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title: It is given that a pupil believes a teacher to have stated an error.… — When the teacher gets it wrong · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a pupil believes a teacher to have stated an error. Select the most appropriate course of action. Exam question 3 of lesson 33 «When the teacher gets it wrong» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; M
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# Exam question 3 · When the teacher gets it wrong

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It is given that a pupil believes a teacher to have stated an error. Select the most appropriate course of action.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** pupil, you · **What happens:** give, believe, state, select · **To what, where:** It, teacher, error, appropriate course

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 33 «When the teacher gets it wrong» of the myths 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/myths/33-when-the-teacher-gets-it-wrong/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a pupil believes a teacher to have stated an error.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:33-when-the-teacher-gets-it-wrong:e3:1
# text = It is given that a pupil believes a teacher to have stated an error.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	believes	believe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
11	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux	_	_
12	stated	state	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	acl:relcl	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	error	error	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **believe** | present | a pupil | a teacher |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer teacher=Stimulus |
| 3 | **state** *speech: other* | to-infinitive · perfect | a pupil *not said here* | a error |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent error=Topic |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Select the most appropriate course of action.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:33-when-the-teacher-gets-it-wrong:e3:2
# text = Select the most appropriate course of action.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the appropriate course of action |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent course=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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To disregard all subsequent instruction from that teacher

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:33-when-the-teacher-gets-it-wrong:e3:o1:1
# text = To disregard all subsequent instruction from that teacher
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	disregard	disregard	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
4	subsequent	subsequent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	instruction	instruction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disregard** | to-infinitive |  | all subsequent instruction |  |  |  | from that teacher | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent instruction=Theme |

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

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To verify the matter and raise it courteously and privately, with evidence

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:33-when-the-teacher-gets-it-wrong:e3:o2:1
# text = To verify the matter and raise it courteously and privately, with evidence
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	verify	verify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	raise	raise	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	courteously	courteously	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	privately	privately	ADV	RB	_	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **verify** | to-infinitive |  | the matter |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot matter=Topic |
| 2 | **raise** | infinitive |  | matter |  |  |  | with evidence; courteously *property* | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent it=Patient with evidence=Instrument |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To decline to attend further lessons

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:33-when-the-teacher-gets-it-wrong:e3:o3:1
# text = To decline to attend further lessons
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	decline	decline	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	attend	attend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	further	further	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	lessons	lesson	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decline** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **attend** | to-infinitive |  | further lessons |  |  |  |  | vn attend-107.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme lesson=Goal |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To contradict the teacher forthwith before the entire class

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:33-when-the-teacher-gets-it-wrong:e3:o4:1
# text = To contradict the teacher forthwith before the entire class
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	contradict	contradict	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	forthwith	forthwith	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	before	before	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	entire	entire	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contradict** | to-infinitive |  | the teacher |  |  | before the entire class | forthwith *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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