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description: Identify the most appropriate conduct of a sibling who witnesses a convulsive seizure. Exam question 2 of lesson 506 «A sibling with a disability or illness, a sibling who left home» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each 
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# Exam question 2 · A sibling with a disability or illness, a sibling who left…

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Identify the most appropriate conduct of a sibling who witnesses a convulsive seizure.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, sibling · **What happens:** identify, witness, conduct · **To what, where:** appropriate conduct, convulsive seizure, sibling

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 506 «A sibling with a disability or illness, a sibling who left home» 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/506-a-sibling-with-a-disability-or-illness-or-who-left-home/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:506-a-sibling-with-a-disability-or-illness-or-who-left-home:e2:1
# text = Identify the most appropriate conduct of a sibling who witnesses a convulsive seizure.
1	Identify	identify	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	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sibling	sibling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	witnesses	witness	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	convulsive	convulsive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	seizure	seizure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the appropriate conduct of a sibling |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent conduct=Theme |
| 2 | **witness** | present | a sibling | a convulsive seizure |  |  |  |  | vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seizure=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **conduct** |  |  | a sibling |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «act transitive»: of=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 insert an object between the teeth of the affected person

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:506-a-sibling-with-a-disability-or-illness-or-who-left-home:e2:o1:1
# text = To insert an object between the teeth of the affected person
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	insert	insert	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	between	between	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	affected	affect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **insert** | to-infinitive |  | a object |  | the teeth of the affected person |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent object=Theme between tooth=Destination |
| 2 | **affect** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To withdraw from the scene so as to avoid public embarrassment

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:506-a-sibling-with-a-disability-or-illness-or-who-left-home:e2:o2:1
# text = To withdraw from the scene so as to avoid public embarrassment
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	withdraw	withdraw	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	scene	scene	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	embarrassment	embarrassment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **withdraw** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the scene |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from scene=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **avoid** | to-infinitive |  | public embarrassment |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent embarrassment=Location |

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

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To remove hard objects, refrain from restraint, time it and summon an adult

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:506-a-sibling-with-a-disability-or-illness-or-who-left-home:e2:o3:1
# text = To remove hard objects, refrain from restraint, time it and summon an adult
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	remove	remove	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	objects	object	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	refrain	refrain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	restraint	restraint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	summon	summon	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remove** | to-infinitive |  | hard objects and refrain |  | restraint |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent object=Theme from restraint=Source |
| 2 | **time** |  | restraint |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **summon** | infinitive |  |  | a adult |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To restrain the limbs firmly until all movement has entirely ceased

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:506-a-sibling-with-a-disability-or-illness-or-who-left-home:e2:o4:1
# text = To restrain the limbs firmly until all movement has entirely ceased
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	restrain	restrain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	limbs	limb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	firmly	firmly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	movement	movement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	ceased	cease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **restrain** | to-infinitive |  | the limbs |  |  |  | firmly *property* | vn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer limb=Eventuality |
| 2 | **cease** | present · perfect · passive |  | all movement |  |  |  | entirely *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: subject=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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