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# Exam question 1 · Getting help: when sadness or worry won't go away

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises low mood persisting for a period of weeks?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** low mood · **What happens:** follow, characteris, persist · **To what, where:** low mood

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 29 «Getting help: when sadness or worry won't go away» 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/29-getting-help-when-sadness-or-worry-wont-go-away/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:29-getting-help-when-sadness-or-worry-wont-go-away:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises low mood persisting for a period of weeks?
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	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	mood	mood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	persisting	persist	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	period	period	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	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 |  | low mood |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **persist** | gerund | low mood *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for a period of weeks | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 experienced solely by persons with a substantial reason for sadness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:29-getting-help-when-sadness-or-worry-wont-go-away:e1:o1:1
# text = It is experienced solely by persons with a substantial reason for sadness
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	experienced	experience	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	substantial	substantial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	sadness	sadness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **experience** | present · passive | persons | It |  |  |  | with a substantial reason for sadness; solely *property* | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer subject=Stimulus |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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It constitutes a sign that assistance ought to be sought from a trusted adult

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:29-getting-help-when-sadness-or-worry-wont-go-away:e1:o2:1
# text = It constitutes a sign that assistance ought to be sought from a trusted adult
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
6	assistance	assistance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	sought	seek	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	trusted	trust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | It | a sign |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme sign=Pivot |
| 2 | **seek** | ought · passive |  | assistance |  |  |  | from a trusted adult | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **trust** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It constitutes evidence of a dramatic disposition requiring concealment

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:29-getting-help-when-sadness-or-worry-wont-go-away:e1:o3:1
# text = It constitutes evidence of a dramatic disposition requiring concealment
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	dramatic	dramatic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	disposition	disposition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	requiring	require	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	concealment	concealment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | It | evidence of a dramatic disposition |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme evidence=Pivot |
| 2 | **require** | gerund | a dramatic disposition *not said here* | concealment |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme concealment=Precondition |
| 3 | **evidence** |  |  | a dramatic disposition |  |  |  |  | nom evidence «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It invariably resolves within twenty-four hours without intervention

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:29-getting-help-when-sadness-or-worry-wont-go-away:e1:o4:1
# text = It invariably resolves within twenty-four hours without intervention
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	resolves	resolve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	within	within	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
9	without	without	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	intervention	intervention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **resolve** | present | It |  |  |  | hour | without intervention; invariably *property* | tree rules |

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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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