Exam question 4 · A day at a grown-up's job
It is given that an organisation is short-staffed. Ascertain the most probable consequence for the remaining employees.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you · What happens: give, staff, ascertain, remain · To what, where: It, organisation, probable consequence
This is exam question 4 of lesson 1 «A day at a grown-up's job» of the adult life 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.
The question
Sentence 1: It is given that an organisation is short-staffed.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 given | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | aux:pass |
| 3 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 10 staffed | mark |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 organisation | det |
| 6 | organisation | organisation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 staffed | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 staffed | aux:pass |
| 8 | short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 staffed | compound |
| 9 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 8 short | punct |
| 10 | staffed | staff | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 given | advcl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 given | 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 | staff | present · passive | a organisation | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: subject=Destination |
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: Ascertain the most probable consequence for the remaining employees.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ascertain | ascertain | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 consequence | det |
| 3 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 4 probable | advmod |
| 4 | probable | probable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 consequence | amod |
| 5 | consequence | consequence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ascertain | obj |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 employees | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 employees | det |
| 8 | remaining | remain | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 9 employees | amod |
| 9 | employees | employee | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 consequence | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Ascertain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ascertain | imperative | you not said here | the probable consequence | for the remaining employees | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Precondition consequence=Theme for employee=Beneficiary | |||
| 2 | remain | gerund | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
They must perform the duties of absent colleagues in addition to their own
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 perform | nsubj |
| 2 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 perform | aux |
| 3 | perform | perform | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 duties | det |
| 5 | duties | duty | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 perform | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 colleagues | case |
| 7 | absent | absent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 colleagues | amod |
| 8 | colleagues | colleague | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 duties | nmod |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 addition | case |
| 10 | addition | addition | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 perform | obl |
| 11 | to | to | ADP | _ | 13 own | case |
| 12 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 own | nmod:poss |
| 13 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 perform | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | perform | must | They | the duties of absent colleagues | addition | to colleagues's own | vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent duty=Theme |
Option 2
They are granted additional annual leave in compensation for the inconvenience
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 granted | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 granted | aux:pass |
| 3 | granted | grant | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | additional | additional | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 leave | amod |
| 5 | annual | annual | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 leave | amod |
| 6 | leave | leave | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 granted | obj |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 compensation | case |
| 8 | compensation | compensation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 leave | nmod |
| 9 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 inconvenience | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 inconvenience | det |
| 11 | inconvenience | inconvenience | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 leave | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grant | present · passive | They | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: subject=Goal leave=Theme |
Option 3
They are required to work from home on all days
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 required | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 required | aux:pass |
| 3 | required | require | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 work | mark |
| 5 | work | work | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 required | xcomp |
| 6 | from | from | ADP | _ | 7 home | case |
| 7 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 work | obl |
| 8 | on | on | ADP | _ | 10 days | case |
| 9 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 10 days | det |
| 10 | days | day | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 work | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | require | present · passive | They | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | work | to-infinitive | home | day | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
They are each assigned a smaller workload than before
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 workload | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 workload | cop |
| 3 | each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 7 workload | det |
| 4 | assigned | assign | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 workload | amod |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 workload | det |
| 6 | smaller | small | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 7 workload | amod |
| 7 | workload | workload | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | than | than | ADP | _ | 9 before | case |
| 9 | before | before | ADV | _ | 7 workload | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | assign | participle | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | is a | present | They | each assigned smaller workload | tree rules |
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