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description: It is given that a prank fails one of the three tests stated by the teacher. Determine the appropriate course. Exam question 4 of lesson 439 «Cruel pranks and where the line is» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each optio
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# Exam question 4 · Cruel pranks and where the line is

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It is given that a prank fails one of the three tests stated by the teacher. Determine the appropriate course.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** prank, you · **What happens:** give, fail, state, determine · **To what, where:** It, one, three tests, appropriate course

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 439 «Cruel pranks and where the line is» 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/439-cruel-pranks-and-where-the-line-is/#e4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a prank fails one of the three tests stated by the teacher.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:439-cruel-pranks-and-where-the-line-is:e4:1
# text = It is given that a prank fails one of the three tests stated by the teacher.
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	prank	prank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	fails	fail	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	tests	test	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
13	stated	state	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	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 |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **fail** | present | a prank | one of the three tests |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Eventuality |
| 3 | **state** *speech: other* | participle |  | the three tests *not said here* |  |  |  | by the teacher | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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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 appropriate course.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:439-cruel-pranks-and-where-the-line-is:e4:2
# text = Determine the appropriate course.
1	Determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	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 course |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent course=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The prank may be performed upon a younger child

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:439-cruel-pranks-and-where-the-line-is:e4:o1:1
# text = The prank may be performed upon a younger child
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prank	prank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	performed	perform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	younger	young	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
9	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **perform** | may · passive |  | the prank |  |  |  | upon a younger child | vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The prank may be performed once only

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:439-cruel-pranks-and-where-the-line-is:e4:o2:1
# text = The prank may be performed once only
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prank	prank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	performed	perform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	5	advmod	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **perform** | may · passive |  | the prank |  |  |  | once *property* | vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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

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The prank ought not to be performed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:439-cruel-pranks-and-where-the-line-is:e4:o3:1
# text = The prank ought not to be performed
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prank	prank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	performed	perform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **perform** | ought · passive |  | the prank |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The prank may be performed if it is filmed for others

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:439-cruel-pranks-and-where-the-line-is:e4:o4:1
# text = The prank may be performed if it is filmed for others
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prank	prank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	performed	perform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	filmed	film	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	xcomp	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **perform** | may · passive |  | the prank |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **film** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · passive |  | prank |  |  |  | for others | vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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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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