--- title: Identify the principal characteristic by which a fabricated account… — Stories that change · tree and pragmatics description: Identify the principal characteristic by which a fabricated account may frequently be distinguished from a truthful one. Exam question 1 of lesson 449 «Stories that change» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mo --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/449-stories-that-change/e1/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [Stories that change](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/449-stories-that-change/) / e1 # Exam question 1 · Stories that change Identify the principal characteristic by which a fabricated account may frequently be distinguished from a truthful one. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, principal characteristic · **What happens:** identify, distinguish · **To what, where:** principal characteristic, fabricated account This is exam question 1 of lesson 449 «Stories that change» 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/449-stories-that-change/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:449-stories-that-change:e1:1 # text = Identify the principal characteristic by which a fabricated account may frequently be distinguished from a truthful one. 1 Identify identify VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 principal principal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 characteristic characteristic NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 5 by by ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 13 obl _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 fabricated fabricated ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 account account NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj:pass _ _ 10 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 11 frequently frequently ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 12 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 13 aux:pass _ _ 13 distinguished distinguish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 acl:relcl _ _ 14 from from ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 15 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 16 truthful truthful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 17 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal characteristic | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent characteristic=Theme | | 2 | **distinguish** | may · passive | the principal characteristic | a fabricated account | | | | from a truthful one; frequently *property* | vn distinguish-23.5-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent subject=Theme from one=Co-Theme | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} It is invariably delivered with a smile ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:449-stories-that-change:e1:o1:1 # text = It is invariably delivered with a smile 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 3 invariably invariably ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 delivered deliver VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 smile smile NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **deliver** | present · passive | | It | | | | with a smile; invariably *property* | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} It contains no details whatsoever ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:449-stories-that-change:e1:o2:1 # text = It contains no details whatsoever 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 contains contain VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 4 det _ _ 4 details detail NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 5 whatsoever whatsoever ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **contain** | present | It | no details | | | | whatsoever *property* | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot detail=Theme | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Its details alter upon each repetition ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:449-stories-that-change:e1:o3:1 # text = Its details alter upon each repetition 1 Its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 details detail NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 alter alter VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 upon upon ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 each each DET DT PronType=Tot 6 det _ _ 6 repetition repetition NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **alter** | present | Its details | | | | | upon each repetition | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **detail** | | Its *= it* | | | | | | nom detail «cognition transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} It is invariably longer than a truthful account ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:449-stories-that-change:e1:o4:1 # text = It is invariably longer than a truthful account 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 3 invariably invariably ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 longer long ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 8 advmod _ _ 5 than than ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 truthful truthful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 account account NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | It | | | | | than a truthful account; long *property* | tree rules | **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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