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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — The internet and undersea cables · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning requests for a password received by message. Exam question 3 of lesson 37 «The internet and undersea cables» of the technology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opt
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# Exam question 3 · The internet and undersea cables

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning requests for a password received by message.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** select, establish, receive · **To what, where:** response, password

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 37 «The internet and undersea cables» of the technology 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/technology/37-the-internet-and-undersea-cables/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:37-the-internet-and-undersea-cables:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning requests for a password received by message.
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	concerning	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	requests	request	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	password	password	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	received	receive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	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 | **receive** | participle |  | a password *not said here* |  |  |  | by message | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent by message=Location |

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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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A bank shall request a password by message annually

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:37-the-internet-and-undersea-cables:e3:o1:1
# text = A bank shall request a password by message annually
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	request	request	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	password	password	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	annually	annually	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **request** | shall | a bank | a password |  |  |  | by message; annually *property* | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent password=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A password may be disclosed where the matter is urgent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:37-the-internet-and-undersea-cables:e3:o2:1
# text = A password may be disclosed where the matter is urgent
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	password	password	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	disclosed	disclose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	urgent	urgent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disclose** | may · passive |  | a password |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | present | the matter |  |  |  |  | urgent *property* | tree rules |

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

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A bank shall never request a password by message, and such a message is to be reported to an adult

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:37-the-internet-and-undersea-cables:e3:o3:1
# text = A bank shall never request a password by message, and such a message is to be reported to an adult
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	request	request	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	password	password	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
12	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	14	det:predet	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
17	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	reported	report	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	parataxis	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **request** | shall | a bank | a password |  |  |  | by message | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent password=Recipient |
| 2 | **report** | present · passive |  | such message | a adult |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to adult=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A password may be disclosed where a prize is offered

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:37-the-internet-and-undersea-cables:e3:o4:1
# text = A password may be disclosed where a prize is offered
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	password	password	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	disclosed	disclose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	prize	prize	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	offered	offer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disclose** | may · passive |  | a password |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **offer** | present · passive |  | a prize |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme |

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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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