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# Exam question 3 · Nice alone, mean in a group

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Given that a peer has distributed a private photograph of a pupil for the purpose of ridicule, ascertain the most appropriate course of action.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, ridicule · **What happens:** give, distribute, ascertain, purpose · **To what, where:** peer, appropriate course

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 468 «Nice alone, mean in a group» 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/468-nice-alone-mean-in-a-group/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:468-nice-alone-mean-in-a-group:e3:1
# text = Given that a peer has distributed a private photograph of a pupil for the purpose of ridicule, ascertain the most appropriate course of action.
1	Given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	advcl	_	_
2	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	peer	peer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	distributed	distribute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	photograph	photograph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	ridicule	ridicule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
21	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	22	advmod	_	_
22	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **distribute** | present · perfect · passive |  | a peer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the appropriate course of action |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent course=Topic |
| 4 | **purpose** |  | ridicule |  |  |  |  |  | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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To request its removal and to inform a responsible adult

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:468-nice-alone-mean-in-a-group:e3:o1:1
# text = To request its removal and to inform a responsible adult
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	request	request	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	removal	removal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	inform	inform	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	responsible	responsible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **request** | to-infinitive |  | its removal |  |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent removal=Recipient |
| 2 | **inform** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  | a responsible adult |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |
| 3 | **remove** |  | its *= it* |  |  |  |  |  | nom removal «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To remain silent in the hope that it is forgotten

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:468-nice-alone-mean-in-a-group:e3:o2:1
# text = To remain silent in the hope that it is forgotten
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	remain	remain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	silent	silent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hope	hope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	forgotten	forget	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remain** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the hope |  | silent *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in hope=Location |
| 2 | **forget** | present · passive |  | hope |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To withdraw permanently from all group communication

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:468-nice-alone-mean-in-a-group:e3:o3:1
# text = To withdraw permanently from all group communication
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	withdraw	withdraw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	permanently	permanently	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
6	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	communication	communication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **withdraw** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | all group communication |  | permanently *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from communication=Initial\_Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To distribute a more embarrassing photograph in return

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:468-nice-alone-mean-in-a-group:e3:o4:1
# text = To distribute a more embarrassing photograph in return
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	distribute	distribute	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	_
5	embarrassing	embarrassing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	photograph	photograph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **distribute** | to-infinitive |  | a embarrassing photograph |  | return |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent photograph=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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