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title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises cond… — Forgiving · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises conditions imposed following a falsehood, such as a requirement to report one's whereabouts? Exam question 3 of lesson 454 «Forgiving» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the quest
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# Exam question 3 · Forgiving

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises conditions imposed following a falsehood, such as a requirement to report one's whereabouts?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, impose, report · **To what, where:** conditions, one

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 454 «Forgiving» 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/454-forgiving/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:454-forgiving:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises conditions imposed following a falsehood, such as a requirement to report one's whereabouts?
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	conditions	condition	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	imposed	impose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	falsehood	falsehood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	18	case	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	fixed	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	requirement	requirement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	report	report	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	acl	_	_
21	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	's	's	PART	POS	_	21	case	_	_
23	whereabouts	whereabouts	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	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 |  | conditions |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **impose** | participle |  | conditions *not said here* |  |  |  | follow a falsehood | vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **report** | to-infinitive |  | one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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They serve exclusively as revenge for the falsehood told

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:454-forgiving:e3:o1:1
# text = They serve exclusively as revenge for the falsehood told
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	serve	serve	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	exclusively	exclusively	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	revenge	revenge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	falsehood	falsehood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve** | present | They |  |  |  |  | as revenge; for the falsehood; exclusively *property* | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as revenge=Attribute |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | participle |  | the falsehood *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They indicate that forgiveness was refused

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:454-forgiving:e3:o2:1
# text = They indicate that forgiveness was refused
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	indicate	indicate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	forgiveness	forgiveness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	refused	refuse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **indicate** | present | They |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot clause=Topic |
| 2 | **refuse** | past · passive |  | forgiveness |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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They are imposed permanently upon the offender

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:454-forgiving:e3:o3:1
# text = They are imposed permanently upon the offender
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	imposed	impose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	permanently	permanently	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	offender	offender	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **impose** | present · passive |  | They |  |  |  | upon the offender; permanently *property* | vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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

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They serve to rebuild trust rather than to exact revenge

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:454-forgiving:e3:o4:1
# text = They serve to rebuild trust rather than to exact revenge
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	serve	serve	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	rebuild	rebuild	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	trust	trust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	rather	rather	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	4	advmod	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	exact	exact	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	revenge	revenge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve** | present | They |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **rebuild** | to-infinitive | They *not said here* | trust |  |  |  | exact revenge *obl* | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trust=Result |

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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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