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title: Identify the statement most consistent with the observation that a b… — Olympiad: reading hidden feelings in h… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the statement most consistent with the observation that a bereaved pupil laughs in the morning and weeps in the evening. Exam question 1 of lesson 31 «Olympiad: reading hidden feelings in hard times ★★★» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmat
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# Exam question 1 · Olympiad: reading hidden feelings in hard times ★★★

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Identify the statement most consistent with the observation that a bereaved pupil laughs in the morning and weeps in the evening.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, bereaved pupil · **What happens:** identify, laugh, weep · **To what, where:** statement

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 31 «Olympiad: reading hidden feelings in hard times ★★★» 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/31-olympiad-reading-hidden-feelings-in-hard-times/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:31-olympiad-reading-hidden-feelings-in-hard-times:e1:1
# text = Identify the statement most consistent with the observation that a bereaved pupil laughs in the morning and weeps in the evening.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	5	advmod	_	_
5	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	observation	observation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	bereaved	bereaved	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	laughs	laugh	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	weeps	weep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	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 statement |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent statement=Theme |
| 2 | **laugh** | present | a bereaved pupil |  |  |  | morning |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **weep** | present | a bereaved pupil *not said here* |  |  |  | evening |  | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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Such alternation indicates indifference to the loss

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:31-olympiad-reading-hidden-feelings-in-hard-times:e1:o1:1
# text = Such alternation indicates indifference to the loss
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	alternation	alternation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	indicates	indicate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	indifference	indifference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	loss	loss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **indicate** | present | Such alternation | indifference |  |  |  | to the loss | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot indifference=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The laughter demonstrates that the bereavement has been resolved

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:31-olympiad-reading-hidden-feelings-in-hard-times:e1:o2:1
# text = The laughter demonstrates that the bereavement has been resolved
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	laughter	laughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	demonstrates	demonstrate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bereavement	bereavement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	resolved	resolve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **demonstrate** | present | the laughter |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **resolve** | present · perfect · passive |  | the bereavement |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

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Grief characteristically fluctuates, and both responses are genuine

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:31-olympiad-reading-hidden-feelings-in-hard-times:e1:o3:1
# text = Grief characteristically fluctuates, and both responses are genuine
1	Grief	grief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	characteristically	characteristically	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	fluctuates	fluctuate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	responses	response	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	genuine	genuine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fluctuate** | present | Grief |  |  |  |  | characteristically *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **is** | present | both responses |  |  |  |  | genuine *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The weeping is feigned in order to obtain attention

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:31-olympiad-reading-hidden-feelings-in-hard-times:e1:o4:1
# text = The weeping is feigned in order to obtain attention
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	weeping	weeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	feigned	feign	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	8	mark	_	_
6	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	fixed	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	obtain	obtain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
9	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feign** | present · passive |  | the weeping |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **obtain** | to-infinitive |  | attention |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset attention=Theme |

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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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