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description: Determine which observations constitute the strongest evidence that a peer requires support. Exam question 4 of lesson 31 «Olympiad: reading hidden feelings in hard times ★★★» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each optio
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# Exam question 4 · Olympiad: reading hidden feelings in hard times ★★★

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Determine which observations constitute the strongest evidence that a peer requires support.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, observations, peer · **What happens:** determine, constitute, require · **To what, where:** strongest evidence, support

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:31-olympiad-reading-hidden-feelings-in-hard-times:e4:1
# text = Determine which observations constitute the strongest evidence that a peer requires support.
1	Determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	observations	observation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	constitute	constitute	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	strongest	strong	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
7	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	peer	peer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	requires	require	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl	_	_
12	support	support	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **constitute** | present | which observations | the strongest evidence |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme evidence=Pivot |
| 3 | **require** | present | a peer | support |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme support=Precondition |

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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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A single exaggerated complaint following defeat in a sporting fixture

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:31-olympiad-reading-hidden-feelings-in-hard-times:e4:o1:1
# text = A single exaggerated complaint following defeat in a sporting fixture
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	exaggerated	exaggerate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	complaint	complaint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	defeat	defeat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	sporting	sport	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	amod	_	_
10	fixture	fixture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exaggerate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **sport** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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An expression of hunger shortly before lunch

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:31-olympiad-reading-hidden-feelings-in-hard-times:e4:o2:1
# text = An expression of hunger shortly before lunch
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	expression	expression	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	hunger	hunger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	shortly	shortly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	before	before	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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

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A lasting change in behaviour with a request for secrecy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:31-olympiad-reading-hidden-feelings-in-hard-times:e4:o3:1
# text = A lasting change in behaviour with a request for secrecy
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	lasting	lasting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	secrecy	secrecy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A solitary yawn in the course of a lesson

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:31-olympiad-reading-hidden-feelings-in-hard-times:e4:o4:1
# text = A solitary yawn in the course of a lesson
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	solitary	solitary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	yawn	yawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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