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# Exam question 4 · «Where's your dad?»: questions and cruel jokes

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a child whose parent consumes alcohol to excess.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts, parent · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, consume · **To what, where:** response, child, alcohol

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:524-wheres-your-dad-questions-and-cruel-jokes:e4:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a child whose parent consumes alcohol to excess.
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	1	xcomp	_	_
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	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	consumes	consume	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
15	alcohol	alcohol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	excess	excess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	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 |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | a child |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus child=Experiencer |
| 4 | **consume** | present | parent | alcohol |  |  |  | to excess | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alcohol=Asset |

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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 {#o1}

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The child bears responsibility and must conceal the matter at all times

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:524-wheres-your-dad-questions-and-cruel-jokes:e4:o1:1
# text = The child bears responsibility and must conceal the matter at all times
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	compound	_	_
4	responsibility	responsibility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
6	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	conceal	conceal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | must | the bears responsibility | the matter |  |  | time |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent matter=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The child ought to confront the parent publicly at the school gate before others

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:524-wheres-your-dad-questions-and-cruel-jokes:e4:o2:1
# text = The child ought to confront the parent publicly at the school gate before others
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	confront	confront	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	publicly	publicly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
13	before	before	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **confront** | ought | the child | the parent |  | the school gate | before others | publicly *property* | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The child is prohibited from discussing the matter with any person

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:524-wheres-your-dad-questions-and-cruel-jokes:e4:o3:1
# text = The child is prohibited from discussing the matter with any person
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	prohibited	prohibit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	discussing	discuss	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prohibit** | present · passive |  | the child |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **discuss** *speech: other* | gerund |  | the matter |  |  |  | with any person | vn chit\_chat-37.6-1 «NP V NP PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent matter=Topic with person=Co-Agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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The child is not at fault and may seek help from a teacher or Childline

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:524-wheres-your-dad-questions-and-cruel-jokes:e4:o4:1
# text = The child is not at fault and may seek help from a teacher or Childline
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	fault	fault	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	seek	seek	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
10	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	Childline	Childline	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | the child |  |  | fault |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **seek** | may | the child *not said here* | help |  |  |  | from a teacher or Childline | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent help=Theme |

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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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