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title: Identify the condition in which sadness persisting for many days and… — Worry and sadness · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the condition in which sadness persisting for many days and accompanied by a loss of interest may consist. Exam question 2 of lesson 91 «Worry and sadness» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's cho
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# Exam question 2 · Worry and sadness

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Identify the condition in which sadness persisting for many days and accompanied by a loss of interest may consist.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, sadness, condition · **What happens:** identify, persist, accompany, consist

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 91 «Worry and sadness» 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/91-worry-and-sadness/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:91-worry-and-sadness:e2:1
# text = Identify the condition in which sadness persisting for many days and accompanied by a loss of interest may consist.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	6	det	_	_
6	sadness	sadness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	persisting	persist	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	accompanied	accompany	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	loss	loss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	interest	interest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
18	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	consist	consist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **persist** | gerund | which sadness *not said here* |  |  |  | day |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **accompany** | participle | the condition in which sadness *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by a loss of interest | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by loss=Destination |
| 4 | **consist** | may | the condition in which sadness |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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It is a sign of laziness to be corrected by additional homework

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:91-worry-and-sadness:e2:o1:1
# text = It is a sign of laziness to be corrected by additional homework
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	laziness	laziness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	corrected	correct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	additional	additional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a sign |  |  |  | of laziness | tree rules |
| 2 | **correct** *speech: disagree* | to-infinitive · passive | additional homework |  |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is a permanent condition from which recovery is never possible

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:91-worry-and-sadness:e2:o2:1
# text = It is a permanent condition from which recovery is never possible
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	permanent	permanent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	8	det	_	_
8	recovery	recovery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	possible	possible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a permanent condition |  | which recovery |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | possible *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It may be an illness called depression, which can be helped

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:91-worry-and-sadness:e2:o3:1
# text = It may be an illness called depression, which can be helped
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	depression	depression	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
10	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	helped	help	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | may | It | a illness |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** | participle | a illness *not said here* | depression |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **help** | can · passive |  | a illness |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is invariably a passing mood which requires no attention whatsoever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:91-worry-and-sadness:e2:o4:1
# text = It is invariably a passing mood which requires no attention whatsoever
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	passing	pass	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	mood	mood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	requires	require	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | It | a passing mood |  |  |  | invariably *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **require** | present | a passing mood | no attention |  |  |  | whatsoever *property* | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme attention=Precondition |

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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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