Exam question 4 · Bad news, protests and helping others
It is given that a widely circulated video is reported by no reputable source. Determine the most prudent course of action.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: reputable source, you · What happens: give, circulate, report, determine · To what, where: It, circulated video, prudent course
This is exam question 4 of lesson 32 «Bad news, protests and helping others» 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 widely circulated video is reported by no reputable source.
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 reported | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 video | det |
| 6 | widely | widely | ADV | _ | 7 circulated | advmod |
| 7 | circulated | circulate | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 video | amod |
| 8 | video | video | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 reported | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 reported | aux:pass |
| 10 | reported | report | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 given | advcl |
| 11 | by | by | ADP | _ | 14 source | case |
| 12 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 14 source | det |
| 13 | reputable | reputable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 source | amod |
| 14 | source | source | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 reported | obl |
| 15 | . | . | 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 | circulate | participle | widely property | vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | report | present · passive | no reputable source | a circulated video | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
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 most prudent course of action.
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 | 5 course | det |
| 3 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 4 prudent | advmod |
| 4 | prudent | prudent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 course | amod |
| 5 | course | course | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Determine | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 action | case |
| 7 | action | action | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 course | 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 prudent course of action | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent course=Topic |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Report it forthwith to the police as a criminal offence
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Report | report | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Report | obj |
| 3 | forthwith | forthwith | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Report | xcomp |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 police | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 police | det |
| 6 | police | police | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Report | obl |
| 7 | as | as | ADP | _ | 10 offence | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 offence | det |
| 9 | criminal | criminal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 offence | amod |
| 10 | offence | offence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Report | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | report | imperative | you not said here | it | to the police; as a criminal offence; forthwith property | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent it=Theme as offence=Attribute |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Verify its origin before accepting it as true
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verify | verify | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 origin | nmod:poss |
| 3 | origin | origin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Verify | obj |
| 4 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 5 accepting | mark |
| 5 | accepting | accept | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Verify | advcl |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 accepting | obj |
| 7 | as | as | ADP | _ | 8 true | case |
| 8 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 accepting | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | verify | imperative | you not said here | its origin | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot origin=Topic | ||||
| 2 | accept | gerund | you not said here | origin | as true | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent it=Theme as true=Attribute |
Option 3
Distribute it forthwith to all of one's acquaintances
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Distribute | distribute | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Distribute | obj |
| 3 | forthwith | forthwith | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Distribute | xcomp |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 all | case |
| 5 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 3 forthwith | obl |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 acquaintances | case |
| 7 | one | one | PRON | Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 acquaintances | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 one | case |
| 9 | acquaintances | acquaintance | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 all | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | distribute | imperative | you not said here | it | forthwith property | vn contribute-13.2-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent it=Theme | |||
| 2 | acquaint | one | nom acquaintance «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4
Accept it as accurate on account of its popularity
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accept | accept | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Accept | obj |
| 3 | as | as | ADP | _ | 4 accurate | case |
| 4 | accurate | accurate | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Accept | obl |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 account | case |
| 6 | account | account | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Accept | obl |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 popularity | case |
| 8 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 popularity | nmod:poss |
| 9 | popularity | popularity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 account | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | accept | imperative | you not said here | it | account of account's popularity | as accurate | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent it=Theme as accurate=Attribute | ||
| 2 | account | account's popularity | nom account «communication transitive»: of=patient |
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