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# Exam question 3 · Kind truths: honesty with a gentle voice

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Given that a friend is to perform publicly on the following day, identify the course of action most consistent with the counsel of coaches as cited.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** friend · **What happens:** give, be, follow, identify, cite · **To what, where:** course

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 84 «Kind truths: honesty with a gentle voice» 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/84-kind-truths-honesty-with-a-gentle-voice/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:84-kind-truths-honesty-with-a-gentle-voice:e3:1
# text = Given that a friend is to perform publicly on the following day, identify the course of action most consistent with the counsel of coaches as cited.
1	Given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	advcl	_	_
2	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	perform	perform	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	publicly	publicly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	amod	_	_
12	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	identify	identify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
19	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	20	advmod	_	_
20	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
21	with	with	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	counsel	counsel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	coaches	coach	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	nmod	_	_
26	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	27	mark	_	_
27	cited	cite	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | participle | a friend *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | a friend |  |  |  | day | perform, publicly *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **identify** | infinitive | a friend *not said here* | the course of action |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent course=Theme |
| 5 | **cite** | participle | a friend *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=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 provision of extravagant false praise both before and after

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:84-kind-truths-honesty-with-a-gentle-voice:e3:o1:1
# text = The provision of extravagant false praise both before and after
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	provision	provision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	extravagant	extravagant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	praise	praise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc:preconj	_	_
8	before	before	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	after	after	ADV	RB	_	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **provide** |  | extravagant false praise |  |  |  |  |  | nom provision «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The withdrawal of the friend from the performance without consultation

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:84-kind-truths-honesty-with-a-gentle-voice:e3:o2:1
# text = The withdrawal of the friend from the performance without consultation
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	withdrawal	withdrawal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	performance	performance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
9	without	without	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	consultation	consultation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **withdraw** |  |  | the friend |  | the performance without consultation |  |  | nom withdrawal «communication transitive»: of=patient from=place |

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

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The provision of encouragement beforehand, candid criticism being reserved for a later occasion

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:84-kind-truths-honesty-with-a-gentle-voice:e3:o3:1
# text = The provision of encouragement beforehand, candid criticism being reserved for a later occasion
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	provision	provision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	encouragement	encouragement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	beforehand	beforehand	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	candid	candid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	criticism	criticism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	reserved	reserve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	later	late	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	14	amod	_	_
14	occasion	occasion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reserve** | gerund · passive |  | the provision of encouragement |  |  |  | for a later occasion | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Theme for occasion=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **provide** |  | encouragement |  |  |  |  |  | nom provision «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The provision of severe criticism immediately prior to the performance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:84-kind-truths-honesty-with-a-gentle-voice:e3:o4:1
# text = The provision of severe criticism immediately prior to the performance
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	provision	provision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	severe	severe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	criticism	criticism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	immediately	immediately	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	prior	prior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	performance	performance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **provide** |  | severe criticism |  |  |  |  |  | nom provision «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

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