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title: It is given that a recording of a pupil has been circulated in order… — Humiliated in front of everyone: the m… · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a recording of a pupil has been circulated in order to ridicule him. Determine the most appropriate course of action. Exam question 2 of lesson 9 «Humiliated in front of everyone: the moment that won't go away» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency t
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# Exam question 2 · Humiliated in front of everyone: the moment that won't go…

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It is given that a recording of a pupil has been circulated in order to ridicule him. Determine the most appropriate course of action.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** give, circulate, ridicule, determine · **To what, where:** It, recording, order, pupil, appropriate course

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 9 «Humiliated in front of everyone: the moment that won't go away» 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/9-humiliated-in-front-of-everyone-the-moment-that-won-t-go-away/#e2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a recording of a pupil has been circulated in order to ridicule him.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:9-humiliated-in-front-of-everyone-the-moment-that-won-t-go-away:e2:1
# text = It is given that a recording of a pupil has been circulated in order to ridicule him.
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	_	12	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	recording	recording	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	circulated	circulate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	ridicule	ridicule	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
17	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	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 | **circulate** | present · perfect · passive |  | a recording of a pupil |  | order |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **ridicule** | to-infinitive |  | pupil |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

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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:* Determine the most appropriate course of action.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:9-humiliated-in-front-of-everyone-the-moment-that-won-t-go-away:e2:2
# text = Determine the most appropriate course of action.
1	Determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	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* | the appropriate course of action |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent course=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Acceptance that the recording can never under any circumstances be removed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:9-humiliated-in-front-of-everyone-the-moment-that-won-t-go-away:e2:o1:1
# text = Acceptance that the recording can never under any circumstances be removed
1	Acceptance	acceptance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	recording	recording	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
6	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
7	under	under	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	removed	remove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **remove** | can · passive |  | Acceptance |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Circulation of a retaliatory recording of the persons responsible

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:9-humiliated-in-front-of-everyone-the-moment-that-won-t-go-away:e2:o2:1
# text = Circulation of a retaliatory recording of the persons responsible
1	Circulation	circulation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	retaliatory	retaliatory	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	recording	recording	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	responsible	responsible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **circulate** |  |  | a retaliatory recording of the persons |  |  |  |  | nom circulation «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Continuous perusal of every comment upon the recording

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:9-humiliated-in-front-of-everyone-the-moment-that-won-t-go-away:e2:o3:1
# text = Continuous perusal of every comment upon the recording
1	Continuous	continuous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	perusal	perusal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	comment	comment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	recording	recording	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **peruse** |  |  | every comment upon the recording |  |  |  |  | nom perusal «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Prompt disclosure to a teacher or parent with a view to its removal

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:9-humiliated-in-front-of-everyone-the-moment-that-won-t-go-away:e2:o4:1
# text = Prompt disclosure to a teacher or parent with a view to its removal
1	Prompt	prompt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	disclosure	disclosure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	removal	removal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remove** |  | view |  |  |  |  |  | nom removal «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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