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title: In respect of a child who is hurt by a parent or who feels unsafe at… — A new baby, looking after siblings and… · tree and pragmatics
description: In respect of a child who is hurt by a parent or who feels unsafe at home, which course of action is correct? Exam question 4 of lesson 95 «A new baby, looking after siblings and living with parents» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the ques
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# Exam question 4 · A new baby, looking after siblings and living with parents

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In respect of a child who is hurt by a parent or who feels unsafe at home, which course of action is correct?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** parent · **What happens:** hurt, feel, be, respect · **To what, where:** child, home, respect

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 95 «A new baby, looking after siblings and living with parents» 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/95-babies-siblings-and-parents/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:95-babies-siblings-and-parents:e4:1
# text = In respect of a child who is hurt by a parent or who feels unsafe at home, which course of action is correct?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
15	unsafe	unsafe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	20	det	_	_
20	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	appos	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
23	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
24	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	24	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | present · passive | a parent | a child |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer subject=Patient |
| 2 | **feel** | present |  |  |  | home |  | unsafe *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  | respect of a child |  | correct *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **respect** |  |  | a child |  |  |  |  | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The child waits until adulthood before telling anyone about it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:95-babies-siblings-and-parents:e4:o1:1
# text = The child waits until adulthood before telling anyone about it
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	waits	wait	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	until	until	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	adulthood	adulthood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
8	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | present | the child |  |  |  | until adulthood |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | the child *not said here* |  | anyone |  |  | about child | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent anyone=Recipient about it=Topic |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The child tells a teacher, a school nurse or a children's helpline

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:95-babies-siblings-and-parents:e4:o2:1
# text = The child tells a teacher, a school nurse or a children's helpline
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	helpline	helpline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | the child |  | a teacher and a school nurse |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The child tells only a younger sibling and no adult whatsoever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:95-babies-siblings-and-parents:e4:o3:1
# text = The child tells only a younger sibling and no adult whatsoever
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	younger	young	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	sibling	sibling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | the child | a younger sibling and no adult |  |  |  | whatsoever *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent sibling=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The child keeps the matter secret so that the family is not troubled

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:95-babies-siblings-and-parents:e4:o4:1
# text = The child keeps the matter secret so that the family is not troubled
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
7	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	13	mark	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	troubled	troubled	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | the child | the matter |  |  |  | secret *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent matter=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | the family |  |  |  |  | troubled *property* | tree rules |

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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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