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description: Ascertain which statement concerning a promise of secrecy that conceals danger to a child is consistent with this lesson. Exam question 4 of lesson 87 «Good secrets and bad secrets» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of
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# Exam question 4 · Good secrets and bad secrets

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Ascertain which statement concerning a promise of secrecy that conceals danger to a child is consistent with this lesson.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, promise, concerning · **What happens:** ascertain, concern, conceal, be, promise · **To what, where:** statement, promise, danger, secrecy

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:87-good-secrets-and-bad-secrets:e4:1
# text = Ascertain which statement concerning a promise of secrecy that conceals danger to a child is consistent with this lesson.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	csubj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	secrecy	secrecy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	conceals	conceal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	19	det	_	_
19	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | which statement |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statement=Topic |
| 2 | **concern** | gerund |  | a promise of secrecy |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus promise=Experiencer |
| 3 | **conceal** | present | a promise of secrecy | danger |  |  |  | to a child | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent danger=Patient |
| 4 | **is** | present | concerning | which statement *not said here* |  |  |  | with this lesson; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **promise** |  |  | secrecy |  |  |  |  | nom promise «communication 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 {#o1}

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The promise may be broken only with the consent of the person endangered

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:87-good-secrets-and-bad-secrets:e4:o1:1
# text = The promise may be broken only with the consent of the person endangered
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	consent	consent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	endangered	endangered	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | may · passive |  | the promise |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Patient consent=Result |
| 2 | **consent** |  |  | the person |  |  |  |  | nom consent «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The safety of the child outweighs the promise, and a trusted adult ought to be informed

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:87-good-secrets-and-bad-secrets:e4:o2:1
# text = The safety of the child outweighs the promise, and a trusted adult ought to be informed
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	outweighs	outweigh	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	trusted	trust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
13	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	informed	inform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **outweigh** | present | the safety of the child | the promise |  |  |  |  | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot promise=Theme |
| 2 | **trust** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **inform** *speech: other* | ought · passive |  | a trusted adult |  |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The promise lapses solely upon the expiry of one calendar month

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:87-good-secrets-and-bad-secrets:e4:o3:1
# text = The promise lapses solely upon the expiry of one calendar month
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lapses	lapse	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	expiry	expiry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
10	calendar	calendar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lapse** | present | the promise |  |  |  |  | upon the expiry of one calendar month; solely *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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The promise is absolute and must be kept irrespective of the danger

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:87-good-secrets-and-bad-secrets:e4:o4:1
# text = The promise is absolute and must be kept irrespective of the danger
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	absolute	absolute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
9	irrespective	irrespective	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the promise |  |  |  |  | absolute *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | must · passive | the promise *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of the danger; irrespective *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP» |

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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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