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description: Ascertain which statement is consistent with the facts concerning depression in a parent. Exam question 4 of lesson 12 «Parents shouting, parents splitting: it's not your fault» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opt
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# Exam question 4 · Parents shouting, parents splitting: it's not your fault

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Ascertain which statement is consistent with the facts concerning depression in a parent.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, statement, facts · **What happens:** ascertain, be, concern · **To what, where:** depression

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 12 «Parents shouting, parents splitting: it's not your fault» 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/12-parents-shouting-parents-splitting-it-s-not-your-fault/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:12-parents-shouting-parents-splitting-it-s-not-your-fault:e4:1
# text = Ascertain which statement is consistent with the facts concerning depression in a parent.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	statement	statement	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	depression	depression	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	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 statement |  |  |  |  | with the facts; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the facts *not said here* | depression |  |  |  | in a parent | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus depression=Experiencer |

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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 {#o1}

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It is a matter which must be concealed from all other relatives

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:12-parents-shouting-parents-splitting-it-s-not-your-fault:e4:o1:1
# text = It is a matter which must be concealed from all other relatives
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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	concealed	conceal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
11	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	relatives	relative	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a matter |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **conceal** | must · passive |  | a matter |  | all other relatives |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Patient from relative=Beneficiary |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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It is an illness the child did not cause and cannot cure

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:12-parents-shouting-parents-splitting-it-s-not-your-fault:e4:o2:1
# text = It is an illness the child did not cause and cannot cure
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	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl:relcl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	cure	cure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a illness |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **cause** | past · do-support | the child | a illness *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition illness=Patient |
| 3 | **not** **cure** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is a condition caused by insufficient humour on the part of the child

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:12-parents-shouting-parents-splitting-it-s-not-your-fault:e4:o3:1
# text = It is a condition caused by insufficient humour on the part of the child
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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	caused	cause	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	insufficient	insufficient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	humour	humour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a condition |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cause** | participle |  | a condition *not said here* |  | the part of the child |  | by insufficient humour | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is a deliberate choice which the parent may reverse at will

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:12-parents-shouting-parents-splitting-it-s-not-your-fault:e4:o4:1
# text = It is a deliberate choice which the parent may reverse at will
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	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	deliberate	deliberate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	choice	choice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	reverse	reverse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a deliberate choice |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **reverse** | may | the parent | a deliberate choice |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent which=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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