
7	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	fifth	fifth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	advcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	competition	competition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
12	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	reported	report	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	16	amod	_	_
16	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	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 |  | a competition |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **place** | participle |  | a pupil *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **report** | past |  | a first place |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=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:* Determine the statement most consistent with the established facts.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:434-the-friend-with-a-ps6:e4:2
# text = Determine the statement most consistent with the established facts.
1	Determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	5	advmod	_	_
5	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	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 statement |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statement=Topic |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The false report increased the pupil's credit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:434-the-friend-with-a-ps6:e4:o1:1
# text = The false report increased the pupil's credit
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	increased	increase	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	credit	credit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **increase** | past | the false report | the pupil's credit |  |  |  |  | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Causer credit=Patient |
| 2 | **credit** |  | the pupil |  |  |  |  |  | nom credit «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The genuine result was wholly without merit, fifth place being a defeat like any other

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:434-the-friend-with-a-ps6:e4:o2:1
# text = The genuine result was wholly without merit, fifth place being a defeat like any other
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	genuine	genuine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	result	result	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	wholly	wholly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	without	without	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	merit	merit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	fifth	fifth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	cop	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	defeat	defeat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	16	det	_	_
16	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the genuine result |  |  |  |  | without merit and a defeat; wholly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | gerund | fifth place | a defeat |  |  |  | like any other | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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No person could verify the result

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:434-the-friend-with-a-ps6:e4:o3:1
# text = No person could verify the result
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	verify	verify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	result	result	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **verify** | could | no person | the result |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot result=Topic |

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

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The genuine result was creditable, and its honest report the braver course

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:434-the-friend-with-a-ps6:e4:o4:1
# text = The genuine result was creditable, and its honest report the braver course
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	genuine	genuine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	result	result	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	creditable	creditable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	honest	honest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	braver	brave	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	amod	_	_
13	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the genuine result |  |  |  |  | creditable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **report** |  | result |  |  |  |  |  | nom report «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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