Exam question 3 · Sore backs, glasses and feeling low

It is given that an employee has been "signed off" by a medical practitioner. Ascertain the meaning of this expression.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: medical practitioner, you · What happens: give, sign off, ascertain, mean · To what, where: It, employee, meaning, expression

This is exam question 3 of lesson 22 «Sore backs, glasses and feeling low» 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 employee has been "signed off" by a medical practitioner.

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 signed	mark
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 employee	det
6	employee	employee	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 signed	nsubj:pass
7	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 signed	aux
8	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	10 signed	aux:pass
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	10 signed	punct
10	signed	sign	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 given	advcl
11	off	off	ADP	_	10 signed	compound:prt
12	"	"	PUNCT	_	10 signed	punct
13	by	by	ADP	_	16 practitioner	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 practitioner	det
15	medical	medical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 practitioner	amod
16	practitioner	practitioner	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 signed	obl
17	.	.	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	sign off in a quote	present · perfect · passive	a medical practitioner	a employee					vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent 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 meaning of this expression.

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 meaning	det
3	meaning	meaning	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ascertain	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 expression	case
5	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	6 expression	det
6	expression	expression	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 meaning	nmod
7	.	.	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 meaning of this expression					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Topic
2	mean			this expression					nom meaning «communication transitive»: of=patient

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

A doctor has certified that the person is presently unfit for work

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 doctor	det
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 certified	nsubj:pass
3	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 certified	aux
4	certified	certify	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	that	that	SCONJ	_	10 unfit	mark
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 person	det
7	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 unfit	nsubj
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 unfit	cop
9	presently	presently	ADV	_	10 unfit	advmod
10	unfit	unfit	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 certified	advcl
11	for	for	ADP	_	12 work	case
12	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 unfit	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	certify	present · perfect · passive		a doctor					vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	is	present	the person					for work; presently, unfit property	tree rules

Option 2

The employee has been dismissed for misconduct

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 employee	det
2	employee	employee	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 dismissed	nsubj:pass
3	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 dismissed	aux
4	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	5 dismissed	aux:pass
5	dismissed	dismiss	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 misconduct	case
7	misconduct	misconduct	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 dismissed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dismiss	present · perfect · passive		the employee				for misconduct	vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Option 3

The employee has signed a contract for new employment with another firm

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 employee	det
2	employee	employee	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 signed	nsubj
3	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 signed	aux
4	signed	sign	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 contract	det
6	contract	contract	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 signed	obj
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 employment	case
8	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 employment	amod
9	employment	employment	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 signed	obl
10	with	with	ADP	_	12 firm	case
11	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	12 firm	det
12	firm	firm	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 employment	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sign	present · perfect	the employee	a contract				for new employment with another firm	vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent contract=Destination

Option 4

The employee has voluntarily commenced a holiday

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 employee	det
2	employee	employee	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 commenced	nsubj:pass
3	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 commenced	aux
4	voluntarily	voluntarily	ADV	_	5 commenced	advmod
5	commenced	commence	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 holiday	det
7	holiday	holiday	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 commenced	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	commence	present · perfect · passive		the employee				voluntarily property	tree rules

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