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# Exam question 3 · Worry and sadness

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pursuant to a recurring stomach ache each morning before school, select the response consistent with the established facts.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** recur, ache, select, establish · **To what, where:** response

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:91-worry-and-sadness:e3:1
# text = Pursuant to a recurring stomach ache each morning before school, select the response consistent with the established facts.
1	Pursuant	pursuant	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	recurring	recur	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
6	ache	ache	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
9	before	before	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	select	select	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	amod	_	_
19	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recur** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **ache** | present |  |  |  |  | before school; morning | to a recurring stomach; pursuant *property* | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **select** | infinitive |  | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It may be the body's way of showing worry, so parents and the teacher are informed

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:91-worry-and-sadness:e3:o1:1
# text = It may be the body's way of showing worry, so parents and the teacher are informed
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	showing	show	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
10	worry	worry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
13	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
17	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	informed	inform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | may | It | the body's way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **show** | gerund | the body's way *not said here* | worry |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent worry=Recipient |
| 3 | **inform** *speech: other* | present · passive |  | parents and the teacher |  |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is a sign that the child is pretending, and therefore it is best ignored

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:91-worry-and-sadness:e3:o2:1
# text = It is a sign that the child is pretending, and therefore it is best ignored
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	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	pretending	pretend	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	expl	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	12	conj	_	_
16	ignored	ignore	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	cop	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a sign |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pretend** | present · progressive | the child | a sign *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | therefore *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It indicates a dislike of the teacher, who must be avoided at all costs

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:91-worry-and-sadness:e3:o3:1
# text = It indicates a dislike of the teacher, who must be avoided at all costs
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	indicates	indicate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	dislike	dislike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	avoided	avoid	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	det	_	_
15	costs	cost	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **indicate** | present | It | a dislike of the teacher |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot dislike=Topic |
| 2 | **avoid** | must · passive |  | a dislike of the teacher |  | all costs |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: subject=Location |
| 3 | **dislike** |  |  | the teacher |  |  |  |  | nom dislike «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is necessarily caused by breakfast, so the child should cease to eat anything at all in the morning

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:91-worry-and-sadness:e3:o4:1
# text = It is necessarily caused by breakfast, so the child should cease to eat anything at all in the morning
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	necessarily	necessarily	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	caused	cause	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	cease	cease	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	14	obj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	nmod	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present · passive | breakfast | It |  |  |  | necessarily *property* | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition subject=Patient |
| 2 | **cease** | should | the child |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **eat** | to-infinitive | the child *not said here* | anything |  | all | morning |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Patient |

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