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description: In respect of the term "upstander", determine which description is correct. Exam question 4 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 question and of each option; Mova's choice wa
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# Exam question 4 · Picked on: freeze-outs, robberies and standing up

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In respect of the term "upstander", determine which description is correct.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, description · **What happens:** determine, be, respect · **To what, where:** respect, term

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:19-picked-on-freeze-outs-robberies-and-standing-up:e4:1
# text = In respect of the term "upstander", determine which description is correct.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	upstander	upstander	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
10	determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	12	det	_	_
12	description	description	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | respect of the term |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | which description |  |  |  |  | correct *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **respect** |  |  | the term |  |  |  |  | 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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A person who acts to assist another who is being mistreated

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:19-picked-on-freeze-outs-robberies-and-standing-up:e4:o1:1
# text = A person who acts to assist another who is being mistreated
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	acts	act	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	assist	assist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
10	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	mistreated	mistreat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act** | present | a person |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **assist** | to-infinitive | a person *not said here* | another |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent another=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **mistreat** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A person who observes mistreatment without intervening

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:19-picked-on-freeze-outs-robberies-and-standing-up:e4:o2:1
# text = A person who observes mistreatment without intervening
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	observes	observe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	mistreatment	mistreatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	intervening	intervene	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **observe** | present | a person | mistreatment |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent mistreatment=Topic |
| 2 | **intervene** | gerund | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A person who participates in mistreatment to avoid it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:19-picked-on-freeze-outs-robberies-and-standing-up:e4:o3:1
# text = A person who participates in mistreatment to avoid it
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	participates	participate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	mistreatment	mistreatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **participate** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | in mistreatment | vn cooperate-73.1-2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in mistreatment=Theme |
| 2 | **avoid** | to-infinitive | a person *not said here* | mistreatment |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent it=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A person who rises from his seat upon a teacher's entry

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:19-picked-on-freeze-outs-robberies-and-standing-up:e4:o4:1
# text = A person who rises from his seat upon a teacher's entry
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	rises	rise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	entry	entry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rise** | present | a person |  |  | person's seat |  | upon a teacher's entry | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent upon entry=Location |
| 2 | **enter** |  | a teacher |  |  |  |  |  | nom entry «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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