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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises an assertion by an unknown person online that disclosing one's school is «no biggie»? Exam question 2 of lesson 51 «Just a scratch and I'm fine: when to worry and tell an adult» of the language course of Mova's primary school, with the 
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# Exam question 2 · Just a scratch and I'm fine: when to worry and tell an adult

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises an assertion by an unknown person online that disclosing one's school is «no biggie»?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** disclosing · **What happens:** follow, characteris, disclose, be · **To what, where:** assertion, one, biggie · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 51 «Just a scratch and I'm fine: when to worry and tell an adult» of the language 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/language/51-just-a-scratch-and-i-m-fine-when-to-worry-and-tell-an-adult/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:51-just-a-scratch-and-i-m-fine-when-to-worry-and-tell-an-adult:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises an assertion by an unknown person online that disclosing one's school is «no biggie»?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	assertion	assertion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	unknown	unknown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
15	online	online	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
16	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
17	disclosing	disclose	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	24	csubj	_	_
18	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
22	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	24	det	_	_
24	biggie	biggie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | a assertion |  |  |  | by a unknown person; accurately, online *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **disclose** | gerund |  | one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | disclosing | no biggie |  |  |  |  | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It constitutes reassurance that the request is harmless

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:51-just-a-scratch-and-i-m-fine-when-to-worry-and-tell-an-adult:e2:o1:1
# text = It constitutes reassurance that the request is harmless
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	reassurance	reassurance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	harmless	harmless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | It | reassurance |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme reassurance=Pivot |
| 2 | **is** | present | the request |  |  |  |  | harmless *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It constitutes an obligation to reply promptly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:51-just-a-scratch-and-i-m-fine-when-to-worry-and-tell-an-adult:e2:o2:1
# text = It constitutes an obligation to reply promptly
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	obligation	obligation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	reply	reply	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	promptly	promptly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | It | a obligation |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme obligation=Pivot |
| 2 | **reply** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  | a obligation *not said here* |  |  |  | promptly *property* | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It constitutes a warning sign; no reply should be made and an adult informed

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:51-just-a-scratch-and-i-m-fine-when-to-worry-and-tell-an-adult:e2:o3:1
# text = It constitutes a warning sign; no reply should be made and an adult informed
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	warning	warning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	informed	inform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | It | a warning sign |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme sign=Pivot |
| 2 | **make** | should · passive |  | no reply |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 3 | **inform** *speech: other* | participle | a adult |  |  |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It constitutes a customary greeting among players

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:51-just-a-scratch-and-i-m-fine-when-to-worry-and-tell-an-adult:e2:o4:1
# text = It constitutes a customary greeting among players
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	customary	customary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	greeting	greeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	among	among	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | It | a customary greeting |  |  |  | among players | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme greeting=Pivot |

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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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