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description: Determine the most appropriate course of action for a child who witnesses the deliberate infliction of harm upon an animal. Exam question 4 of lesson 71 «Wild animals, zoos and kindness to animals» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questi
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# Exam question 4 · Wild animals, zoos and kindness to animals

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Determine the most appropriate course of action for a child who witnesses the deliberate infliction of harm upon an animal.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, child · **What happens:** determine, witness, inflict · **To what, where:** appropriate course, deliberate infliction, harm

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 71 «Wild animals, zoos and kindness to animals» 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/71-wild-animals-zoos-and-kindness/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:71-wild-animals-zoos-and-kindness:e4:1
# text = Determine the most appropriate course of action for a child who witnesses the deliberate infliction of harm upon an animal.
1	Determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	witnesses	witness	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	deliberate	deliberate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	infliction	infliction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	harm	harm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
18	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the appropriate course of action |  |  |  | for a child | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent course=Topic |
| 2 | **witness** | present | a child | the deliberate infliction of harm upon a animal |  |  |  |  | vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent infliction=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **inflict** |  |  | harm upon a animal |  |  |  |  | nom infliction «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 {#o1}

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Remove the animal to one's own home without informing anyone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:71-wild-animals-zoos-and-kindness:e4:o1:1
# text = Remove the animal to one's own home without informing anyone
1	Remove	remove	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	informing	inform	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
11	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remove** | imperative | you *not said here* | the animal |  | one's own home |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent animal=Theme to home=Destination |
| 2 | **inform** *speech: other* | gerund | you *not said here* |  | anyone |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent anyone=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Confront the person responsible and threaten them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:71-wild-animals-zoos-and-kindness:e4:o2:1
# text = Confront the person responsible and threaten them
1	Confront	confront	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	responsible	responsible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	threaten	threaten	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **confront** | imperative | you *not said here* | the person |  |  |  | responsible *property* | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Theme |
| 2 | **threaten** | infinitive | you *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus they=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Disregard the matter, as animals feel no pain

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:71-wild-animals-zoos-and-kindness:e4:o3:1
# text = Disregard the matter, as animals feel no pain
1	Disregard	disregard	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
9	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disregard** | imperative | you *not said here* | the matter |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent matter=Theme |
| 2 | **feel** | present | animals | no pain |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pain=Theme |

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

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Inform a trusted adult, who may report it to a welfare organisation

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:71-wild-animals-zoos-and-kindness:e4:o4:1
# text = Inform a trusted adult, who may report it to a welfare organisation
1	Inform	inform	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	trusted	trust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	report	report	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	welfare	welfare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	organisation	organisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inform** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | a trusted adult |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |
| 2 | **trust** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **report** | may | a trusted adult | adult | a welfare organisation |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Topic to organisation=Recipient |

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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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