Exam question 4 · Grown-ups who argue and make up
It is given that a child overhears an argument between parents. Ascertain the responsibility of the child in respect thereof.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: child, you · What happens: give, overhear, ascertain · To what, where: It, argument, responsibility
This is exam question 4 of lesson 14 «Grown-ups who argue and make up» 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 a child overhears an argument between parents.
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 | _ | 7 overhears | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 child | det |
| 6 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 overhears | nsubj |
| 7 | overhears | overhear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 8 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 argument | det |
| 9 | argument | argument | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 overhears | obj |
| 10 | between | between | ADP | _ | 11 parents | case |
| 11 | parents | parent | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 argument | nmod |
| 12 | . | . | 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 | overhear | present | a child | a argument | between parents | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer argument=Stimulus |
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 responsibility of the child in respect thereof.
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 | 3 responsibility | det |
| 3 | responsibility | responsibility | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ascertain | obj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 child | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 child | det |
| 6 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 responsibility | nmod |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 respect | case |
| 8 | respect | respect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 child | nmod |
| 9 | thereof | thereof | ADV | _ | 8 respect | advmod |
| 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 responsibility of the child in respect | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent responsibility=Topic |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The child bears no responsibility to resolve it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 bears | det |
| 2 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 bears | compound |
| 3 | bears | bear | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 4 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 5 responsibility | det |
| 5 | responsibility | responsibility | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 bears | nsubj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 resolve | mark |
| 7 | resolve | resolve | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 responsibility | acl |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 resolve | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | resolve | to-infinitive | responsibility | tree rules |
Option 2
The child is the cause and must apologise
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 child | det |
| 2 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 cause | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 cause | cop |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 cause | det |
| 5 | cause | cause | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 apologise | cc |
| 7 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 apologise | aux |
| 8 | apologise | apologise | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 cause | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the child | the cause | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | apologise speech: apologize | must | the child not said here | tree rules |
Option 3
The child is obliged to mediate forthwith
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 child | det |
| 2 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 obliged | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 obliged | aux:pass |
| 4 | obliged | oblige | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 forthwith | case |
| 6 | mediate | mediate | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 forthwith | amod |
| 7 | forthwith | forthwith | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 obliged | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | oblige | present · passive | the child | to mediate forthwith | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
Option 4
The child is obliged to choose a side
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 child | det |
| 2 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 obliged | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 obliged | aux:pass |
| 4 | obliged | oblige | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 choose | mark |
| 6 | choose | choose | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 obliged | xcomp |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 side | det |
| 8 | side | side | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 choose | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | oblige | present · passive | the child | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: subject=Patient clause=Result | |||||
| 2 | choose | to-infinitive | a side | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent side=Theme |
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