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description: Identify the principal reason for which guilt is frequently experienced subsequent to a death. Exam question 2 of lesson 1 «When someone dies: guilt, numbness and waves of grief» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each op
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# Exam question 2 · When someone dies: guilt, numbness and waves of grief

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Identify the principal reason for which guilt is frequently experienced subsequent to a death.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, principal reason · **What happens:** identify, be

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1 «When someone dies: guilt, numbness and waves of grief» of the reflection 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/reflection/1-when-someone-dies-guilt-numbness-and-waves-of-grief/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:1-when-someone-dies-guilt-numbness-and-waves-of-grief:e2:1
# text = Identify the principal reason for which guilt is frequently experienced subsequent to a death.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	7	det	_	_
7	guilt	guilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	frequently	frequently	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	experienced	experienced	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	subsequent	subsequent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn empathize-88.2 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | present | the principal reason for which guilt |  |  |  |  | to a death; frequently, subsequent *property* | tree rules |

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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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The mind seeks a cause it might have altered, which feels less helpless

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:1-when-someone-dies-guilt-numbness-and-waves-of-grief:e2:o1:1
# text = The mind seeks a cause it might have altered, which feels less helpless
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	seeks	seek	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux	_	_
9	altered	alter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
13	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	14	advmod	_	_
14	helpless	helpless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seek** | present | the mind | a cause |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cause=Theme |
| 2 | **alter** | might · perfect · passive | a cause *not said here* | mind |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **feel** | present | a cause |  |  |  |  | helpless *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Guilt arises only where the deceased expressed anger beforehand

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:1-when-someone-dies-guilt-numbness-and-waves-of-grief:e2:o2:1
# text = Guilt arises only where the deceased expressed anger beforehand
1	Guilt	guilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	arises	arise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	6	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	deceased	decease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
7	expressed	express	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	beforehand	beforehand	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arise** | present | Guilt |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **decease** | participle | Guilt *not said here* | expressed anger |  |  |  | beforehand *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **express** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Guilt is a legal penalty imposed by the courts upon all surviving relatives

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:1-when-someone-dies-guilt-numbness-and-waves-of-grief:e2:o3:1
# text = Guilt is a legal penalty imposed by the courts upon all surviving relatives
1	Guilt	guilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	legal	legal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	penalty	penalty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	imposed	impose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	courts	court	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
10	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
12	surviving	survive	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	amod	_	_
13	relatives	relative	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl:agent	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Guilt | a legal penalty |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **impose** | participle |  | a legal penalty *not said here* |  |  |  | by the courts | vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **survive** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The bereaved person has invariably caused the death in question

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:1-when-someone-dies-guilt-numbness-and-waves-of-grief:e2:o4:1
# text = The bereaved person has invariably caused the death in question
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bereaved	bereaved	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	caused	cause	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present · perfect · passive |  | the bereaved person |  | question |  | invariably *property* | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V S»: subject=Theme death=Eventuality |

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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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