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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Kindness to the dying and visiting the… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning an elderly neighbour who has not been seen for several days. Exam question 3 of lesson 77 «Kindness to the dying and visiting the old» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics 
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# Exam question 3 · Kindness to the dying and visiting the old

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning an elderly neighbour who has not been seen for several days.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, not see · **To what, where:** response, elderly neighbour

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 77 «Kindness to the dying and visiting the old» 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/77-kindness-to-the-dying-and-visiting-the-old/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:77-kindness-to-the-dying-and-visiting-the-old:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning an elderly neighbour who has not been seen for several days.
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	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	elderly	elderly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
14	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
16	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl:relcl	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	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 elderly neighbour |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus neighbour=Experiencer |
| 4 | **not** **see** | present · perfect · passive |  | a elderly neighbour |  |  | day |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The matter ought to be reported to a responsible adult without delay

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:77-kindness-to-the-dying-and-visiting-the-old:e3:o1:1
# text = The matter ought to be reported to a responsible adult without delay
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	reported	report	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	responsible	responsible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	without	without	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	delay	delay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **report** | ought · passive |  | the matter | a responsible adult |  |  | without delay | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to adult=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Entry ought to be forced by the child alone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:77-kindness-to-the-dying-and-visiting-the-old:e3:o2:1
# text = Entry ought to be forced by the child alone
1	Entry	entry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	forced	force	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **force** | ought · passive | the child | Entry |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The neighbour ought to be awaited for a further fortnight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:77-kindness-to-the-dying-and-visiting-the-old:e3:o3:1
# text = The neighbour ought to be awaited for a further fortnight
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	awaited	await	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	further	further	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	fortnight	fortnight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **await** | ought · passive |  | the neighbour |  |  | fortnight |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The matter ought to be disregarded as being of no concern

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:77-kindness-to-the-dying-and-visiting-the-old:e3:o4:1
# text = The matter ought to be disregarded as being of no concern
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	disregarded	disregard	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	cop	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	det	_	_
11	concern	concern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disregard** | ought · passive |  | the matter |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | as no concern | 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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