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# Exam question 2 · Good secrets and bad secrets

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Given that an adult requests a child to conceal a matter from the child's parents, identify the course of action consistent with established child-safety guidance.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** adult · **What happens:** give, request, conceal, identify, establish · **To what, where:** child, matter, course

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 87 «Good secrets and bad secrets» 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/87-good-secrets-and-bad-secrets/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:87-good-secrets-and-bad-secrets:e2:1
# text = Given that an adult requests a child to conceal a matter from the child's parents, identify the course of action consistent with established child-safety guidance.
1	Given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
2	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	requests	request	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	conceal	conceal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	identify	identify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
23	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	advcl:relcl	_	_
24	with	with	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
25	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	29	amod	_	_
26	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	compound	_	_
29	guidance	guidance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | participle | a adult *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **request** | present | a adult |  | a child |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent child=Recipient |
| 3 | **conceal** | to-infinitive | a adult *not said here* | a matter |  |  |  | from the child's parents | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent matter=Patient from parent=Beneficiary |
| 4 | **identify** | infinitive | a adult *not said here* | the course of action |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent course=Theme |
| 5 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

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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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Disclosure to the parents or another trusted adult without delay

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:87-good-secrets-and-bad-secrets:e2:o1:1
# text = Disclosure to the parents or another trusted adult without delay
1	Disclosure	disclosure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
7	trusted	trust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
9	without	without	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	delay	delay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trust** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Consultation with the requesting adult before any disclosure

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:87-good-secrets-and-bad-secrets:e2:o2:1
# text = Consultation with the requesting adult before any disclosure
1	Consultation	consultation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	requesting	request	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	before	before	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	disclosure	disclosure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **request** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Abstention from any action unless the matter appears dangerous

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:87-good-secrets-and-bad-secrets:e2:o3:1
# text = Abstention from any action unless the matter appears dangerous
1	Abstention	abstention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	unless	unless	SCONJ	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	appears	appear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | present | Abstention from any action unless the matter |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Preservation of the confidence in deference to the adult's authority

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:87-good-secrets-and-bad-secrets:e2:o4:1
# text = Preservation of the confidence in deference to the adult's authority
1	Preservation	preservation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	confidence	confidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	deference	deference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	authority	authority	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **preserve** |  |  | the confidence in deference |  |  |  | to the adult's authority | nom preservation «act transitive»: of=patient to=obl |

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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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