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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Letting a friend down: broken promises… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a person who witnesses unkindness but does not intervene. Exam question 4 of lesson 4 «Letting a friend down: broken promises and spilled secrets» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and prag
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# Exam question 4 · Letting a friend down: broken promises and spilled secrets

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a person who witnesses unkindness but does not intervene.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts, person · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, witness, not intervene · **To what, where:** response, person, unkindness

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 4 «Letting a friend down: broken promises and spilled secrets» 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/4-letting-a-friend-down-broken-promises-and-spilled-secrets/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:4-letting-a-friend-down-broken-promises-and-spilled-secrets:e4:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a person who witnesses unkindness but does not intervene.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	witnesses	witness	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	unkindness	unkindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	intervene	intervene	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | a person |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus person=Experiencer |
| 4 | **witness** | present | a person | unkindness |  |  |  |  | vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent unkindness=Beneficiary |
| 5 | **not** **intervene** | present · do-support | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 a person bears no relation whatsoever to the incident

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:4-letting-a-friend-down-broken-promises-and-spilled-secrets:e4:o1:1
# text = Such a person bears no relation whatsoever to the incident
1	Such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	4	det:predet	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	relation	relation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:unmarked	_	_
7	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	incident	incident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Such a person is incapable of acting differently on any future occasion

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:4-letting-a-friend-down-broken-promises-and-spilled-secrets:e4:o2:1
# text = Such a person is incapable of acting differently on any future occasion
1	Such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	3	det:predet	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	incapable	incapable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	acting	act	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
8	differently	differently	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
11	future	future	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	occasion	occasion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | such person |  |  |  |  | incapable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **act** | gerund | such person *not said here* |  |  | any future occasion |  | differently *property* | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on occasion=Eventuality |

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

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Such a person is termed a bystander, and fear commonly induces such inaction

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:4-letting-a-friend-down-broken-promises-and-spilled-secrets:e4:o3:1
# text = Such a person is termed a bystander, and fear commonly induces such inaction
1	Such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	3	det:predet	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	person	person	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	termed	term	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bystander	bystander	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	commonly	commonly	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	induces	induce	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
13	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	inaction	inaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **term** | present · passive |  | such person |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Theme bystander=Result |
| 2 | **induce** | present | fear | such inaction |  |  |  | commonly *property* | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inaction=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Such a person is invariably the instigator of the unkindness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:4-letting-a-friend-down-broken-promises-and-spilled-secrets:e4:o4:1
# text = Such a person is invariably the instigator of the unkindness
1	Such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	3	det:predet	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	instigator	instigator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	unkindness	unkindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | such person | the instigator |  |  |  | of the unkindness; 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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