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title: It is given that a person has been shown sound evidence contrary to… — I was wrong: changing your mind · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a person has been shown sound evidence contrary to a belief previously held. Determine the most appropriate response. Exam question 4 of lesson 35 «I was wrong: changing your mind» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question 
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# Exam question 4 · I was wrong: changing your mind

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It is given that a person has been shown sound evidence contrary to a belief previously held. Determine the most appropriate response.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** belief, you · **What happens:** give, show, hold, determine · **To what, where:** It, person, appropriate response

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 35 «I was wrong: changing your mind» 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/35-i-was-wrong-changing-your-mind/#e4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a person has been shown sound evidence contrary to a belief previously held.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:35-i-was-wrong-changing-your-mind:e4:1
# text = It is given that a person has been shown sound evidence contrary to a belief previously held.
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	_	9	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
10	sound	sound	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	contrary	contrary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	previously	previously	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	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 | **show** | present · perfect · passive |  | a person |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient contrary=Topic |
| 3 | **hold** | past | a belief *not said here* |  |  |  |  | previously *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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:* Determine the most appropriate response.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:35-i-was-wrong-changing-your-mind:e4:2
# text = Determine the most appropriate response.
1	Determine	determine	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	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the appropriate response |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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To revise the belief in accordance with the evidence

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:35-i-was-wrong-changing-your-mind:e4:o1:1
# text = To revise the belief in accordance with the evidence
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	revise	revise	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	accordance	accordance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **revise** | to-infinitive |  | the belief |  | accordance |  | with the evidence | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent belief=Patient with evidence=Instrument |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To conceal the fact that the belief was ever held

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:35-i-was-wrong-changing-your-mind:e4:o2:1
# text = To conceal the fact that the belief was ever held
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	conceal	conceal	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
9	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	10	advmod	_	_
10	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | to-infinitive |  | the fact |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fact=Patient |
| 2 | **hold** | past · passive | the fact *not said here* | the belief |  |  | ever |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To dismiss the evidence as a matter of firm principle

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:35-i-was-wrong-changing-your-mind:e4:o3:1
# text = To dismiss the evidence as a matter of firm principle
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	dismiss	dismiss	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	firm	firm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	principle	principle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dismiss** | to-infinitive |  | the evidence |  |  |  | as a matter of firm principle | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent evidence=Theme as matter=Attribute |
| 2 | **matter** |  | firm principle |  |  |  |  |  | nom matter «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To maintain the belief irrespective of the evidence

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:35-i-was-wrong-changing-your-mind:e4:o4:1
# text = To maintain the belief irrespective of the evidence
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	maintain	maintain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	irrespective	irrespective	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **maintain** | to-infinitive |  | the belief |  |  |  | of the evidence; irrespective *property* | vn declare-29.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent belief=Theme |

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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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