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title: In respect of thoughts of self-harm, which course of action is corre… — Worry and sadness · tree and pragmatics
description: In respect of thoughts of self-harm, which course of action is correct? Exam question 4 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 choice was right.
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# Exam question 4 · Worry and sadness

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In respect of thoughts of self-harm, which course of action is correct?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** be, respect, think · **To what, where:** respect, thoughts, self harm

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:91-worry-and-sadness:e4:1
# text = In respect of thoughts of self-harm, which course of action is correct?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	thoughts	thought	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	self	self	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	harm	harm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	11	det	_	_
11	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  | respect of thoughts of self harm |  | correct *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **respect** |  |  | thoughts of self harm |  |  |  |  | nom respect «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
| 3 | **think** |  |  | self harm |  |  |  |  | nom thought «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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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A trusted adult is told straight away, or a children's helpline is telephoned

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:91-worry-and-sadness:e4:o1:1
# text = A trusted adult is told straight away, or a children's helpline is telephoned
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	trusted	trust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	away	away	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	helpline	helpline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	telephoned	telephone	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 | **trust** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | a trusted adult |  |  |  | away *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 3 | **telephone** *speech: other* | present · passive |  | a children's helpline |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The thoughts are kept entirely private until they have passed of their own accord

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:91-worry-and-sadness:e4:o2:1
# text = The thoughts are kept entirely private until they have passed of their own accord
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	thoughts	thought	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
7	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	passed	pass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
13	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	accord	accord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present · passive |  | the thoughts |  |  |  | private *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **pass** | present · perfect · passive |  | thoughts *= thought* |  |  |  | of thoughts's own accord | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: subject=Theme of accord=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The thoughts are shared only in an online forum with persons unknown to the child

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:91-worry-and-sadness:e4:o3:1
# text = The thoughts are shared only in an online forum with persons unknown to the child
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	thoughts	thought	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	shared	share	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	online	online	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	forum	forum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
12	unknown	unknown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | present · passive |  | the thoughts |  | a online forum with persons |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The thoughts are disregarded, since children never truly experience them in reality

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:91-worry-and-sadness:e4:o4:1
# text = The thoughts are disregarded, since children never truly experience them in reality
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	thoughts	thought	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	disregarded	disregard	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
8	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	truly	truly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	experience	experience	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	reality	reality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disregard** | present · passive |  | the thoughts |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **experience** | infinitive | children | thoughts *= thought* |  | reality |  | truly *property* | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus |

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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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