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title: It is given that a pupil experiences a stammer. Select the response… — Left out: the party, the new school, t… · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a pupil experiences a stammer. Select the response consistent with the established facts. Exam question 3 of lesson 21 «Left out: the party, the new school, the third wheel» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question an
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# Exam question 3 · Left out: the party, the new school, the third wheel

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It is given that a pupil experiences a stammer. Select the response consistent with the established facts.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** pupil, you · **What happens:** give, experience, select, establish · **To what, where:** It, stammer, response

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 21 «Left out: the party, the new school, the third wheel» 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/21-left-out-the-party-the-new-school-the-third-wheel/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a pupil experiences a stammer.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:21-left-out-the-party-the-new-school-the-third-wheel:e3:1
# text = It is given that a pupil experiences a stammer.
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	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	experiences	experience	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	stammer	stammer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **experience** | present | a pupil | a stammer |  |  |  |  | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer stammer=Stimulus |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Select the response consistent with the established facts.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:21-left-out-the-party-the-new-school-the-third-wheel:e3:2
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Listeners ought to complete the speaker's sentences on his behalf

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:21-left-out-the-party-the-new-school-the-third-wheel:e3:o1:1
# text = Listeners ought to complete the speaker's sentences on his behalf
1	Listeners	listener	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	complete	complete	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	speaker	speaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	sentences	sentence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	behalf	behalf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **complete** | ought | Listeners | the speaker's sentences |  | speaker's behalf |  |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sentence=Eventuality |
| 2 | **sentence** |  | the speaker |  |  |  |  |  | nom sentence «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A stammer is invariably a consequence of nervousness alone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:21-left-out-the-party-the-new-school-the-third-wheel:e3:o2:1
# text = A stammer is invariably a consequence of nervousness alone
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stammer	stammer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	nervousness	nervousness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a stammer | a consequence |  |  |  | of nervousness; alone, invariably *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The pupil ought to refrain from speaking in class

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:21-left-out-the-party-the-new-school-the-third-wheel:e3:o3:1
# text = The pupil ought to refrain from speaking in class
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	refrain	refrain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refrain** | ought | the pupil |  |  |  |  |  | vn refrain-69 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | gerund | the pupil *not said here* |  |  | class |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

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Listeners ought to permit the speaker to complete his utterance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:21-left-out-the-party-the-new-school-the-third-wheel:e3:o4:1
# text = Listeners ought to permit the speaker to complete his utterance
1	Listeners	listener	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	permit	permit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	speaker	speaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	complete	complete	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	utterance	utterance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permit** | ought | Listeners | the speaker |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Causer speaker=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **complete** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Listeners *not said here* | speaker's utterance |  |  |  |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent utterance=Eventuality |
| 3 | **utter** |  | speaker |  |  |  |  |  | nom utterance «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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