--- title: Which of the following most accurately characterises the assertion "… — Bets, dares and silly reasons · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following most accurately characterises the assertion "If you do not do it, you are scared"? 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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/world/169-bets-dares-and-silly-reasons/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:169-bets-dares-and-silly-reasons:e4:1 # text = Which of the following most accurately characterises the assertion "If you do not do it, you are scared"? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 7 nsubj _ _ 2 of of SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 4 following follow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 7 csubj _ _ 5 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 6 advmod _ _ 6 accurately accurately ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 characterises characteris VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 assertion assertion NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 " " PUNCT `` _ 15 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 If if SCONJ IN _ 15 mark _ _ 12 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 13 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 14 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 15 advmod _ _ 15 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 ccomp _ _ 16 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 18 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 19 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 20 cop _ _ 20 scared scared ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 21 " " PUNCT '' _ 15 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 22 ? ? PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **follow** | gerund | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **characteris** | present | | the assertion | | | | accurately *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **not** **do** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present · do-support | you | assertion | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality | | 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | you | | | | | scared *property* | tree rules | 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} A false choice which ignores other reasons for refusal ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:169-bets-dares-and-silly-reasons:e4:o1:1 # text = A false choice which ignores other reasons for refusal 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 false false ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 choice choice NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 5 nsubj _ _ 5 ignores ignore VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 acl:relcl _ _ 6 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 reasons reason NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obj _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 refusal refusal NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ignore** | present | a false choice | other reasons | | | | for refusal | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} A statement supported by evidence ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:169-bets-dares-and-silly-reasons:e4:o2:1 # text = A statement supported by evidence 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 statement statement NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 supported support VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 acl _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 evidence evidence NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **support** | participle | | a statement *not said here* | | | | by evidence | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 3 {#o3} A binding wager agreed by both parties ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:169-bets-dares-and-silly-reasons:e4:o3:1 # text = A binding wager agreed by both parties 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 binding binding NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 wager wager NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 agreed agree VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 acl _ _ 5 by by ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 both both DET DT PronType=Tot 7 det _ _ 7 parties party NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl:agent _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | participle | | a binding wager *not said here* | | | | | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} A fair test of courage ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:169-bets-dares-and-silly-reasons:e4:o4:1 # text = A fair test of courage 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 fair fair ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 test test NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 courage courage NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **test** | | | courage | | | | | nom test «cognition transitive»: of=patient | **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. 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