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# Exam question 1 · Checking practice: true, false and not sure yet

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Which of the following most accurately characterises the appropriate classification of a claim for which no verification has yet been undertaken?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, be, undertake · **To what, where:** verification

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 36 «Checking practice: true, false and not sure yet» 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/36-checking-practice-true-false-not-sure/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:36-checking-practice-true-false-not-sure:e1:1
# text = Which of the following most accurately characterises the appropriate classification of a claim for which no verification has yet been undertaken?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	case	_	_
5	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	characterises	characteris	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	classification	classification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	claim	claim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	21	obl	_	_
16	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	17	det	_	_
17	verification	verification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj:pass	_	_
18	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
19	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
20	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	21	aux:pass	_	_
21	undertaken	undertake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	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 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the appropriate classification; of a claim; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **undertake** | present · perfect · passive |  | no verification |  |  | yet | for a claim | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=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 {#o1}

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It is to be regarded as established beyond doubt

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:36-checking-practice-true-false-not-sure:e1:o1:1
# text = It is to be regarded as established beyond doubt
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	regarded	regard	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	xcomp	_	_
8	beyond	beyond	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	doubt	doubt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **regard** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: subject=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | beyond doubt | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

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

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It is to be regarded as not yet determined

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:36-checking-practice-true-false-not-sure:e1:o2:1
# text = It is to be regarded as not yet determined
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	regarded	regard	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	determined	determine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **regard** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **determine** | participle |  |  |  |  | yet |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is to be regarded as satire by its author

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:36-checking-practice-true-false-not-sure:e1:o3:1
# text = It is to be regarded as satire by its author
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	regarded	regard	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	satire	satire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	author	author	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **regard** | present · passive | satire's author | It |  |  |  | as satire | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent subject=Theme as satire=Value |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is to be regarded as false until it is proven

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:36-checking-practice-true-false-not-sure:e1:o4:1
# text = It is to be regarded as false until it is proven
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	regarded	regard	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obl	_	_
8	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	proven	prove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **regard** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  | as false | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: subject=Theme as false=Value |
| 2 | **prove** | present · passive |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: subject=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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