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description: Ascertain which of the following is consistent with the facts concerning the conduct of wasps. Exam question 4 of lesson 6 «Bitten, lost, hurt: when fear stays after the danger» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opt
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# Exam question 4 · Bitten, lost, hurt: when fear stays after the danger

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Ascertain which of the following is consistent with the facts concerning the conduct of wasps.

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

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 6 «Bitten, lost, hurt: when fear stays after the danger» 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/6-bitten-lost-hurt-when-fear-stays-after-the-danger/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:6-bitten-lost-hurt-when-fear-stays-after-the-danger:e4:1
# text = Ascertain which of the following is consistent with the facts concerning the conduct of wasps.
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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	wasps	wasp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	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* | the conduct of wasps |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus conduct=Experiencer |
| 5 | **conduct** |  |  | wasps |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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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Wasps are incapable of stinging any person more than once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:6-bitten-lost-hurt-when-fear-stays-after-the-danger:e4:o1:1
# text = Wasps are incapable of stinging any person more than once
1	Wasps	wasp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	incapable	incapable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	stinging	sting	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	3	advmod	_	_
9	than	than	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Wasps |  |  |  |  | incapable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **sting** | gerund | Wasps *not said here* | any person |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus person=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Wasps pursue human beings deliberately in order to sting them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:6-bitten-lost-hurt-when-fear-stays-after-the-danger:e4:o2:1
# text = Wasps pursue human beings deliberately in order to sting them
1	Wasps	wasp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pursue	pursue	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	beings	being	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	deliberately	deliberately	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	sting	sting	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pursue** | present | Wasps | human beings |  | order |  | deliberately *property* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent being=Theme in order=Trajectory |
| 2 | **sting** | to-infinitive | Wasps *not said here* | beings *= being* |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus they=Experiencer |

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

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Wasps commonly sting when they perceive themselves to be threatened

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:6-bitten-lost-hurt-when-fear-stays-after-the-danger:e4:o3:1
# text = Wasps commonly sting when they perceive themselves to be threatened
1	Wasps	wasp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	commonly	commonly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sting	sting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	perceive	perceive	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	6	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	threatened	threaten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **perceive** | present | Wasps and commonly sting | Wasps *= wasp* |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer themselves=Stimulus |
| 2 | **threaten** | to-infinitive · passive | Wasps and commonly sting *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Wasps are dispersed effectively by vigorous flapping of the arms

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:6-bitten-lost-hurt-when-fear-stays-after-the-danger:e4:o4:1
# text = Wasps are dispersed effectively by vigorous flapping of the arms
1	Wasps	wasp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	dispersed	disperse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	effectively	effectively	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	vigorous	vigorous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	flapping	flapping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disperse** | present · passive | vigorous flapping of the arms | Wasps |  |  |  | effectively *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 2 | **flap** |  |  | the arms |  |  |  |  | nom flapping «event transitive»: of=patient |

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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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