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description: Select the response consistent with the established guidance for a child distressed by news concerning a distant war. Exam question 3 of lesson 14 «Dad shouting at the TV: big feelings about politics» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the que
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# Exam question 3 · Dad shouting at the TV: big feelings about politics

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Select the response consistent with the established guidance for a child distressed by news concerning a distant war.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, child · **What happens:** select, establish, distress, concern · **To what, where:** response, child, distant war

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 14 «Dad shouting at the TV: big feelings about politics» of the politics 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/politics/14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established guidance for a child distressed by news concerning a distant war.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	guidance	guidance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	distressed	distress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
15	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	distant	distant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	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 response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **distress** | participle |  | a child *not said here* |  |  |  | by news | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | a child *not said here* | a distant war |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus war=Experiencer |

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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 {#o1}

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The child shall be held responsible for ending the war

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics:e3:o1:1
# text = The child shall be held responsible for ending the war
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	responsible	responsible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	ending	end	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | shall · passive |  | the child |  |  |  | responsible *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **end** | gerund |  | the war |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality war=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The child shall consume additional news, including footage of the conflict, until the distress subsides of its own accord

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics:e3:o2:1
# text = The child shall consume additional news, including footage of the conflict, until the distress subsides of its own accord
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	consume	consume	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	additional	additional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	including	including	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	footage	footage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	conflict	conflict	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	distress	distress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	subsides	subside	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
20	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	accord	accord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consume** | shall | the child | additional news |  |  |  | including footage of the conflict | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent news=Asset |
| 2 | **subside** | present | the distress |  |  |  |  | of distress's own accord | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The child may confide in a trusted adult, take a break from the news and perform small acts of kindness

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics:e3:o3:1
# text = The child may confide in a trusted adult, take a break from the news and perform small acts of kindness
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	confide	confide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	trusted	trust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	break	break	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	perform	perform	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
18	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	acts	act	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	kindness	kindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **confide** *speech: other* | may | the child |  |  |  |  | in a trusted adult | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **trust** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **take** | infinitive | the child *not said here* | a break |  | the news |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent break=Theme from news=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **perform** | present | the child *not said here* | small acts of kindness |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent act=Theme |
| 5 | **act** |  | kindness |  |  |  |  |  | nom act «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The child shall conceal the distress from all persons

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:14-dad-shouting-at-the-tv-big-feelings-about-politics:e3:o4:1
# text = The child shall conceal the distress from all persons
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	conceal	conceal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	distress	distress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | shall | the child | the distress |  |  |  | from all persons | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent distress=Patient from person=Beneficiary |

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