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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Friends who only come for the pool: ri… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning rumours as to the source of a family's wealth. Exam question 4 of lesson 492 «Friends who only come for the pool: rich kids and rumours» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of th
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# Exam question 4 · Friends who only come for the pool: rich kids and rumours

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning rumours as to the source of a family's wealth.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** select, establish · **To what, where:** response

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 492 «Friends who only come for the pool: rich kids and rumours» 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/492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours:e4:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning rumours as to the source of a family's wealth.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concerning	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	rumours	rumour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	14	case	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	source	source	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	's	PART	POS	_	17	case	_	_
19	wealth	wealth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | as the source of a family's wealth | tree rules |
| 2 | **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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They are harmless and may be repeated freely in the playground

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours:e4:o1:1
# text = They are harmless and may be repeated freely in the playground
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	harmless	harmless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	repeated	repeat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
8	freely	freely	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	playground	playground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | They |  |  |  |  | harmless *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **repeat** | may · passive | They *not said here* |  |  | the playground |  | freely *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V» |

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

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They may be cruel and should be answered calmly with the truth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours:e4:o2:1
# text = They may be cruel and should be answered calmly with the truth
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	answered	answer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
9	calmly	calmly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | may | They |  |  |  |  | cruel *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **answer** *speech: assert* | should · passive | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with the truth; calmly *property* | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V» |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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They are best answered by spreading a rumour of one's own

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours:e4:o3:1
# text = They are best answered by spreading a rumour of one's own
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	best	well	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	answered	answer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	spreading	spread	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rumour	rumour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | They |  |  |  | well *property* | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: subject=Eventuality |
| 2 | **spread** | gerund |  | a rumour |  |  |  | own *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location rumour=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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They are invariably accurate and ought to be believed at once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:492-friends-who-only-come-for-the-pool-rich-kids-and-rumours:e4:o4:1
# text = They are invariably accurate and ought to be believed at once
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	accurate	accurate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	believed	believe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | They |  |  |  |  | accurate, invariably *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **believe** | ought · passive | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S» |

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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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