--- title: It is given that a pupil who advocates recycling at school does not… — Check the claim, not the person · tree and pragmatics description: It is given that a pupil who advocates recycling at school does not recycle at home. Select the response consistent with sound reasoning. Exam question 3 of lesson 188 «Check the claim, not the person» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the quest --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/188-check-the-claim-not-the-person/e3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [World](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/) / [Check the claim, not the person](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/188-check-the-claim-not-the-person/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Check the claim, not the person It is given that a pupil who advocates recycling at school does not recycle at home. Select the response consistent with sound reasoning. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** pupil, you · **What happens:** give, advocate, recycle, not recycle, select · **To what, where:** It, school, home, response This is exam question 3 of lesson 188 «Check the claim, not the person» of the world 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/world/188-check-the-claim-not-the-person/#e3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* It is given that a pupil who advocates recycling at school does not recycle at home. ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:188-check-the-claim-not-the-person:e3:1 # text = It is given that a pupil who advocates recycling at school does not recycle at home. 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 that that SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 pupil pupil NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nsubj _ _ 7 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 8 nsubj _ _ 8 advocates advocate VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 acl:relcl _ _ 9 recycling recycle VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 8 xcomp _ _ 10 at at ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 school school NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ 12 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 aux _ _ 13 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 14 advmod _ _ 14 recycle recycle VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 advcl _ _ 15 at at ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 16 home home NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | present · passive | | It | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 2 | **advocate** | present | a pupil | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **recycle** | gerund | a pupil *not said here* | | | school | | | tree rules | | 4 | **not** **recycle** | present · do-support | a pupil | | | home | | | 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. *Sentence 2:* Select the response consistent with sound reasoning. ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:188-check-the-claim-not-the-person:e3:2 # text = Select the response consistent with sound reasoning. 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 3 amod _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 sound sound NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 reasoning reasoning NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} The pupil is thereby prohibited from making proposals ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:188-check-the-claim-not-the-person:e3:o1:1 # text = The pupil is thereby prohibited from making proposals 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 pupil pupil NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 4 thereby thereby ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 prohibited prohibit VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 from from SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 7 making make VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 advcl _ _ 8 proposals proposal NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **prohibit** | present · passive | | the pupil | | | | thereby *property* | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 2 | **make** | gerund | | proposals | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset proposal=Product | ### Option 2 {#o2} The proposal is thereby shown to be without merit ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:188-check-the-claim-not-the-person:e3:o2:1 # text = The proposal is thereby shown to be without merit 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 proposal proposal NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 4 thereby thereby ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 shown show VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 7 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 9 cop _ _ 8 without without ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 merit merit NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **show** | present · passive | | the proposal | | | | thereby *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient | | 2 | **is** | to-infinitive | | | | | | without merit | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} The merit of the proposal must be judged independently of the pupil's conduct ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:188-check-the-claim-not-the-person:e3:o3:1 # text = The merit of the proposal must be judged independently of the pupil's conduct 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 merit merit NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 proposal proposal NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 7 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 8 aux:pass _ _ 8 judged judge VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 9 independently independently ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 10 of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 pupil pupil NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 13 's 's PART POS _ 12 case _ _ 14 conduct conduct NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **judge** | must · passive | | the merit of the proposal | | | | of the pupil's conduct; independently *property* | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.attribute»: subject=Attribute of conduct=Theme | | 2 | **conduct** | | the pupil | | | | | | nom conduct «act transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} The proposal is thereby shown to be meritorious ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:188-check-the-claim-not-the-person:e3:o4:1 # text = The proposal is thereby shown to be meritorious 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 proposal proposal NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 4 thereby thereby ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 shown show VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 7 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 8 cop _ _ 8 meritorious meritorious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **show** | present · passive | | the proposal | | | | thereby *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient | | 2 | **is** | to-infinitive | | | | | | meritorious *property* | tree rules | **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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