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description: Identify the principal characteristic of a thought containing the words "never" and "always" during disappointment. Exam question 2 of lesson 25 «Disappointed: when things don't go the way you hoped» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the qu
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# Exam question 2 · Disappointed: when things don't go the way you hoped

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Identify the principal characteristic of a thought containing the words "never" and "always" during disappointment.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, thought · **What happens:** identify, contain · **To what, where:** principal characteristic, words

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This is exam question 2 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/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:25-disappointed-when-things-dont-go-the-way-you-hoped:e2:1
# text = Identify the principal characteristic of a thought containing the words "never" and "always" during disappointment.
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	characteristic	characteristic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	thought	thought	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	containing	contain	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
15	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	19	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
18	during	during	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	disappointment	disappointment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	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* | the principal characteristic of a thought and disappointment |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent characteristic=Theme |
| 2 | **contain** | gerund | a thought *not said here* | the words |  |  |  |  | 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 {#o1}

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It is a reliable prediction of future events

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:25-disappointed-when-things-dont-go-the-way-you-hoped:e2:o1:1
# text = It is a reliable prediction of future events
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	reliable	reliable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	prediction	prediction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	future	future	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a reliable prediction |  |  |  | of future events | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It invariably constitutes an accurate statement of fact

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:25-disappointed-when-things-dont-go-the-way-you-hoped:e2:o2:1
# text = It invariably constitutes an accurate statement of fact
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	accurate	accurate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | It | a accurate statement of fact |  |  |  | invariably *property* | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme statement=Pivot |
| 2 | **state** |  |  | fact |  |  |  |  | nom statement «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It indicates that the disappointment has concluded

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:25-disappointed-when-things-dont-go-the-way-you-hoped:e2:o3:1
# text = It indicates that the disappointment has concluded
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	indicates	indicate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	disappointment	disappointment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	concluded	conclude	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **indicate** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **conclude** | present · perfect · passive |  | the disappointment |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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It commonly exaggerates a genuine feeling beyond the facts

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:25-disappointed-when-things-dont-go-the-way-you-hoped:e2:o4:1
# text = It commonly exaggerates a genuine feeling beyond the facts
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	commonly	commonly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	exaggerates	exaggerate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	genuine	genuine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	beyond	beyond	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exaggerate** | present | It | a genuine feeling |  |  |  | beyond the facts; commonly *property* | tree rules |

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