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title: Ascertain the conduct required of a child to whom a peer has disclos… — The secret that got told · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the conduct required of a child to whom a peer has disclosed, under a promise of secrecy, that she is being physically harmed at home. Exam question 1 of lesson 476 «The secret that got told» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the qu
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# Exam question 1 · The secret that got told

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Ascertain the conduct required of a child to whom a peer has disclosed, under a promise of secrecy, that she is being physically harmed at home.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** ascertain, require, disclose, harm, promise · **To what, where:** conduct, peer, child, home, secrecy

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 476 «The secret that got told» 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/476-the-secret-that-got-told/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:476-the-secret-that-got-told:e1:1
# text = Ascertain the conduct required of a child to whom a peer has disclosed, under a promise of secrecy, that she is being physically harmed at home.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	whom	whom	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	obl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	peer	peer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	disclosed	disclose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	under	under	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	secrecy	secrecy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
21	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	26	mark	_	_
22	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
23	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	aux:pass	_	_
24	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	26	aux:pass	_	_
25	physically	physically	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
26	harmed	harm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
27	at	at	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	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 conduct |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conduct=Topic |
| 2 | **require** | participle |  | the conduct *not said here* |  |  |  | of a child; to the conduct | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **disclose** | present · perfect · passive |  | a peer |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 4 | **harm** | present · passive |  | child |  | home |  | physically *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 5 | **promise** |  |  | secrecy |  |  |  |  | nom promise «communication 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 {#o1}

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To disclose the matter to fellow pupils

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:476-the-secret-that-got-told:e1:o1:1
# text = To disclose the matter to fellow pupils
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	disclose	disclose	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	fellow	fellow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disclose** | to-infinitive |  | the matter |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot matter=Topic |
| 2 | **fellow** | to-infinitive |  | pupils |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

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To inform a trusted adult notwithstanding the promise

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:476-the-secret-that-got-told:e1:o2:1
# text = To inform a trusted adult notwithstanding the promise
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	inform	inform	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	trusted	trust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	notwithstanding	notwithstand	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inform** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  | a trusted adult |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |
| 2 | **trust** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **notwithstand** | gerund | a trusted adult *not said here* | the promise |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To preserve the secret in all circumstances

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:476-the-secret-that-got-told:e1:o3:1
# text = To preserve the secret in all circumstances
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	preserve	preserve	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **preserve** | to-infinitive |  | the secret |  | all circumstances |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent secret=Beneficiary |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To attempt to resolve the matter unaided

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:476-the-secret-that-got-told:e1:o4:1
# text = To attempt to resolve the matter unaided
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	attempt	attempt	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	resolve	resolve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	unaided	unaided	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attempt** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **resolve** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | the matter |  |  |  | unaided *property* | tree rules |

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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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