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# Exam question 1 · My body belongs to me

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the entitlement of a child in respect of unwanted touch?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, respect · **To what, where:** entitlement, unwanted touch

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 57 «My body belongs to me» 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/57-my-body-belongs-to-me/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:57-my-body-belongs-to-me:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the entitlement of a child in respect of unwanted touch?
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	entitlement	entitlement	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	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	unwanted	unwanted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	touch	touch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	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 entitlement of a child in respect of unwanted touch |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **respect** |  |  | unwanted touch |  |  |  |  | nom respect «cognition 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 {#o1}

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A child may never refuse a relative

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:57-my-body-belongs-to-me:e1:o1:1
# text = A child may never refuse a relative
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	refuse	refuse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	relative	relative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **refuse** | may | a child | a relative |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent relative=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A child may refuse touch only from strangers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:57-my-body-belongs-to-me:e1:o2:1
# text = A child may refuse touch only from strangers
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	refuse	refuse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	touch	touch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	strangers	stranger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | may | a child | touch |  | strangers |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent touch=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A child may refuse touch only upon producing a parent's written permission to do so

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:57-my-body-belongs-to-me:e1:o3:1
# text = A child may refuse touch only upon producing a parent's written permission to do so
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	refuse	refuse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	touch	touch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	producing	produce	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
13	permission	permission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
16	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | may | a child | touch |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent touch=Theme |
| 2 | **produce** | gerund | a child *not said here* | a parent's written permission |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent permission=Result |
| 3 | **write** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **do** | to-infinitive | a child *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **permit** |  | a parent |  |  |  |  |  | nom permission «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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

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A child may refuse touch he does not want, even from persons known and loved

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:57-my-body-belongs-to-me:e1:o4:1
# text = A child may refuse touch he does not want, even from persons known and loved
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	refuse	refuse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	touch	touch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	even	even	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
14	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	loved	love	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | may | a child | touch |  |  |  | from persons | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent touch=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **want** | present · do-support | child | touch *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot touch=Theme |
| 3 | **know** | participle |  | persons *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **love** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer |

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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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