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# Exam question 1 · Disappointed: when things don't go the way you hoped

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises disappointment?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** disappointment

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 25 «Disappointed: when things don't go the way you hoped» 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/25-disappointed-when-things-dont-go-the-way-you-hoped/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:25-disappointed-when-things-dont-go-the-way-you-hoped:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises disappointment?
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	8	obl	_	_
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	disappointment	disappointment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	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 |  | disappointment |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |

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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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A feeling experienced solely in respect of birthday presents

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:25-disappointed-when-things-dont-go-the-way-you-hoped:e1:o1:1
# text = A feeling experienced solely in respect of birthday presents
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	experienced	experience	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	presents	present	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **experience** | participle |  | a feeling *not said here* |  | respect of birthday presents |  | solely *property* | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **respect** |  |  | birthday presents |  |  |  |  | nom respect «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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An abnormal condition requiring immediate medical attention

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:25-disappointed-when-things-dont-go-the-way-you-hoped:e1:o2:1
# text = An abnormal condition requiring immediate medical attention
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	abnormal	abnormal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	requiring	require	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	immediate	immediate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	medical	medical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | gerund | a abnormal condition *not said here* | immediate medical attention |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme attention=Precondition |

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

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A normal response to an outcome falling short of one's hopes, which customarily diminishes

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:25-disappointed-when-things-dont-go-the-way-you-hoped:e1:o3:1
# text = A normal response to an outcome falling short of one's hopes, which customarily diminishes
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	outcome	outcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
8	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	hopes	hope	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
15	customarily	customarily	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	diminishes	diminish	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | gerund | a normal response to a outcome *not said here* |  |  |  |  | short *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **diminish** | present | one's hopes |  |  |  |  | customarily *property* | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **hope** |  | one |  |  |  |  |  | nom hope «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A permanent state persisting for the remainder of one's life

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:25-disappointed-when-things-dont-go-the-way-you-hoped:e1:o4:1
# text = A permanent state persisting for the remainder of one's life
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	permanent	permanent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	persisting	persist	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	remainder	remainder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **persist** | gerund | a permanent state *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for the remainder of one's life | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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