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title: Identify the principal reason for which a child subjected to teasing… — Laughed at: photos, scores, nicknames… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal reason for which a child subjected to teasing commonly anticipates consequences more severe than those which ensue. Exam question 3 of lesson 10 «Laughed at: photos, scores, nicknames and the spotlight» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tre
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# Exam question 3 · Laughed at: photos, scores, nicknames and the spotlight

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Identify the principal reason for which a child subjected to teasing commonly anticipates consequences more severe than those which ensue.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, child · **What happens:** identify, subject, tease, anticipate, ensue · **To what, where:** principal reason, child, consequences

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:10-laughed-at-photos-scores-nicknames-and-the-spotlight:e3:1
# text = Identify the principal reason for which a child subjected to teasing commonly anticipates consequences more severe than those which ensue.
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	1	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
9	subjected	subject	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	teasing	tease	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
12	commonly	commonly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	anticipates	anticipate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl	_	_
14	consequences	consequence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
15	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	16	advmod	_	_
16	severe	severe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
17	than	than	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	16	obl	_	_
19	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
20	ensue	ensue	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	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* | the principal reason |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 2 | **subject** | participle |  | a child *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **tease** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | commonly *property* | vn ferret-35.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **anticipate** | present | a child | consequences |  |  |  | for the principal reason; severe *property* | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consequence=Theme |
| 5 | **ensue** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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Children possess an accurate knowledge of the intentions of others

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:10-laughed-at-photos-scores-nicknames-and-the-spotlight:e3:o1:1
# text = Children possess an accurate knowledge of the intentions of others
1	Children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	possess	possess	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	accurate	accurate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	intentions	intention	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | present | Children | a accurate knowledge of the intentions of others |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot knowledge=Theme |
| 2 | **intend** |  |  | others |  |  |  |  | nom intention «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The consequences are customarily concealed by the teasers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:10-laughed-at-photos-scores-nicknames-and-the-spotlight:e3:o2:1
# text = The consequences are customarily concealed by the teasers
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	consequences	consequence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	customarily	customarily	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	concealed	conceal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	teasers	teaser	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | present · passive | the teasers | the consequences |  |  |  | customarily *property* | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Embarrassment enlarges the imagined disaster beyond what actually occurs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:10-laughed-at-photos-scores-nicknames-and-the-spotlight:e3:o3:1
# text = Embarrassment enlarges the imagined disaster beyond what actually occurs
1	Embarrassment	embarrassment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	enlarges	enlarge	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	imagined	imagine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	disaster	disaster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	beyond	beyond	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	2	obl	_	_
8	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	occurs	occur	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enlarge** | present | Embarrassment | the imagined disaster |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent disaster=Patient |
| 2 | **imagine** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **occur** | present |  |  |  |  |  | actually *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Teasing invariably escalates to the whole school within a day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:10-laughed-at-photos-scores-nicknames-and-the-spotlight:e3:o4:1
# text = Teasing invariably escalates to the whole school within a day
1	Teasing	tease	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	nsubj	_	_
2	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	escalates	escalate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	within	within	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tease** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn ferret-35.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **escalate** | present |  |  |  |  | day | to the whole school; invariably *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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