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title: Identify the principal reason for which repeated nocturnal recollect… — I failed: the missed penalty, the lost… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal reason for which repeated nocturnal recollection of a failure ceases to be beneficial. Exam question 2 of lesson 24 «I failed: the missed penalty, the lost race, the bad mark» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the que
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# Exam question 2 · I failed: the missed penalty, the lost race, the bad mark

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Identify the principal reason for which repeated nocturnal recollection of a failure ceases to be beneficial.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, principal reason · **What happens:** identify, repeat, cease, be, recollect · **To what, where:** nocturnal recollection, failure

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 24 «I failed: the missed penalty, the lost race, the bad mark» 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/24-i-failed-the-missed-penalty-the-lost-race-the-bad-mark/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:24-i-failed-the-missed-penalty-the-lost-race-the-bad-mark:e2:1
# text = Identify the principal reason for which repeated nocturnal recollection of a failure ceases to be beneficial.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	repeated	repeat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	nocturnal	nocturnal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	recollection	recollection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	failure	failure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	ceases	cease	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	cop	_	_
16	beneficial	beneficial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn empathize-88.2 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **repeat** | past | the principal reason | nocturnal recollection of a failure |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent recollection=Eventuality |
| 3 | **cease** | present | the principal reason |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 4 | **is** | to-infinitive | the principal reason *not said here* |  |  |  |  | beneficial *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **recollect** |  |  | a failure |  |  |  |  | nom recollection «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 {#o1}

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Recollection is prohibited during the hours of darkness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:24-i-failed-the-missed-penalty-the-lost-race-the-bad-mark:e2:o1:1
# text = Recollection is prohibited during the hours of darkness
1	Recollection	recollection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	prohibited	prohibit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	during	during	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	darkness	darkness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prohibit** | present · passive |  | Recollection |  |  | hour |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Beyond initial learning, further repetition merely sustains distress

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:24-i-failed-the-missed-penalty-the-lost-race-the-bad-mark:e2:o2:1
# text = Beyond initial learning, further repetition merely sustains distress
1	Beyond	beyond	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	initial	initial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	learning	learning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	further	further	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	repetition	repetition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
7	merely	merely	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	sustains	sustain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	distress	distress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sustain** | present |  | distress |  |  |  | beyond initial learning and further repetition; merely *property* | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent distress=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Repetition invariably alters the recorded result of the match

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:24-i-failed-the-missed-penalty-the-lost-race-the-bad-mark:e2:o3:1
# text = Repetition invariably alters the recorded result of the match
1	Repetition	repetition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	alters	alter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	recorded	record	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	result	result	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **alter** | present | Repetition | the recorded result of the match |  |  |  | invariably *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent result=Patient |
| 2 | **record** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **result** |  |  | the match |  |  |  |  | nom result «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Recollection during the night reduces one's physical fitness considerably

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:24-i-failed-the-missed-penalty-the-lost-race-the-bad-mark:e2:o4:1
# text = Recollection during the night reduces one's physical fitness considerably
1	Recollection	recollection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	during	during	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	reduces	reduce	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	physical	physical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	fitness	fitness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
10	considerably	considerably	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reduce** | present | Recollection during the night | one's physical fitness |  |  |  | considerably *property* | vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer fitness=Patient |

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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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