Exam question 1 · Funerals and remembering

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a wake?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, characteris · To what, where: wake

This is exam question 1 of lesson 25 «Funerals and remembering» 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	Which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 characterises	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 statements	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 statements	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 statements	amod
5	statements	statement	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 characterises	obl
6	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	7 accurately	advmod
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	8 characterises	advmod
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 wake	det
10	wake	wake	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 characterises	obj
11	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 characterises	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund							vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	characteris	present		a wake				of the following statements; accurately property	tree rules

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

A period of compulsory silence observed by the bereaved

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 period	det
2	period	period	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 observed	nsubj:pass
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 silence	case
4	compulsory	compulsory	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 silence	amod
5	silence	silence	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 period	nmod
6	observed	observe	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	by	by	SCONJ	_	9 bereaved	mark
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 bereaved	det
9	bereaved	bereave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 observed	xcomp

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	observe	participle · passive		a period of compulsory silence					tree rules
2	bereave	participle							vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice

A religious ceremony conducted prior to the death of the person

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 ceremony	det
2	religious	religious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 ceremony	amod
3	ceremony	ceremony	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 conducted	nsubj
4	conducted	conduct	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	prior	prior	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	8 death	case
6	to	to	ADP	_	5 prior	fixed
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 death	det
8	death	death	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 conducted	obl
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 person	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 person	det
11	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 death	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	conduct	past	a religious ceremony					prior the death of the person	vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	die		the person						nom death «event intransitive»: of=agent

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

A gathering following a funeral at which persons eat, drink and share recollections

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 gathering	det
2	gathering	gathering	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 funeral	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 funeral	det
5	funeral	funeral	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gathering	nmod
6	at	at	ADP	_	7 which	case
7	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 eat	obl
8	persons	person	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 eat	nsubj
9	eat	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 funeral	acl:relcl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 drink	punct
11	drink	drink	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 eat	conj
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 share	cc
13	share	share	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 eat	conj
14	recollections	recollection	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 share	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	follow	gerund				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	eat	present	persons		a funeral	vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	drink	present	persons not said here			vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	share	present	persons not said here	recollections		tree rules

Option 4

A formal hearing at which the will of the deceased is contested

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 hearing	det
2	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 hearing	amod
3	hearing	hearing	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 contested	nsubj:pass
4	at	at	ADP	_	5 which	case
5	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 will	obl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 will	det
7	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 contested	aux
8	of	of	ADP	_	7 will	flat
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 deceased	det
10	deceased	decease	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 will	conj
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 contested	aux:pass
12	contested	contest	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	decease	participle							vn die-42.4 «NP V»: agent=Patient
2	contest	future · passive		a formal hearing					tree rules

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