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title: Ascertain the most appropriate conduct of a pupil upon observing tha… — The kid who has it in for you · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the most appropriate conduct of a pupil upon observing that a peer who has persistently mistreated him has sustained an injury. Exam question 3 of lesson 471 «The kid who has it in for you» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the ques
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# Exam question 3 · The kid who has it in for you

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Ascertain the most appropriate conduct of a pupil upon observing that a peer who has persistently mistreated him has sustained an injury.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** ascertain, observe, mistreat, sustain, conduct · **To what, where:** appropriate conduct, peer, pupil

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 471 «The kid who has it in for you» 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/471-the-kid-who-has-it-in-for-you/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:471-the-kid-who-has-it-in-for-you:e3:1
# text = Ascertain the most appropriate conduct of a pupil upon observing that a peer who has persistently mistreated him has sustained an injury.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	observing	observe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	peer	peer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	persistently	persistently	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	mistreated	mistreat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl:relcl	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
20	sustained	sustain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	advcl	_	_
21	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	injury	injury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the appropriate conduct of a pupil |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conduct=Topic |
| 2 | **observe** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **mistreat** | present · perfect · passive |  | a peer |  |  |  | persistently *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **sustain** | present · perfect · passive |  | a peer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **conduct** |  |  | a pupil |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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 render assistance and convey him to an adult

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:471-the-kid-who-has-it-in-for-you:e3:o1:1
# text = To render assistance and convey him to an adult
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	render	render	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	assistance	assistance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	convey	convey	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **render** | to-infinitive |  | assistance |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent assistance=Theme |
| 2 | **convey** | infinitive |  | him *= he* | a adult |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Topic to adult=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To record the incident for circulation among peers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:471-the-kid-who-has-it-in-for-you:e3:o2:1
# text = To record the incident for circulation among peers
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	record	record	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	incident	incident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	circulation	circulation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	among	among	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	peers	peer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **record** | to-infinitive |  | the incident |  | peers |  | for circulation | vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent incident=Theme among peer=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To inform peers of his discomfiture

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:471-the-kid-who-has-it-in-for-you:e3:o3:1
# text = To inform peers of his discomfiture
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	inform	inform	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	peers	peer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	discomfiture	discomfiture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inform** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  | peers of his discomfiture |  |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent peer=Recipient |
| 2 | **discomfit** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom discomfiture «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To leave him unattended in consequence of his conduct

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:471-the-kid-who-has-it-in-for-you:e3:o4:1
# text = To leave him unattended in consequence of his conduct
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	unattended	unattended	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | to-infinitive |  | him *= he* |  | consequence of his conduct |  | unattended *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent he=Theme in consequence=Location |
| 2 | **conduct** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «act 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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