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# Exam question 4 · Living with loss: keeping memories, and loss that isn't de…

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Ascertain which of the following is consistent with the facts concerning a friendship formed after a former friend has emigrated.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, facts, former friend · **What happens:** ascertain, follow, be, concern, form, emigrate · **To what, where:** friendship

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 3 «Living with loss: keeping memories, and loss that isn't death» 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/3-living-with-loss-keeping-memories-and-loss-that-isn-t-death/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:3-living-with-loss-keeping-memories-and-loss-that-isn-t-death:e4:1
# text = Ascertain which of the following is consistent with the facts concerning a friendship formed after a former friend has emigrated.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	ccomp	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	friendship	friendship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	formed	form	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
15	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	former	former	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
19	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
20	emigrated	emigrate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with the facts; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the facts *not said here* | a friendship |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus friendship=Experiencer |
| 5 | **form** | participle |  | a friendship *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **emigrate** | present · perfect | a former friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The new friendship necessarily signifies that the former has ended

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:3-living-with-loss-keeping-memories-and-loss-that-isn-t-death:e4:o1:1
# text = The new friendship necessarily signifies that the former has ended
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	friendship	friendship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	necessarily	necessarily	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	signifies	signify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	former	former	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	nsubj	_	_
9	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	ended	end	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **signify** | present | the new friendship |  |  |  |  | necessarily *property* | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **end** | present · perfect | the former |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The new friendship must necessarily be terminated upon the former friend's return

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:3-living-with-loss-keeping-memories-and-loss-that-isn-t-death:e4:o2:1
# text = The new friendship must necessarily be terminated upon the former friend's return
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	friendship	friendship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	necessarily	necessarily	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	terminated	terminate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	former	former	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **terminate** | must · passive |  | the new friendship |  |  |  | upon the former friend's return; necessarily *property* | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **return** |  | the former friend |  |  |  |  |  | nom return «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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

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The new friendship does not constitute a betrayal of the former one

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:3-living-with-loss-keeping-memories-and-loss-that-isn-t-death:e4:o3:1
# text = The new friendship does not constitute a betrayal of the former one
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	friendship	friendship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	constitute	constitute	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	betrayal	betrayal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	former	former	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **constitute** | present · do-support | the new friendship | a betrayal of the former one |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme betrayal=Pivot |
| 2 | **betray** |  |  | the former one |  |  |  |  | nom betrayal «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The new friendship is invalid pending the former friend's consent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:3-living-with-loss-keeping-memories-and-loss-that-isn-t-death:e4:o4:1
# text = The new friendship is invalid pending the former friend's consent
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	friendship	friendship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	invalid	invali	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	pending	pend	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	former	former	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	consent	consent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invali** | present · passive |  | the new friendship |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pend** | gerund |  | the former friend's consent |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **consent** |  | the former friend |  |  |  |  |  | nom consent «communication transitive»: poss=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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