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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the conduct of a friend who «gets it», as described in the lesson? Exam question 1 of lesson 525 «Friends who get it» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each o
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# Exam question 1 · Friends who get it

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the conduct of a friend who «gets it», as described in the lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** friend · **What happens:** follow, characteris, get, describe, conduct · **To what, where:** conduct, lesson, friend

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 525 «Friends who get it» 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/525-friends-who-get-it/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:525-friends-who-get-it:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the conduct of a friend who «gets it», as described in the lesson?
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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
21	described	describe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	parataxis	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	?	?	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 |  | the conduct of a friend |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **get** *in a quote* | present | a friend | conduct |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
| 4 | **describe** | participle |  |  |  | the lesson |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **conduct** |  |  | a friend |  |  |  |  | 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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A lengthy address explaining how the friend ought to feel about the matter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:525-friends-who-get-it:e1:o1:1
# text = A lengthy address explaining how the friend ought to feel about the matter
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	lengthy	lengthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	address	address	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	explaining	explain	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
11	about	about	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | gerund | a lengthy address *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **feel** | ought | the friend |  |  |  |  | about the matter | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent about matter=Location |

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

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Presence and ordinary companionship, without any attempt to remedy matters

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:525-friends-who-get-it:e1:o2:1
# text = Presence and ordinary companionship, without any attempt to remedy matters
1	Presence	presence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	companionship	companionship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	attempt	attempt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	remedy	remedy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl	_	_
11	matters	matter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remedy** | to-infinitive |  | matters |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent matter=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The avoidance of the friend until the difficulty has wholly resolved itself

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:525-friends-who-get-it:e1:o3:1
# text = The avoidance of the friend until the difficulty has wholly resolved itself
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	avoidance	avoidance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	until	until	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
9	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	wholly	wholly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	resolved	resolve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
12	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **resolve** | present · perfect · passive |  | the avoidance of the friend until the difficulty |  |  |  | wholly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **avoid** |  |  | the friend |  |  | until the difficulty |  | nom avoidance «act transitive»: of=patient until=obl |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The public announcement of the friend's circumstances to the class

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:525-friends-who-get-it:e1:o4:1
# text = The public announcement of the friend's circumstances to the class
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	announcement	announcement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **announce** |  |  | the friend's circumstances to the class |  |  |  |  | nom announcement «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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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