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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — The friend who only calls when they ne… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the lending of possessions to friends. Exam question 4 of lesson 470 «The friend who only calls when they need something» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and 
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# Exam question 4 · The friend who only calls when they need something

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the lending of possessions to friends.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, lending

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 470 «The friend who only calls when they need something» 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/470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something:e4:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the lending of possessions to friends.
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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	lending	lending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	possessions	possession	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	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* | the lending of possessions to friends |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus lending=Experiencer |

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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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Lending invariably strengthens a friendship

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something:e4:o1:1
# text = Lending invariably strengthens a friendship
1	Lending	lend	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	csubj	_	_
2	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	strengthens	strengthen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	friendship	friendship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lend** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | invariably *property* | vn give-13.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **strengthen** | present | Lending | a friendship |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent friendship=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Items lent need never be returned in good condition

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something:e4:o2:1
# text = Items lent need never be returned in good condition
1	Items	item	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	lent	lend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	1	acl	_	_
3	need	need	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	returned	return	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lend** | participle |  | Items *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **return** | present · passive |  | Items |  | good condition |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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

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One should lend only what one could bear to lose, and request its careful return

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something:e4:o3:1
# text = One should lend only what one could bear to lose, and request its careful return
1	One	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	lend	lend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	obj	_	_
6	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	bear	bear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	lose	lose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	request	request	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
14	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
15	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lend** | should | One |  |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **bear** | could | one |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **lose** | to-infinitive | one *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **request** | infinitive | One *not said here* | its careful return |  |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent return=Recipient |
| 5 | **return** |  | its *= it* |  |  |  |  |  | nom return «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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One is obliged to lend any item requested by a friend, whatever its value to oneself

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something:e4:o4:1
# text = One is obliged to lend any item requested by a friend, whatever its value to oneself
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	obliged	oblige	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	lend	lend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	item	item	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	requested	request	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	acl:relcl	_	_
14	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	value	value	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	oneself	oneself	PRON	PRP	PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **oblige** | present · passive |  | One |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Patient clause=Result |
| 2 | **lend** | to-infinitive |  | any item | oneself |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent item=Theme to oneself=Recipient |
| 3 | **request** | participle |  | any item *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **value** |  | friend |  |  |  |  |  | nom value «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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