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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises remarks made concerning the family of another pupil? Exam question 1 of lesson 524 ««Where's your dad?»: questions and cruel jokes» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question
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# Exam question 1 · «Where's your dad?»: questions and cruel jokes

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises remarks made concerning the family of another pupil?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** remarks · **What happens:** follow, characteris, make, concern · **To what, where:** family

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 524 ««Where's your dad?»: questions and cruel jokes» 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/524-wheres-your-dad-questions-and-cruel-jokes/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:524-wheres-your-dad-questions-and-cruel-jokes:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises remarks made concerning the family of another pupil?
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	remarks	remark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	xcomp	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	16	det	_	_
16	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	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 | **make** | past | remarks |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | remarks *not said here* | the family of another pupil |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus family=Experiencer |

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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 permissible provided that others laugh

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:524-wheres-your-dad-questions-and-cruel-jokes:e1:o1:1
# text = They are permissible provided that others laugh
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	permissible	permissible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	provided	provide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	laugh	laugh	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | They |  |  |  |  | permissible *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **provide** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition |
| 3 | **laugh** | present | others |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

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Where intended to wound, they constitute bullying

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:524-wheres-your-dad-questions-and-cruel-jokes:e1:o2:1
# text = Where intended to wound, they constitute bullying
1	Where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	2	advmod	_	_
2	intended	intend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	advcl	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	wound	wound	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	constitute	constitute	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	bullying	bullying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **intend** | participle | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **wound** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **constitute** | present | they | bullying |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme bullying=Pivot |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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They constitute harmless entertainment in every case

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:524-wheres-your-dad-questions-and-cruel-jokes:e1:o3:1
# text = They constitute harmless entertainment in every case
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	constitute	constitute	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	harmless	harmless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	entertainment	entertainment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | They | harmless entertainment |  | every case |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme entertainment=Pivot |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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They are the responsibility of the pupil concerned

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:524-wheres-your-dad-questions-and-cruel-jokes:e1:o4:1
# text = They are the responsibility of the pupil concerned
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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	responsibility	responsibility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	concerned	concerned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | They | the responsibility |  |  |  | of the pupil | tree rules |

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