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title: Ascertain the most appropriate course of action for a pupil who beco… — The group chat that turns · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the most appropriate course of action for a pupil who becomes the subject of mockery in a class group chat. Exam question 2 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;
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# Exam question 2 · The group chat that turns

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Ascertain the most appropriate course of action for a pupil who becomes the subject of mockery in a class group chat.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, pupil · **What happens:** ascertain, become · **To what, where:** appropriate course, subject

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This is exam question 2 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/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:479-the-group-chat-that-turns:e2:1
# text = Ascertain the most appropriate course of action for a pupil who becomes the subject of mockery in a class group chat.
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	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	becomes	become	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	subject	subject	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	xcomp	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	mockery	mockery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
19	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	chat	chat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	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 course of action |  |  |  | for a pupil | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Precondition course=Theme for pupil=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **become** | present | a pupil | the subject of mockery in a group chat |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=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 remain in the chat and read every message until it ceases

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:479-the-group-chat-that-turns:e2:o1:1
# text = To remain in the chat and read every message until it ceases
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	remain	remain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	chat	chat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	read	read	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	ceases	cease	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remain** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the chat |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in chat=Location |
| 2 | **read** | infinitive |  | every message |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent message=Topic |
| 3 | **cease** | present | message |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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

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To refrain from replying, preserve the evidence and inform an adult

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:479-the-group-chat-that-turns:e2:o2:1
# text = To refrain from replying, preserve the evidence and inform an adult
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	refrain	refrain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	replying	reply	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	preserve	preserve	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	inform	inform	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refrain** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn refrain-69 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **reply** *speech: assert* | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **preserve** | imperative | you *not said here* | the evidence |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent evidence=Beneficiary |
| 4 | **inform** *speech: other* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  | a adult |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To circulate unflattering images of the participants in return

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:479-the-group-chat-that-turns:e2:o3:1
# text = To circulate unflattering images of the participants in return
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	circulate	circulate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	unflattering	unflattering	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	images	image	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	participants	participant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **circulate** | to-infinitive |  | unflattering images of the participants |  | return |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location image=Theme |
| 2 | **image** |  |  | the participants |  |  |  |  | nom image «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To reply in kind with greater severity

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:479-the-group-chat-that-turns:e2:o4:1
# text = To reply in kind with greater severity
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	reply	reply	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	greater	great	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	severity	severity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reply** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  |  |  | kind |  | with greater severity | vn respond-113 «NP V PP.predicate»: agent=Agent with severity=Eventuality |

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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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