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title: Ascertain which statement is consistent with the facts concerning gu… — The lie nobody found out: carrying a s… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain which statement is consistent with the facts concerning guilt experienced after wrongdoing. Exam question 4 of lesson 15 «The lie nobody found out: carrying a secret» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opti
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# Exam question 4 · The lie nobody found out: carrying a secret

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Ascertain which statement is consistent with the facts concerning guilt experienced after wrongdoing.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, statement, facts · **What happens:** ascertain, be, concern, experience · **To what, where:** guilt

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 15 «The lie nobody found out: carrying a secret» 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/15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret:e4:1
# text = Ascertain which statement is consistent with the facts concerning guilt experienced after wrongdoing.
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	guilt	guilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	experienced	experience	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	after	after	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	wrongdoing	wrongdoing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	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* | guilt |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus guilt=Experiencer |
| 4 | **experience** | participle |  | guilt *not said here* |  |  | after wrongdoing |  | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It arises only where the wrongdoing has been discovered

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret:e4:o1:1
# text = It arises only where the wrongdoing has been discovered
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	arises	arise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
4	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wrongdoing	wrongdoing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	discovered	discover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arise** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **discover** | present · perfect · passive |  | the wrongdoing |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is a disorder requiring the suppression of all memory of the wrongdoing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret:e4:o2:1
# text = It is a disorder requiring the suppression of all memory of the wrongdoing
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	disorder	disorder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	requiring	require	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	suppression	suppression	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	memory	memory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	wrongdoing	wrongdoing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a disorder |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **require** | gerund | a disorder *not said here* | the suppression of all memory of the wrongdoing |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme suppression=Precondition |
| 3 | **suppress** |  |  | all memory of the wrongdoing |  |  |  |  | nom suppression «process transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It establishes that the person is permanently and wholly bad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret:e4:o3:1
# text = It establishes that the person is permanently and wholly bad
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	establishes	establish	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	permanently	permanently	ADV	RB	_	2	ccomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	wholly	wholly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **establish** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **is** | present | the person |  |  |  |  | permanently *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | the person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | wholly *property* | tree rules |

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

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It is the operation of conscience and not proof of irredeemable character

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret:e4:o4:1
# text = It is the operation of conscience and not proof of irredeemable character
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	operation	operation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	conscience	conscience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	proof	proof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	irredeemable	irredeemable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | the operation and proof of irredeemable character |  |  |  | of conscience | tree rules |
| 2 | **proof** |  |  | irredeemable character |  |  |  |  | nom proof «cognition transitive»: of=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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