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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the publication of a photograph of a pupil for the purpose of ridicule? Exam question 1 of lesson 10 «Laughed at: photos, scores, nicknames and the spotlight» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree a
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# Exam question 1 · Laughed at: photos, scores, nicknames and the spotlight

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the publication of a photograph of a pupil for the purpose of ridicule?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** ridicule · **What happens:** follow, characteris, publish, purpose · **To what, where:** publication, photograph

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 10 «Laughed at: photos, scores, nicknames and the spotlight» 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/10-laughed-at-photos-scores-nicknames-and-the-spotlight/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:10-laughed-at-photos-scores-nicknames-and-the-spotlight:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the publication of a photograph of a pupil for the purpose of ridicule?
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	publication	publication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	photograph	photograph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	ridicule	ridicule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	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 publication of a photograph of a pupil for the purpose of ridicule |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **publish** |  |  | a photograph of a pupil for the purpose of ridicule |  |  |  |  | nom publication «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **purpose** |  | ridicule |  |  |  |  |  | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

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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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It constitutes a form of bullying for which the publisher is responsible

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:10-laughed-at-photos-scores-nicknames-and-the-spotlight:e1:o1:1
# text = It constitutes a form of bullying for which the publisher is responsible
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	bullying	bullying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	publisher	publisher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	responsible	responsible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | It | a form of bullying |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme form=Pivot |
| 2 | **is** | present | the publisher |  |  |  |  | for bullying; responsible *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **form** |  |  | bullying |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It constitutes a harmless jest for which no person is responsible

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:10-laughed-at-photos-scores-nicknames-and-the-spotlight:e1:o2:1
# text = It constitutes a harmless jest for which no person is responsible
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	harmless	harmless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	jest	jest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obl	_	_
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
9	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	responsible	responsible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | It | a harmless jest |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme jest=Pivot |
| 2 | **is** | present | no person |  |  |  |  | for a harmless jest; responsible *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is acceptable provided that the number of reactions is small

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:10-laughed-at-photos-scores-nicknames-and-the-spotlight:e1:o3:1
# text = It is acceptable provided that the number of reactions is small
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	acceptable	acceptable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	provided	provide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	reactions	reaction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **provide** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the number of reactions |  |  |  |  | small *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is the fault of the person photographed for having sneezed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:10-laughed-at-photos-scores-nicknames-and-the-spotlight:e1:o4:1
# text = It is the fault of the person photographed for having sneezed
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fault	fault	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	photographed	photograph	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
11	sneezed	sneeze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | the fault |  |  |  | of the person | tree rules |
| 2 | **photograph** | past | the fault |  |  |  |  |  | vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **have** | gerund | the fault *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **sneeze** | participle | the fault *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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