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# Exam question 1 · Accidents, wars and deaths on the news

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the representation of fatal accidents in news reports?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, represent · **To what, where:** representation, fatal accidents

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 60 «Accidents, wars and deaths on the news» of the religion ethics 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/religion-ethics/60-accidents-wars-and-deaths-on-the-news/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:60-accidents-wars-and-deaths-on-the-news:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the representation of fatal accidents in news reports?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	representation	representation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	fatal	fatal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	accidents	accident	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	reports	report	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the representation of fatal accidents in news reports |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **represent** |  |  | fatal accidents in news reports |  |  |  |  | nom representation «cognition 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Such events are reported because of their gravity and comparative rarity

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:60-accidents-wars-and-deaths-on-the-news:e1:o1:1
# text = Such events are reported because of their gravity and comparative rarity
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	reported	report	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	gravity	gravity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	comparative	comparative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	rarity	rarity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **report** | present · passive |  | Such events |  |  |  | because events's gravity and comparative rarity | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Such events are fabricated by broadcasters for entertainment

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:60-accidents-wars-and-deaths-on-the-news:e1:o2:1
# text = Such events are fabricated by broadcasters for entertainment
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	fabricated	fabricate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	broadcasters	broadcaster	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	entertainment	entertainment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fabricate** | present · passive | broadcasters | Such events |  |  |  | for entertainment | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent subject=Result for entertainment=Beneficiary |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Such events are reported only when caused deliberately

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:60-accidents-wars-and-deaths-on-the-news:e1:o3:1
# text = Such events are reported only when caused deliberately
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	reported	report	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
7	caused	cause	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	xcomp	_	_
8	deliberately	deliberately	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **report** | present · passive |  | Such events |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: subject=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **cause** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | deliberately *property* | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Such events are reported because they occur on every journey

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:60-accidents-wars-and-deaths-on-the-news:e1:o4:1
# text = Such events are reported because they occur on every journey
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	reported	report	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	occur	occur	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **report** | present · passive |  | Such events |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: subject=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **occur** | present | events *= event* |  |  | every journey |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on journey=Location |

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