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description: In respect of the term "feedback" as applied to written work, determine which description is correct. Exam question 4 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 question an
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# Exam question 4 · I failed: the missed penalty, the lost race, the bad mark

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In respect of the term "feedback" as applied to written work, 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:** apply, write, determine, be, respect · **To what, where:** respect, term

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:24-i-failed-the-missed-penalty-the-lost-race-the-bad-mark:e4:1
# text = In respect of the term "feedback" as applied to written work, determine which description is correct.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	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	feedback	feedback	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	applied	apply	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	advcl	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
13	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	17	det	_	_
17	description	description	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
19	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **apply** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to written work | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **write** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | respect of the term |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | present | which description |  |  |  |  | correct *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **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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Advice concerning the means by which the work may be improved

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:24-i-failed-the-missed-penalty-the-lost-race-the-bad-mark:e4:o1:1
# text = Advice concerning the means by which the work may be improved
1	Advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	obj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	improved	improve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **concern** | gerund | Advice *not said here* | the |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus the=Experiencer |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Advice |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **improve** | may · passive |  | the work |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A penalty imposed for unsatisfactory performance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:24-i-failed-the-missed-penalty-the-lost-race-the-bad-mark:e4:o2:1
# text = A penalty imposed for unsatisfactory performance
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	penalty	penalty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	imposed	impose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	unsatisfactory	unsatisfactory	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	performance	performance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **impose** | participle |  | a penalty *not said here* |  |  |  | for unsatisfactory performance | vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The return of the work unread to the pupil

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:24-i-failed-the-missed-penalty-the-lost-race-the-bad-mark:e4:o3:1
# text = The return of the work unread to the pupil
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	unread	unread	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** |  | the work |  |  |  |  |  | nom return «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A numerical grade awarded without any comment

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:24-i-failed-the-missed-penalty-the-lost-race-the-bad-mark:e4:o4:1
# text = A numerical grade awarded without any comment
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	numerical	numerical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	grade	grade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	awarded	award	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	without	without	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	comment	comment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **award** | participle |  | a numerical grade *not said here* |  |  |  | without any comment | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=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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