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title: Whereas a pupil mocks a classmate concerning the death of her mother… — Promises, memory and keeping each othe… · tree and pragmatics
description: Whereas a pupil mocks a classmate concerning the death of her mother, ascertain the conduct most consistent with the matters taught. Exam question 4 of lesson 79 «Promises, memory and keeping each other safe» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragma
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# Exam question 4 · Promises, memory and keeping each other safe

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Whereas a pupil mocks a classmate concerning the death of her mother, ascertain the conduct most consistent with the matters taught.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** pupil, classmate, you, matters, mother · **What happens:** mock, concern, ascertain, teach, die · **To what, where:** classmate, death, conduct

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 79 «Promises, memory and keeping each other safe» 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/79-promises-memory-and-keeping-each-other-safe/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:79-promises-memory-and-keeping-each-other-safe:e4:1
# text = Whereas a pupil mocks a classmate concerning the death of her mother, ascertain the conduct most consistent with the matters taught.
1	Whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	mocks	mock	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	classmate	classmate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	18	advmod	_	_
18	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
19	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	matters	matter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	_
22	taught	teach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mock** | present | a pupil | a classmate |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent classmate=Theme |
| 2 | **concern** | gerund | a classmate *not said here* | the death of pupil's mother |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus death=Experiencer |
| 3 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the conduct |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conduct=Topic |
| 4 | **teach** *speech: other* | past | the matters |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **die** |  | pupil's mother |  |  |  |  |  | nom death «event intransitive»: of=agent |

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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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The matter ought to be concealed from all adults

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:79-promises-memory-and-keeping-each-other-safe:e4:o1:1
# text = The matter ought to be concealed from all adults
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	concealed	conceal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | ought · passive |  | the matter |  |  |  | from all adults | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Patient from adult=Beneficiary |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The classmate ought to retaliate by force, so as to deter any repetition

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:79-promises-memory-and-keeping-each-other-safe:e4:o2:1
# text = The classmate ought to retaliate by force, so as to deter any repetition
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	classmate	classmate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	retaliate	retaliate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	force	force	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	deter	deter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
13	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	14	det	_	_
14	repetition	repetition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **retaliate** | ought | the classmate |  |  |  |  | by force | vn rebel-71.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **deter** | to-infinitive | the classmate *not said here* | any repetition |  |  |  |  | vn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer repetition=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The classmate ought to join in the mockery

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:79-promises-memory-and-keeping-each-other-safe:e4:o3:1
# text = The classmate ought to join in the mockery
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	classmate	classmate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	join	join	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	mockery	mockery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **join** | ought | the classmate |  |  |  |  | in the mockery | vn cooperate-73.1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in mockery=Theme |

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

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The matter ought to be reported to a teacher forthwith

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:79-promises-memory-and-keeping-each-other-safe:e4:o4:1
# text = The matter ought to be reported to a teacher forthwith
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	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	forthwith	forthwith	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **report** | ought · passive |  | the matter | a teacher |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to teacher=Recipient |

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