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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — The copier and the one who competes at… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning permitting a classmate to copy one's homework. Exam question 4 of lesson 469 «The copier and the one who competes at everything» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questi
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# Exam question 4 · The copier and the one who competes at everything

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning permitting a classmate to copy one's homework.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, permit, copy · **To what, where:** response, classmate, homework

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 469 «The copier and the one who competes at everything» 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/469-the-copier-and-the-one-who-competes-at-everything/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:469-the-copier-and-the-one-who-competes-at-everything:e4:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning permitting a classmate to copy one's homework.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	permitting	permit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	xcomp	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	classmate	classmate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	copy	copy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
15	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	_
17	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **permit** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | a classmate |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent classmate=Theme |
| 5 | **copy** | to-infinitive | the established facts *not said here* | one's homework |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homework=Theme |

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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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It has no consequences for either pupil

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:469-the-copier-and-the-one-who-competes-at-everything:e4:o1:1
# text = It has no consequences for either pupil
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	consequences	consequence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	either	either	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | It | no consequences |  |  |  | for either pupil | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consequence=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It improves his understanding of the subject

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:469-the-copier-and-the-one-who-competes-at-everything:e4:o2:1
# text = It improves his understanding of the subject
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	improves	improve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	understanding	understanding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	subject	subject	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **improve** | present | It | his understanding of the subject |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent understanding=Patient |
| 2 | **understand** |  | his *= he* | the subject |  |  |  |  | nom understanding «cognition transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is the kindest form of assistance available to a struggling pupil

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:469-the-copier-and-the-one-who-competes-at-everything:e4:o3:1
# text = It is the kindest form of assistance available to a struggling pupil
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	kindest	kind	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	assistance	assistance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	available	available	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	struggling	struggle	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	amod	_	_
12	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | the kindest form |  |  |  | of assistance | tree rules |
| 2 | **struggle** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

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It impedes his learning and conceals his need for assistance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:469-the-copier-and-the-one-who-competes-at-everything:e4:o4:1
# text = It impedes his learning and conceals his need for assistance
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	impedes	impede	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	learning	learning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	conceals	conceal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	need	need	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	assistance	assistance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **impede** | present | It | his learning |  |  |  |  | vn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer learning=Eventuality |
| 2 | **conceal** | present |  | his need |  |  |  | for assistance | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent need=Patient |
| 3 | **need** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom need «state transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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