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title: In respect of frightening reports upon the news, select the response… — Facing fears · tree and pragmatics
description: In respect of frightening reports upon the news, select the response consistent with the established facts. Exam question 4 of lesson 90 «Facing fears» 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 was wrong
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# Exam question 4 · Facing fears

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In respect of frightening reports upon the news, select the response consistent with the established facts.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** select, establish, respect · **To what, where:** response, respect, frightening reports

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 90 «Facing fears» 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/90-facing-fears/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:90-facing-fears:e4:1
# text = In respect of frightening reports upon the news, select the response consistent with the established facts.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	frightening	frightening	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	reports	report	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
10	select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	amod	_	_
17	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  | respect of frightening reports upon the news |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **respect** |  |  | frightening reports upon the news |  |  |  |  | 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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The news shows only typical events, so everything reported will soon happen near one's home

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:90-facing-fears:e4:o1:1
# text = The news shows only typical events, so everything reported will soon happen near one's home
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	typical	typical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	10	nsubj	_	_
10	reported	report	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	13	advmod	_	_
13	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	ccomp	_	_
14	near	near	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	_
17	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the news | typical events |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent event=Recipient |
| 2 | **report** | past | everything |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **happen** | future | everything *not said here* |  |  | one's home |  | soon *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme near home=Location |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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The news ought to be watched for as many hours as possible in order to reduce any fear

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:90-facing-fears:e4:o2:1
# text = The news ought to be watched for as many hours as possible in order to reduce any fear
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	watched	watch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	as	as	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	possible	possible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	advcl	_	_
13	in	in	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	16	mark	_	_
14	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	fixed	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	reduce	reduce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
17	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	18	det	_	_
18	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | ought · passive |  | the news |  |  | hour |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **reduce** | to-infinitive |  | any fear |  |  |  |  | vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer fear=Patient |

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

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The news shows the worst events, so an adult is asked to explain and news viewing is limited

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:90-facing-fears:e4:o3:1
# text = The news shows the worst events, so an adult is asked to explain and news viewing is limited
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	worst	bad	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	asked	ask	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	explain	explain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
16	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	viewing	viewing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
19	limited	limited	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the news | the worst events |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent event=Recipient |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present · passive |  | a adult |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **explain** *speech: assert* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a adult *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | present | news viewing |  |  |  |  | limited *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The news is entirely invented, and therefore no report of any kind need ever be considered

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:90-facing-fears:e4:o4:1
# text = The news is entirely invented, and therefore no report of any kind need ever be considered
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	invented	invent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	14	det	_	_
13	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	need	need	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
15	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	17	advmod	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	considered	consider	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invent** | present · passive |  | the news |  |  |  | entirely *property* | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |
| 2 | **consider** | infinitive · passive |  | any kind need *not said here* |  |  | ever |  | vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V whether/if S» |
| 3 | **report** |  |  | any kind need |  |  |  |  | nom report «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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