Exam question 4 · When things break: boilers, plumbers and paint
It is given that the refuse of a household is not presented for collection upon the designated evening. Ascertain the most probable consequence.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: give, not present, designate, ascertain · To what, where: It, refuse, probable consequence
This is exam question 4 of lesson 11 «When things break: boilers, plumbers and paint» 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 the refuse of a household is not presented for collection upon the designated evening.
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 | _ | 12 presented | mark |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 refuse | det |
| 6 | refuse | refuse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 presented | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 household | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 household | det |
| 9 | household | household | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 refuse | nmod |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 presented | aux:pass |
| 11 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 12 presented | advmod |
| 12 | presented | present | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 given | advcl |
| 13 | for | for | ADP | _ | 14 collection | case |
| 14 | collection | collection | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 presented | obl |
| 15 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 18 evening | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 evening | det |
| 17 | designated | designate | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 18 evening | amod |
| 18 | evening | evening | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 presented | obl |
| 19 | . | . | 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 | not present | present · passive | the refuse of a household | evening | for collection | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme for collection=Recipient | |||
| 3 | designate | participle | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
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.
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 | . | . | 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 | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consequence=Topic |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
The household shall be required to vacate the dwelling
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 household | det |
| 2 | household | household | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 required | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 required | aux |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 required | aux:pass |
| 5 | required | require | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 vacate | mark |
| 7 | vacate | vacate | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 required | xcomp |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 dwelling | det |
| 9 | dwelling | dwelling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 vacate | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | require | shall · passive | the household | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | vacate | to-infinitive | the dwelling | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme dwelling=Initial_Location |
Option 2
The refuse shall be removed by the landlord forthwith
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 refuse | det |
| 2 | refuse | refuse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 removed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 removed | aux |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 removed | aux:pass |
| 5 | removed | remove | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | by | by | ADP | _ | 8 landlord | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 landlord | det |
| 8 | landlord | landlord | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 removed | obl |
| 9 | forthwith | forthwith | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 removed | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | remove | shall · passive | the landlord | the refuse | forthwith property | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
Option 3
The council shall return on the following morning without fail to collect it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 council | det |
| 2 | council | council | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 return | nsubj |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 return | aux |
| 4 | return | return | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 8 morning | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 morning | det |
| 7 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 morning | amod |
| 8 | morning | morning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 return | obl |
| 9 | without | without | ADP | _ | 10 fail | case |
| 10 | fail | fail | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 return | obl |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 collect | mark |
| 12 | collect | collect | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 return | advcl |
| 13 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 collect | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | return | shall | the council | morning | without fail | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||
| 2 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 3 | collect | to-infinitive | the council not said here | council | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
The refuse shall remain until the subsequent scheduled collection
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 refuse | det |
| 2 | refuse | refuse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 remain | nsubj |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 remain | aux |
| 4 | remain | remain | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | until | until | ADP | _ | 9 collection | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 collection | det |
| 7 | subsequent | subsequent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 collection | amod |
| 8 | scheduled | schedule | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 collection | compound |
| 9 | collection | collection | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 remain | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | remain | shall | the refuse | until the subsequent scheduled collection | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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