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title: It is given that a classmate has suffered a seizure. Select the resp… — Chased, trapped, frightened: scary mom… · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a classmate has suffered a seizure. Select the response consistent with the established facts. Exam question 3 of lesson 7 «Chased, trapped, frightened: scary moments that come back at night» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics 
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# Exam question 3 · Chased, trapped, frightened: scary moments that come back…

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It is given that a classmate has suffered a seizure. Select the response consistent with the established facts.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** classmate, you · **What happens:** give, suffer, select, establish · **To what, where:** It, seizure, response

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 7 «Chased, trapped, frightened: scary moments that come back at night» 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/7-chased-trapped-frightened-scary-moments-that-come-back-at-night/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a classmate has suffered a seizure.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:7-chased-trapped-frightened-scary-moments-that-come-back-at-night:e3:1
# text = It is given that a classmate has suffered a seizure.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	classmate	classmate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	suffered	suffer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	seizure	seizure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **suffer** | present · perfect | a classmate | a seizure |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer seizure=Stimulus |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Select the response consistent with the established facts.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:7-chased-trapped-frightened-scary-moments-that-come-back-at-night:e3:2
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts.
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	3	amod	_	_
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	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	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 |  |  |  |  | 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 |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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A seizure invariably results in the death of the person affected

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:7-chased-trapped-frightened-scary-moments-that-come-back-at-night:e3:o1:1
# text = A seizure invariably results in the death of the person affected
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	seizure	seizure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
3	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	affected	affect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **affect** | participle |  | the person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **die** |  | the person |  |  |  |  |  | nom death «event intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A seizure is a contagious condition transmitted by physical contact

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:7-chased-trapped-frightened-scary-moments-that-come-back-at-night:e3:o2:1
# text = A seizure is a contagious condition transmitted by physical contact
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	seizure	seizure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	contagious	contagious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	transmitted	transmit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	physical	physical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	contact	contact	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 a** | present | a seizure | a contagious condition |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **transmit** | participle |  | a contagious condition *not said here* |  |  |  | by physical contact | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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

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A seizure arises from a sudden burst of electrical activity within the brain

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:7-chased-trapped-frightened-scary-moments-that-come-back-at-night:e3:o3:1
# text = A seizure arises from a sudden burst of electrical activity within the brain
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	seizure	seizure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	arises	arise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	burst	burst	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	electrical	electrical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	within	within	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arise** | present | a seizure |  |  | a sudden burst of electrical activity |  | within the brain | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **burst** |  |  | electrical activity |  |  |  |  | nom burst «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A seizure is a deliberate act performed in order to gain attention

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:7-chased-trapped-frightened-scary-moments-that-come-back-at-night:e3:o4:1
# text = A seizure is a deliberate act performed in order to gain attention
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	seizure	seizure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	deliberate	deliberate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	performed	perform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	gain	gain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
12	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a seizure | a deliberate act |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **perform** | participle |  | a deliberate act *not said here* |  | order |  |  | vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **gain** | to-infinitive |  | attention |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 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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