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# Exam question 4 · Guns, school safety and arguments about schools

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the legislation enacted in Australia commencing in December 2025?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** legislation · **What happens:** follow, characteris, enact, commence · **To what, where:** legislation, Australia

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 22 «Guns, school safety and arguments about schools» 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/22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:e4:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the legislation enacted in Australia commencing in December 2025?
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	8	obl	_	_
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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	legislation	legislation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	enacted	enact	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
14	commencing	commence	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	December	December	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
17	2025	2025	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	16	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	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 |  | the legislation |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **enact** | participle |  | the legislation *not said here* |  | Australia |  |  | vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **commence** | gerund | the legislation *not said here* |  |  |  | december |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Large social media platforms are required to prevent persons under sixteen from holding accounts

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:e4:o1:1
# text = Large social media platforms are required to prevent persons under sixteen from holding accounts
1	Large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
2	social	social	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	media	media	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	platforms	platform	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	prevent	prevent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	under	under	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	sixteen	sixteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	obl	_	_
12	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
14	accounts	account	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | present · passive |  | Large social media platforms |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **prevent** | to-infinitive |  | persons |  | sixteen |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer person=Theme |
| 3 | **hold** | gerund |  | accounts |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent account=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Persons under sixteen are required to hold social media accounts

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:e4:o2:1
# text = Persons under sixteen are required to hold social media accounts
1	Persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	under	under	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	sixteen	sixteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	1	nmod	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	social	social	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	media	media	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	accounts	account	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | present · passive |  | Persons under sixteen |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **hold** | to-infinitive |  | social media accounts |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent account=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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All mobile telephones are prohibited throughout the Commonwealth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:e4:o3:1
# text = All mobile telephones are prohibited throughout the Commonwealth
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
2	mobile	mobile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	telephones	telephone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	prohibited	prohibit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	throughout	throughout	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Commonwealth	Commonwealth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prohibit** | present · passive |  | all mobile telephones |  |  | throughout the Commonwealth |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Social media platforms are prohibited for persons over sixteen

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:22-guns-school-safety-and-arguments-about-schools:e4:o4:1
# text = Social media platforms are prohibited for persons over sixteen
1	Social	social	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	media	media	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	platforms	platform	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	prohibited	prohibit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	over	over	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	sixteen	sixteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prohibit** | present · passive |  | Social media platforms |  |  |  | for persons; sixteen *obl* | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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