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title: In respect of bullying conducted by means of electronic messages, de… — The fight I lost and the bullying I ca… · tree and pragmatics
description: In respect of bullying conducted by means of electronic messages, determine which statement is correct. Exam question 4 of lesson 18 «The fight I lost and the bullying I can't escape» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of ea
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# Exam question 4 · The fight I lost and the bullying I can't escape

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In respect of bullying conducted by means of electronic messages, determine which statement is correct.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** electronic messages, statement · **What happens:** conduct, mean, determine, be, respect · **To what, where:** bullying

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 18 «The fight I lost and the bullying I can't escape» 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/18-the-fight-i-lost-and-the-bullying-i-cant-escape/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:18-the-fight-i-lost-and-the-bullying-i-cant-escape:e4:1
# text = In respect of bullying conducted by means of electronic messages, determine which statement is correct.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	bullying	bullying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	conducted	conduct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	obl	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	electronic	electronic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	messages	message	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	determine	determine	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	14	det	_	_
14	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conduct** | participle |  | bullying *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of electronic messages; in respect of bullying | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in respect=Attribute |
| 3 | **determine** | present | electronic messages *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | present | which statement |  |  |  |  | correct *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **respect** |  |  | bullying |  |  |  |  | nom respect «cognition 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It constitutes genuine bullying and may be documented and reported

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:18-the-fight-i-lost-and-the-bullying-i-cant-escape:e4:o1:1
# text = It constitutes genuine bullying and may be documented and reported
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	genuine	genuine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	bullying	bullying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	documented	document	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	reported	report	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | It | genuine bullying |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme bullying=Pivot |
| 2 | **document** | may · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP» |
| 3 | **report** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is exempt from all consideration, as it is not conducted in person

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:18-the-fight-i-lost-and-the-bullying-i-cant-escape:e4:o2:1
# text = It is exempt from all consideration, as it is not conducted in person
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	exempt	exempt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	consideration	consideration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	conducted	conduct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  | all consideration |  | exempt *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **conduct** | present · passive |  | consideration |  |  |  | in person | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in person=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is regarded as humour and requires no intervention

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:18-the-fight-i-lost-and-the-bullying-i-cant-escape:e4:o3:1
# text = It is regarded as humour and requires no intervention
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	regarded	regard	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	humour	humour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	requires	require	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
9	intervention	intervention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **regard** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  | as humour | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: subject=Theme as humour=Value |
| 2 | **require** | present |  | no intervention |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme intervention=Precondition |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It ceases to be harmful once the messages are deleted

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:18-the-fight-i-lost-and-the-bullying-i-cant-escape:e4:o4:1
# text = It ceases to be harmful once the messages are deleted
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ceases	cease	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	harmful	harmful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
6	once	once	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	messages	message	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	deleted	delete	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cease** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | harmful *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **delete** | present · passive |  | the messages |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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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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