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# Exam question 4 · Ukraine: refugees, aid, sanctions and children's lives

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State the action reported to have been taken by the International Criminal Court in 2023 in respect of the removal of Ukrainian children to Russia.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** action, International Criminal Court · **What happens:** report, take, respect, remove · **To what, where:** State, 2023, removal, Ukrainian children

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 25 «Ukraine: refugees, aid, sanctions and children's lives» 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/25-ukraine-refugees-aid-sanctions-and-childrens-lives/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:25-ukraine-refugees-aid-sanctions-and-childrens-lives:e4:1
# text = State the action reported to have been taken by the International Criminal Court in 2023 in respect of the removal of Ukrainian children to Russia.
1	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	reported	report	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
6	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux	_	_
7	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	ccomp	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	International	International	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	Criminal	Criminal	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	Court	Court	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	2023	2023	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	obl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	removal	removal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	Ukrainian	ukrainian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nmod	_	_
24	to	to	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	Russia	Russia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **report** | past | the action | State |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **take** | to-infinitive · perfect · passive | the International Criminal Court |  |  | 2023 |  | in respect of the removal of Ukrainian children to Russia | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in 2023=Location |
| 3 | **respect** |  |  | the removal of Ukrainian children to Russia |  |  |  |  | nom respect «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **remove** |  |  | Ukrainian children to Russia |  |  |  |  | nom removal «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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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It declared that no children had been removed from Ukraine at any time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:25-ukraine-refugees-aid-sanctions-and-childrens-lives:e4:o1:1
# text = It declared that no children had been removed from Ukraine at any time
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	declared	declare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	removed	remove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Ukraine	Ukraine	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	13	det	_	_
13	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **declare** *speech: other* | past | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **remove** | past · perfect · passive |  | no children |  | Ukraine | time |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme from ukraine=Source |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It awarded a commendation to the Russian government

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:25-ukraine-refugees-aid-sanctions-and-childrens-lives:e4:o2:1
# text = It awarded a commendation to the Russian government
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	awarded	award	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	commendation	commendation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Russian	Russian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **award** | past | It | a commendation |  |  |  | to the Russian government *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent commendation=Theme to government=Goal |

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

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It requested the arrest of the Russian president and another official

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:25-ukraine-refugees-aid-sanctions-and-childrens-lives:e4:o3:1
# text = It requested the arrest of the Russian president and another official
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	requested	request	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	arrest	arrest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Russian	Russian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	president	president	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	official	official	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **request** | past | It | the arrest of the Russian president and another official |  |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent arrest=Recipient |
| 2 | **arrest** |  |  | the Russian president and another official |  |  |  |  | nom arrest «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It ordered all children to be relocated to Africa

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:25-ukraine-refugees-aid-sanctions-and-childrens-lives:e4:o4:1
# text = It ordered all children to be relocated to Africa
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ordered	order	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	relocated	relocate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **order** | past | It |  | all children |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent child=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **relocate** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive |  |  | Africa |  |  |  | tree rules |

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