--- title: Given that a child is hurt and the parent dismisses the injury, asce… — Cold parents: always on the phone · tree and pragmatics description: Given that a child is hurt and the parent dismisses the injury, ascertain the most appropriate course. 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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/495-cold-parents-always-on-the-phone/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:495-cold-parents-always-on-the-phone:e3:1 # text = Given that a child is hurt and the parent dismisses the injury, ascertain the most appropriate course. 1 Given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 2 that that SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 child child 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 hurt hurt VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 1 advcl _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 parent parent NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 10 dismisses dismiss VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 injury injury NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 14 ascertain ascertain VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 conj _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 16 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 17 advmod _ _ 17 appropriate appropriate ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 amod _ _ 18 course course NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 19 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 | **hurt** | present · passive | | a child | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 3 | **dismiss** | present | the parent | the injury | | | | | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent injury=Theme | | 4 | **ascertain** | infinitive | the parent *not said here* | the appropriate course | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent course=Topic | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} To inform a teacher or another adult ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:495-cold-parents-always-on-the-phone:e3:o1:1 # text = To inform a teacher or another adult 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 4 det _ _ 4 teacher teacher NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 or or CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 6 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 7 det _ _ 7 adult adult NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **inform** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | | | a teacher or another adult | | | | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient | ### Option 2 {#o2} To await recovery without remark ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:495-cold-parents-always-on-the-phone:e3:o2:1 # text = To await recovery without remark 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 await await VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 recovery recovery NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 4 without without ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 remark remark NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **await** | to-infinitive | | recovery | | | | without remark | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} To conceal the injury from all persons ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:495-cold-parents-always-on-the-phone:e3:o3:1 # text = To conceal the injury from all persons 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 conceal conceal VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 injury injury NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 from from ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 7 det _ _ 7 persons person NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **conceal** | to-infinitive | | the injury | | | | from all persons | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent injury=Patient from person=Beneficiary | ### Option 4 {#o4} To reproach the parent at length ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:495-cold-parents-always-on-the-phone:e3:o4:1 # text = To reproach the parent at length 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 reproach reproach VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 parent parent NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 at at ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 length length NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **reproach** | to-infinitive | | the parent | | length | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parent=Theme | **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. 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