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title: Given that a pupil is compelled under threat to surrender money dail… — Rival teams and the older bully · tree and pragmatics
description: Given that a pupil is compelled under threat to surrender money daily to an older pupil, select the response consistent with the established facts. Exam question 3 of lesson 472 «Rival teams and the older bully» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics
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# Exam question 3 · Rival teams and the older bully

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Given that a pupil is compelled under threat to surrender money daily to an older pupil, select the response consistent with the established facts.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** give, compel, surrender, select, establish · **To what, where:** pupil, threat, money, older pupil, response

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 472 «Rival teams and the older bully» 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/472-rival-teams-and-the-older-bully/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:472-rival-teams-and-the-older-bully:e3:1
# text = Given that a pupil is compelled under threat to surrender money daily to an older pupil, select the response consistent with the established facts.
1	Given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	mark	_	_
2	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	compelled	compel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	under	under	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	threat	threat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	surrender	surrender	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
11	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	daily	daily	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	16	amod	_	_
16	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	select	select	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
22	with	with	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	25	amod	_	_
25	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **compel** | present · passive |  | a pupil |  | threat |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **surrender** | to-infinitive |  | money | a older pupil |  |  | daily *property* | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent money=Theme to pupil=Recipient |
| 4 | **select** | infinitive |  | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 5 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

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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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The matter is trivial owing to the small sums involved

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:472-rival-teams-and-the-older-bully:e3:o1:1
# text = The matter is trivial owing to the small sums involved
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	trivial	trivial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	owing	owe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	sums	sum	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
10	involved	involved	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the matter |  |  |  |  | trivial *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **owe** | gerund | the matter *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the small sums *goal*; involved *property* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent to sum=Goal |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The matter is grave and must be reported to an adult forthwith

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:472-rival-teams-and-the-older-bully:e3:o2:1
# text = The matter is grave and must be reported to an adult forthwith
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	grave	grave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	reported	report	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	forthwith	forthwith	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the matter |  |  |  |  | grave *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **report** | must · passive | the matter *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to a adult | vn subordinate-95.2.1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: to adult=Co-Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The pupil should procure a larger pupil to retaliate

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:472-rival-teams-and-the-older-bully:e3:o3:1
# text = The pupil should procure a larger pupil to retaliate
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	procure	procure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	larger	large	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	retaliate	retaliate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **procure** | should | the pupil | a larger pupil |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pupil=Theme |
| 2 | **retaliate** | to-infinitive | the pupil *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn rebel-71.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The payments ought to continue in order to avoid harm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:472-rival-teams-and-the-older-bully:e3:o4:1
# text = The payments ought to continue in order to avoid harm
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	payments	payment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	continue	continue	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	9	mark	_	_
7	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	fixed	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
10	harm	harm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **continue** | ought | the payments |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **avoid** | to-infinitive | the payments *not said here* | harm |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent harm=Location |

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