Exam question 2 · Coffee, tea, wine and the pub
It is given that an individual states an intention to consume "just the one" drink on account of driving subsequently. Determine the principal reason for this limit.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: individual, account, you · What happens: give, state, consume, drive, determine · To what, where: It, intention, one drink, principal reason
This is exam question 2 of lesson 27 «Coffee, tea, wine and the pub» 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 individual states an intention to consume "just the one" drink on account of driving subsequently.
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 states | mark |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 individual | det |
| 6 | individual | individual | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 states | nsubj |
| 7 | states | state | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 8 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 intention | det |
| 9 | intention | intention | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 states | obj |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 consume | mark |
| 11 | consume | consume | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 intention | acl |
| 12 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 17 drink | punct |
| 13 | just | just | ADV | _ | 17 drink | advmod |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 drink | det |
| 15 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 drink | compound |
| 16 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 17 drink | punct |
| 17 | drink | drink | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 consume | obl |
| 18 | on | on | ADP | _ | 19 account | case |
| 19 | account | account | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 drink | nmod |
| 20 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 21 driving | mark |
| 21 | driving | drive | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 19 account | acl |
| 22 | subsequently | subsequently | ADV | _ | 21 driving | advmod |
| 23 | . | . | 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 | state speech: other | present | a individual | a intention | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent intention=Topic | ||||
| 3 | consume | to-infinitive | a individual not said here | the one drink on account | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | drive | gerund | account not said here | subsequently property | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: 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: Determine the principal reason for this limit.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Determine | determine | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 reason | det |
| 3 | principal | principal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 reason | amod |
| 4 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Determine | obj |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 limit | case |
| 6 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 7 limit | det |
| 7 | limit | limit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 reason | nmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Determine | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | determine | imperative | you not said here | the principal reason | for this limit | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Topic |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Drivers are obliged to consume one drink before departure
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drivers | driver | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 obliged | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 obliged | aux:pass |
| 3 | obliged | oblige | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 consume | mark |
| 5 | consume | consume | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 obliged | xcomp |
| 6 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 7 drink | nummod |
| 7 | drink | drink | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 consume | obj |
| 8 | before | before | ADP | _ | 9 departure | case |
| 9 | departure | departure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 consume | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | oblige | present · passive | Drivers | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: subject=Patient clause=Result | |||||
| 2 | consume | to-infinitive | one drink | before departure | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drink=Asset |
Option 2
A single drink is the maximum served at a barbecue
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 drink | det |
| 2 | single | single | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 drink | amod |
| 3 | drink | drink | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 maximum | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 maximum | cop |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 maximum | det |
| 6 | maximum | maximum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 served | nsubj |
| 7 | served | serve | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | at | at | ADP | _ | 10 barbecue | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 barbecue | det |
| 10 | barbecue | barbecue | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 served | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a single drink | the maximum | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | serve | past | the maximum | a barbecue | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Driving after drinking alcohol is unlawful and dangerous
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Driving | drive | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 unlawful | csubj |
| 2 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 3 drinking | mark |
| 3 | drinking | drink | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Driving | advcl |
| 4 | alcohol | alcohol | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 drinking | obj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 unlawful | cop |
| 6 | unlawful | unlawful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 dangerous | cc |
| 8 | dangerous | dangerous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 unlawful | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drive | gerund | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | drink | gerund | alcohol | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alcohol=Patient | |||||
| 3 | is | present | Driving | unlawful property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | be | Driving not said here | tree rules |
Option 4
Alcohol improves the performance of a motor vehicle
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcohol | alcohol | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 improves | nsubj |
| 2 | improves | improve | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 performance | det |
| 4 | performance | performance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 improves | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 vehicle | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 vehicle | det |
| 7 | motor | motor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 vehicle | compound |
| 8 | vehicle | vehicle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 performance | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | improve | present | Alcohol | the performance of a motor vehicle | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent performance=Patient | ||||
| 2 | perform | a motor vehicle | nom performance «communication transitive»: of=patient |
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