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description: In respect of a self-imposed rule requiring repeated actions to avert harm to another, determine which statement is correct. Exam question 4 of lesson 26 «The mind at night: replays, worst-case thinking and nightmares» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and p
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# Exam question 4 · The mind at night: replays, worst-case thinking and nightm…

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In respect of a self-imposed rule requiring repeated actions to avert harm to another, determine which statement is correct.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** imposed rule · **What happens:** impose, require, repeat, avert, determine, be · **To what, where:** repeated actions, harm, statement, respect, imposed rule

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 26 «The mind at night: replays, worst-case thinking and nightmares» 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/26-the-mind-at-night-replays-worst-case-thinking-and-nightmares/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:26-the-mind-at-night-replays-worst-case-thinking-and-nightmares:e4:1
# text = In respect of a self-imposed rule requiring repeated actions to avert harm to another, determine which statement is correct.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	self	self	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	imposed	impose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
9	requiring	require	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	repeated	repeat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	actions	action	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	avert	avert	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
14	harm	harm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	determine	determine	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	_
19	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	20	det	_	_
20	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
22	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	22	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **impose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **require** | gerund | a imposed rule *not said here* | repeated actions |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme action=Precondition |
| 3 | **repeat** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 4 | **avert** | to-infinitive | a imposed rule *not said here* | harm |  |  |  | to another | tree rules |
| 5 | **determine** | infinitive | a imposed rule *not said here* | which statement |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statement=Topic |
| 6 | **is** | present |  |  |  | respect of a imposed rule |  | correct *property* | tree rules |
| 7 | **respect** |  |  | a imposed rule |  |  |  |  | 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 {#o1}

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Such rules invariably disappear upon reaching adulthood

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:26-the-mind-at-night-replays-worst-case-thinking-and-nightmares:e4:o1:1
# text = Such rules invariably disappear upon reaching adulthood
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	disappear	disappear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	reaching	reach	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	adulthood	adulthood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disappear** | present | Such rules |  |  |  |  | invariably *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **reach** | gerund | Such rules *not said here* | adulthood |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent adulthood=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Such rules ought to be concealed from all adults lest the pupil be thought foolish

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:26-the-mind-at-night-replays-worst-case-thinking-and-nightmares:e4:o2:1
# text = Such rules ought to be concealed from all adults lest the pupil be thought foolish
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	concealed	conceal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	advcl	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
10	lest	lest	SCONJ	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	thought	think	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
15	foolish	foolish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | ought · passive |  | Such rules |  |  |  | from all adults lest the pupil | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Patient from adult=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  | foolish *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V» |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Such a rule is a reliable means of protecting others from harm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:26-the-mind-at-night-replays-worst-case-thinking-and-nightmares:e4:o3:1
# text = Such a rule is a reliable means of protecting others from harm
1	Such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	3	det:predet	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	reliable	reliable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	nsubj	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	protecting	protect	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	ccomp	_	_
10	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	harm	harm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | such rule |  |  |  |  | mean *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **protect** | gerund |  | others |  |  |  | from harm | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent other=Beneficiary from harm=Theme |

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

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Where such a rule grows and consumes time, disclosure to an adult is advisable

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:26-the-mind-at-night-replays-worst-case-thinking-and-nightmares:e4:o4:1
# text = Where such a rule grows and consumes time, disclosure to an adult is advisable
1	Where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	5	advmod	_	_
2	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	4	det:predet	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	advcl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	consumes	consume	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	disclosure	disclosure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	advisable	advisable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | such rule |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **consume** | present | such rule *not said here* |  |  |  | time | to a adult | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | advisable *property* | tree rules |

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