--- title: It is given that a family prohibits, during an annual prank week, an… — Funny pranks · tree and pragmatics description: It is given that a family prohibits, during an annual prank week, any prank which breaks, hurts or is unkind. Determine the consequence reported. 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Determine the consequence reported. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** family, prank, you, consequence · **What happens:** give, prohibit, break, hurt, be, determine · **To what, where:** It This is exam question 4 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/#e4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* It is given that a family prohibits, during an annual prank week, any prank which breaks, hurts or is unkind. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:438-funny-pranks:e4:1 # text = It is given that a family prohibits, during an annual prank week, any prank which breaks, hurts or is unkind. 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 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 prohibits prohibit VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 9 during during ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 10 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 11 annual annual ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 12 prank prank NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 compound _ _ 13 week week NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 15 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 16 det _ _ 16 prank prank NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 conj _ _ 17 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 18 nsubj _ _ 18 breaks break VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 16 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 20 hurts hurt VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 18 conj _ _ 21 or or CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 22 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 23 cop _ _ 23 unkind unkind ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 | **prohibit** | present | a family | | | | | | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer | | 3 | **break** | present | any prank | | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | | 4 | **hurt** | present | any prank *not said here* | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 5 | **is** | present | any prank *not said here* | | | | | unkind *property* | tree rules | 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. *Sentence 2:* Determine the consequence reported. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:438-funny-pranks:e4:2 # text = Determine the consequence reported. 1 Determine determine VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 consequence consequence NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 reported report VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 5 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **report** | past | the consequence | | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} All participants anticipate the week and none is distressed ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:438-funny-pranks:e4:o1:1 # text = All participants anticipate the week and none is distressed 1 All all DET DT PronType=Tot 2 det _ _ 2 participants participant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 anticipate anticipate VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 week week NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl:unmarked _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 7 none none PRON NN PronType=Neg 9 nsubj:pass _ _ 8 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux:pass _ _ 9 distressed distress VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **anticipate** | present | all participants | | | | week | | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **distress** | present · passive | | none | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer | ### Option 2 {#o2} No pranks whatever are performed during the week, the rules forbidding all of them ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:438-funny-pranks:e4:o2:1 # text = No pranks whatever are performed during the week, the rules forbidding all of them 1 No no DET DT PronType=Neg 2 det _ _ 2 pranks prank NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 3 whatever whatever PRON WP PronType=Rel 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 performed perform VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 acl:relcl _ _ 6 during during ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 week week NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 rules rule NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 conj _ _ 12 forbidding forbid VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 11 acl _ _ 13 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 12 obj _ _ 14 of of ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **perform** | present · passive | | whatever | | | week | | vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 2 | **forbid** | gerund | the rules *not said here* | all | | | | | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer all=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} The rules are disregarded by the grandfather ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:438-funny-pranks:e4:o3:1 # text = The rules are disregarded by the grandfather 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 rules rule NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 disregarded disregard VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 by by ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 grandfather grandfather NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **disregard** | present · passive | the grandfather | the rules | | | | | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} All participants are distressed ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:438-funny-pranks:e4:o4:1 # text = All participants are distressed 1 All all DET DT PronType=Tot 2 det _ _ 2 participants participant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 distressed distress VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **distress** | present · passive | | all participants | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer | **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. 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