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# Exam question 4 · Cringe that lasts: getting over embarrassing moments

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Ascertain which of the following is consistent with the facts concerning a child's embarrassment at the conduct or possessions of his family.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, facts, child · **What happens:** ascertain, follow, be, concern, embarrass, possess · **To what, where:** embarrassment, conduct, family

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 11 «Cringe that lasts: getting over embarrassing moments» 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/11-cringe-that-lasts-getting-over-embarrassing-moments/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:11-cringe-that-lasts-getting-over-embarrassing-moments:e4:1
# text = Ascertain which of the following is consistent with the facts concerning a child's embarrassment at the conduct or possessions of his family.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	embarrassment	embarrassment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	possessions	possession	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	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 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with the facts; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the facts *not said here* | a child's embarrassment |  | the conduct or possessions of child's family |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus embarrassment=Experiencer |
| 5 | **embarrass** |  | a child |  |  |  |  |  | nom embarrassment «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
| 6 | **possess** |  |  | child's family |  |  |  |  | nom possession «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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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Such embarrassment is confined to children of a spoilt disposition

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:11-cringe-that-lasts-getting-over-embarrassing-moments:e4:o1:1
# text = Such embarrassment is confined to children of a spoilt disposition
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	embarrassment	embarrassment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	confined	confine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	spoilt	spoil	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	disposition	disposition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **confine** | present · passive |  | Such embarrassment | children of a spoilt disposition |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to child=Destination |
| 2 | **spoil** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Such embarrassment may be remedied only by the purchase of new possessions

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:11-cringe-that-lasts-getting-over-embarrassing-moments:e4:o2:1
# text = Such embarrassment may be remedied only by the purchase of new possessions
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	embarrassment	embarrassment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	remedied	remedy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	purchase	purchase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	possessions	possession	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remedy** | may · passive | the purchase of new possessions | Such embarrassment |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 2 | **purchase** |  |  | new possessions |  |  |  |  | nom purchase «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Such embarrassment demonstrates an absence of love for the family

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:11-cringe-that-lasts-getting-over-embarrassing-moments:e4:o3:1
# text = Such embarrassment demonstrates an absence of love for the family
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	embarrassment	embarrassment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	demonstrates	demonstrate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	absence	absence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **demonstrate** | present | Such embarrassment | a absence of love |  |  |  | for the family | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot absence=Topic |
| 2 | **absent** |  |  | love |  |  |  |  | nom absence «state transitive»: of=patient |

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

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Such embarrassment is common at this age and does not diminish affection

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:11-cringe-that-lasts-getting-over-embarrassing-moments:e4:o4:1
# text = Such embarrassment is common at this age and does not diminish affection
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	embarrassment	embarrassment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	diminish	diminish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
12	affection	affection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Such embarrassment |  |  |  | at this age | common *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **diminish** | present · do-support | Such embarrassment *not said here* | affection |  |  |  |  | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Causer affection=Patient |

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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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