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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the deliberate exclusion of a pupil by her peer group? Exam question 1 of lesson 19 «Picked on: freeze-outs, robberies and standing up» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the qu
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# Exam question 1 · Picked on: freeze-outs, robberies and standing up

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the deliberate exclusion of a pupil by her peer group?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, exclude · **To what, where:** deliberate exclusion, pupil

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 19 «Picked on: freeze-outs, robberies and standing up» 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/19-picked-on-freeze-outs-robberies-and-standing-up/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:19-picked-on-freeze-outs-robberies-and-standing-up:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the deliberate exclusion of a pupil by her peer group?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	deliberate	deliberate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	exclusion	exclusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
17	peer	peer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the deliberate exclusion of a pupil |  |  |  | of the following statements; by pupil's peer group; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **exclude** |  |  | a pupil |  |  |  |  | nom exclusion «state 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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It is permissible provided that no words are exchanged

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:19-picked-on-freeze-outs-robberies-and-standing-up:e1:o1:1
# text = It is permissible provided that no words are exchanged
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	permissible	permissible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	provided	provide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	7	det	_	_
7	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	exchanged	exchange	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **provide** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **exchange** | present · passive |  | no words |  |  |  |  | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It invariably indicates a grave fault on the part of the excluded pupil

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:19-picked-on-freeze-outs-robberies-and-standing-up:e1:o2:1
# text = It invariably indicates a grave fault on the part of the excluded pupil
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	indicates	indicate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	grave	grave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	fault	fault	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	excluded	exclude	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
13	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **indicate** | present | It | a grave fault |  | the part of the excluded pupil |  | invariably *property* | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot fault=Topic |
| 2 | **exclude** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It constitutes a form of bullying attributable to the group's conduct

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:19-picked-on-freeze-outs-robberies-and-standing-up:e1:o3:1
# text = It constitutes a form of bullying attributable to the group's conduct
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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	bullying	bullying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	attributable	attributable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | It | a form of bullying |  |  |  | attributable *property* | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme form=Pivot |
| 2 | **form** |  |  | bullying |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 3 | **conduct** |  | the group |  |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is an ordinary social custom carrying no harmful consequence

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:19-picked-on-freeze-outs-robberies-and-standing-up:e1:o4:1
# text = It is an ordinary social custom carrying no harmful consequence
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	social	social	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	custom	custom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
9	harmful	harmful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a ordinary social custom |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** | gerund | a ordinary social custom *not said here* | no harmful consequence |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consequence=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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