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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises an instruction to a pupil to "go back" to another country on account of his family origin? Exam question 1 of lesson 20 «Fights, racism and being a bystander» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree a
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# Exam question 1 · Fights, racism and being a bystander

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises an instruction to a pupil to "go back" to another country on account of his family origin?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, go back, account · **To what, where:** instruction, account, family origin

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 20 «Fights, racism and being a bystander» 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/20-fights-racism-and-being-a-bystander/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:20-fights-racism-and-being-a-bystander:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises an instruction to a pupil to "go back" to another country on account of his family origin?
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	1	nmod	_	_
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	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	instruction	instruction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
15	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
17	back	back	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	21	det	_	_
21	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
22	on	on	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	_
26	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	_
27	origin	origin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	?	?	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 |  | a instruction |  |  |  | to a pupil; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **go back** *in a quote* | to-infinitive |  |  |  | account of pupil's family origin |  | to another country *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to country=Result |
| 4 | **account** |  |  | pupil's family origin |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication 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 where the pupil was born abroad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:20-fights-racism-and-being-a-bystander:e1:o1:1
# text = It is permissible where the pupil was born abroad
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	permissible	permissible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	8	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
9	abroad	abroad	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | permissible *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **bear** | past · passive |  | the pupil |  |  |  | abroad *property* | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is a form of humour exempt from school regulations

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:20-fights-racism-and-being-a-bystander:e1:o2:1
# text = It is a form of humour exempt from school regulations
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	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	humour	humour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	exempt	exempt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	regulations	regulation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a form |  |  |  | of humour exempt from school regulations | tree rules |

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

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It constitutes racist bullying and ought to be reported

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:20-fights-racism-and-being-a-bystander:e1:o3:1
# text = It constitutes racist bullying and ought to be 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	racist	racist	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	bullying	bullying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	reported	report	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
```

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

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It constitutes a reasonable enquiry as to residence

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:20-fights-racism-and-being-a-bystander:e1:o4:1
# text = It constitutes a reasonable enquiry as to residence
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	5	det	_	_
4	reasonable	reasonable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	enquiry	enquiry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	residence	residence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | It | a reasonable enquiry |  |  |  | as residence | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme enquiry=Pivot |

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