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description: Ascertain which response is consistent with the facts concerning a pupil who undertakes a dare in order to secure popularity. Exam question 4 of lesson 10 «Laughed at: photos, scores, nicknames and the spotlight» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmat
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# Exam question 4 · Laughed at: photos, scores, nicknames and the spotlight

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Ascertain which response is consistent with the facts concerning a pupil who undertakes a dare in order to secure popularity.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, response, facts, pupil · **What happens:** ascertain, be, concern, undertake, secure · **To what, where:** pupil, dare, order, popularity

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:10-laughed-at-photos-scores-nicknames-and-the-spotlight:e4:1
# text = Ascertain which response is consistent with the facts concerning a pupil who undertakes a dare in order to secure popularity.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	undertakes	undertake	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	dare	dare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	secure	secure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
20	popularity	popularity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | which response |  |  |  |  | with the facts; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the facts *not said here* | a pupil |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus pupil=Experiencer |
| 4 | **undertake** | present | a pupil | a dare |  | order |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dare=Eventuality |
| 5 | **secure** | to-infinitive | a pupil *not said here* | popularity |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition popularity=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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A larger subsequent dare invariably erases the memory of the first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:10-laughed-at-photos-scores-nicknames-and-the-spotlight:e4:o1:1
# text = A larger subsequent dare invariably erases the memory of the first
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	larger	large	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
3	subsequent	subsequent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	dare	dare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	erases	erase	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	memory	memory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **erase** | present | a larger subsequent dare | the memory of the first |  |  |  | invariably *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent memory=Source |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Such dares reliably secure lasting admiration among peers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:10-laughed-at-photos-scores-nicknames-and-the-spotlight:e4:o2:1
# text = Such dares reliably secure lasting admiration among peers
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	dares	dare	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	reliably	reliably	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	secure	secure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	lasting	lasting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	admiration	admiration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	among	among	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	peers	peer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dare** | present |  | secure lasting admiration |  |  |  | among peers; reliably *property* | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent admiration=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Such dares are of no consequence whatsoever to one's reputation

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:10-laughed-at-photos-scores-nicknames-and-the-spotlight:e4:o3:1
# text = Such dares are of no consequence whatsoever to one's reputation
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	dares	dare	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	reputation	reputation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Such dares |  |  |  |  | of no consequence; whatsoever *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **repute** |  | one |  |  |  |  |  | nom reputation «state transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Such dares commonly fail, and a larger dare tends to aggravate the position

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:10-laughed-at-photos-scores-nicknames-and-the-spotlight:e4:o4:1
# text = Such dares commonly fail, and a larger dare tends to aggravate the position
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	dares	dare	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	commonly	commonly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	fail	fail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	larger	large	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
9	dare	dare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	tends	tend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	aggravate	aggravate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dare** | present |  | commonly fail |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fail=Recipient |
| 2 | **tend** | present | a larger dare |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **aggravate** | to-infinitive | a larger dare *not said here* | the position |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus position=Experiencer |

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