Exam question 4 · Sore backs, glasses and feeling low

Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the function of a counsellor.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, response, established facts · What happens: select, be, establish, concern · To what, where: response, function

This is exam question 4 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

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Select	select	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 response	det
3	response	response	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Select	obj
4	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 consistent	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 consistent	cop
6	consistent	consistent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 response	acl:relcl
7	with	with	ADP	_	10 facts	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 facts	det
9	established	establish	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 facts	amod
10	facts	fact	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 consistent	obl
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	10 facts	acl
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 function	det
13	function	function	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 concerning	obj
14	of	of	ADP	_	16 counsellor	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 counsellor	det
16	counsellor	counsellor	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 function	nmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Select	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	select	imperative	you not said here	the response		vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme
2	is	present	the response		with the established facts; consistent property	tree rules
3	establish	participle				vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot
4	concern	gerund	the established facts not said here	the function of a counsellor		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus function=Experiencer

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.

The options

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

A trained person who listens in confidence and assists in coping

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 person	det
2	trained	train	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 person	amod
3	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 listens	nsubj
5	listens	listen	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 person	acl:relcl
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 confidence	case
7	confidence	confidence	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 listens	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 assists	cc
9	assists	assist	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 listens	conj
10	in	in	ADP	_	11 coping	case
11	coping	coping	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 assists	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	train	participle				vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	listen	present	a trained person		in confidence	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in confidence=Theme
3	assist	present	a trained person not said here	coping		vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent

Option 2

A medical specialist who performs operations on the brain

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 specialist	det
2	medical	medical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 specialist	amod
3	specialist	specialist	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 performs	nsubj
5	performs	perform	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 specialist	acl:relcl
6	operations	operation	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 performs	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 brain	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 brain	det
9	brain	brain	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 performs	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	perform	present	a medical specialist	operations		the brain			vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent operation=Theme

Option 3

An official who determines whether a person may retain employment

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 official	det
2	official	official	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 retain	nsubj
3	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 determines	nsubj
4	determines	determine	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 official	acl:relcl
5	whether	whether	SCONJ	_	7 person	mark
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 person	det
7	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 determines	advcl
8	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 retain	aux
9	retain	retain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
10	employment	employment	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 retain	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	determine	present	a official						vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	retain	may	a official	employment					tree rules

Option 4

A member of the local council who resolves disputes between neighbours

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 member	det
2	member	member	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	6 council	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 council	det
5	local	local	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 council	amod
6	council	council	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 member	nmod
7	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 resolves	nsubj
8	resolves	resolve	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 council	acl:relcl
9	disputes	dispute	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 resolves	obj
10	between	between	ADP	_	11 neighbours	case
11	neighbours	neighbour	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 disputes	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	resolve	present	the local council	disputes				between neighbours	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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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