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# Exam question 3 · Funny pranks

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a false announcement that a test has been cancelled, not subsequently withdrawn?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** false announcement · **What happens:** follow, characteris, cancel, not withdraw · **To what, where:** false announcement, test

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 438 «Funny pranks» 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/438-funny-pranks/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:438-funny-pranks:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a false announcement that a test has been cancelled, not subsequently withdrawn?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	announcement	announcement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	cancelled	cancel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
20	subsequently	subsequently	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	withdrawn	withdraw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | a false announcement |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **cancel** | present · perfect · passive | a false announcement *not said here* | a test |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **withdraw** | participle | a false announcement *not said here* |  |  |  |  | subsequently *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 {#o1}

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It assists the other pupil to rest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:438-funny-pranks:e3:o1:1
# text = It assists the other pupil to rest
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	assists	assist	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	rest	rest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **assist** | present | It |  | the other pupil |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pupil=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **rest** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is harmless, being a mere jest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:438-funny-pranks:e3:o2:1
# text = It is harmless, being a mere jest
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	harmless	harmless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	mere	mere	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	jest	jest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | harmless *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | gerund |  | a mere jest |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It may cause another pupil to forgo preparation and obtain a low mark

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:438-funny-pranks:e3:o3:1
# text = It may cause another pupil to forgo preparation and obtain a low mark
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	forgo	forgo	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	preparation	preparation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	obtain	obtain	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | may | It | another pupil |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition pupil=Patient |
| 2 | **forgo** | to-infinitive |  | preparation |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent preparation=Location |
| 3 | **obtain** | present |  | a low mark |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mark=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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It obliges the teacher to cancel the test

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:438-funny-pranks:e3:o4:1
# text = It obliges the teacher to cancel the test
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	obliges	oblige	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	cancel	cancel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **oblige** | present | It | the teacher |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent teacher=Patient |
| 2 | **cancel** | to-infinitive |  | the test |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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