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# Exam question 2 · Strangers and tricky people

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It being given that a person in a car calls a child towards the vehicle, select the conduct consistent with established guidance.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** person · **What happens:** give, call, select, establish · **To what, where:** It, child, conduct · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 58 «Strangers and tricky people» 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/58-strangers-and-tricky-people/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:58-strangers-and-tricky-people:e2:1
# text = It being given that a person in a car calls a child towards the vehicle, select the conduct consistent with established guidance.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	calls	call	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	vehicle	vehicle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	select	select	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	xcomp	_	_
21	with	with	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	23	amod	_	_
23	guidance	guidance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | gerund · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **call** | present | a person in a car | a child |  |  |  | towards the vehicle | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent child=Topic towards vehicle=Recipient |
| 3 | **select** | infinitive |  | the conduct |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conduct=Theme |
| 4 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

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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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To approach so as to hear the person clearly and give directions

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:58-strangers-and-tricky-people:e2:o1:1
# text = To approach so as to hear the person clearly and give directions
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	approach	approach	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	directions	direction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **approach** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **hear** | to-infinitive |  | the person |  |  |  | clearly *property* | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer person=Stimulus |
| 3 | **give** | infinitive |  | directions |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent direction=Theme |

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

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To remain more than an arm's length away and not approach

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:58-strangers-and-tricky-people:e2:o2:1
# text = To remain more than an arm's length away and not approach
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	remain	remain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	obj	_	_
4	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	length	length	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	approach	approach	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remain** | to-infinitive |  | more |  |  |  | away *property* | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme more=Attribute |
| 2 | **not** **approach** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To get in if the person seems kind

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:58-strangers-and-tricky-people:e2:o3:1
# text = To get in if the person seems kind
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	2	obl	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	seems	seem	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get in** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **seem** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the person |  |  |  |  | kind *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To lean into the car window to help

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:58-strangers-and-tricky-people:e2:o4:1
# text = To lean into the car window to help
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	lean	lean	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lean** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the car window |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **help** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

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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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