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title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a «p… — The group chat that turns · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a «pile-on» in an online group? Exam question 1 of lesson 479 «The group chat that turns» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was rig
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# Exam question 1 · The group chat that turns

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a «pile-on» in an online group?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** pile, online group

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 479 «The group chat that turns» 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/479-the-group-chat-that-turns/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:479-the-group-chat-that-turns:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a «pile-on» in an online group?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	pile	pile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	on	on	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	online	online	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | a pile |  | a online group |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |

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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 {#o1}

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A means by which friendships are strengthened

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:479-the-group-chat-that-turns:e1:o1:1
# text = A means by which friendships are strengthened
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	5	det	_	_
5	friendships	friendship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	strengthened	strengthen	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | A |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **strengthen** | present · passive |  | which friendships |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A procedure for the fair election of a leader

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:479-the-group-chat-that-turns:e1:o2:1
# text = A procedure for the fair election of a leader
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	procedure	procedure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	election	election	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	leader	leader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **elect** |  |  | a leader |  |  |  |  | nom election «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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A collective turning against one person which constitutes bullying

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:479-the-group-chat-that-turns:e1:o3:1
# text = A collective turning against one person which constitutes bullying
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	collective	collective	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	turning	turning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	against	against	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	bullying	bullying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | one person | bullying |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme bullying=Pivot |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A harmless expression of collective opinion

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:479-the-group-chat-that-turns:e1:o4:1
# text = A harmless expression of collective opinion
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	harmless	harmless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	expression	expression	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	collective	collective	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	opinion	opinion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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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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