---
title: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts co… — Solving disagreements calmly · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the solving of problems. Exam question 4 of lesson 54 «Solving disagreements calmly» 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
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/54-solving-disagreements-calmly/e4/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [Solving disagreements calmly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/54-solving-disagreements-calmly/) / e4

# Exam question 4 · Solving disagreements calmly

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the solving of problems.

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, response, established facts · **What happens:** select, be, establish, concern, solve · **To what, where:** response, solving, problems

<!-- .vabout -->
This is exam question 4 of lesson 54 «Solving disagreements calmly» 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/54-solving-disagreements-calmly/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:54-solving-disagreements-calmly:e4:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the solving of problems.
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	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	solving	solving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	problems	problem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the response |  |  |  |  | with the established facts; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the solving of problems |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus solving=Experiencer |
| 5 | **solve** |  |  | problems |  |  |  |  | nom solving «act transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A problem is solved fastest by shouting

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:54-solving-disagreements-calmly:e4:o1:1
# text = A problem is solved fastest by shouting
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	problem	problem	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	solved	solve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	fastest	fast	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
6	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	shouting	shout	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **solve** | present · passive |  | a problem |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Calm makes no difference to solving problems

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:54-solving-disagreements-calmly:e4:o2:1
# text = Calm makes no difference to solving problems
1	Calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	difference	difference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	solving	solve	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	problems	problem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Calm | no difference |  |  |  | to solving problems | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset difference=Product |
| 2 | **solve** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A problem is more readily solved when all parties are calm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:54-solving-disagreements-calmly:e4:o3:1
# text = A problem is more readily solved when all parties are calm
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
4	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
5	readily	readily	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	solved	solve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	11	mark	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	parties	party	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	advcl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **solve** | present · passive |  | a problem |  |  |  | readily *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | present | all parties |  |  |  |  | calm *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Problems are solved only by the stronger side, whatever the merits of the case

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:54-solving-disagreements-calmly:e4:o4:1
# text = Problems are solved only by the stronger side, whatever the merits of the case
1	Problems	problem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	solved	solve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	stronger	strong	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
8	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	det:predet	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	merits	merit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	appos	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **solve** | present · passive | the stronger side | Problems |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Topic |

<!-- div src -->

**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.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [Solving disagreements calmly, exam 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/54-solving-disagreements-calmly/e3/)
- next →: [Bullying and how to stop it, test 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/55-bullying/t1/)
- ↑ back to [Solving disagreements calmly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/54-solving-disagreements-calmly/)