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title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises teas… — Big brothers · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises teasing which causes distress on a daily basis? Exam question 1 of lesson 501 «Big brothers» 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 
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# Exam question 1 · Big brothers

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises teasing which causes distress on a daily basis?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, tease, cause · **To what, where:** distress, daily basis

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 501 «Big brothers» 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/501-big-brothers/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:501-big-brothers:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises teasing which causes distress on a daily basis?
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	teasing	tease	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	distress	distress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	daily	daily	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	basis	basis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	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 |  |  |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **tease** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn ferret-35.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **cause** | present |  | distress |  | a daily basis |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition distress=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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It is a form of affection which requires no attention whatsoever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:501-big-brothers:e1:o1:1
# text = It is a form of affection which requires no attention whatsoever
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	affection	affection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	requires	require	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a form |  |  |  | of affection | tree rules |
| 2 | **require** | present | a form | no attention |  |  |  | whatsoever *property* | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme attention=Precondition |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is harmless provided that the person teased laughs at the time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:501-big-brothers:e1:o2:1
# text = It is harmless provided that the person teased laughs at the time
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	harmless	harmless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	provided	provide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	teased	tease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	laughs	laugh	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **provide** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **tease** | participle |  | the person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn ferret-35.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **laugh** | present | the person |  |  |  | time |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It may constitute bullying, of which parents ought to be informed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:501-big-brothers:e1:o3:1
# text = It may constitute bullying, of which parents ought to be informed
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	constitute	constitute	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	bullying	bullying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obl	_	_
8	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	informed	inform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | may | It | bullying |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme bullying=Pivot |
| 2 | **inform** *speech: other* | ought · passive |  | parents |  |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient PP.topic»: subject=Recipient of which=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is permitted without limit between brothers within the home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:501-big-brothers:e1:o4:1
# text = It is permitted without limit between brothers within the home
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	permitted	permit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	without	without	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	limit	limit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	within	within	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permit** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  | without limit; between brothers; within the home | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme between brother=Location |

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