Exam question 4 · When grown-ups are tired or worried
It is given that a relative with reddened eyes declares «I'm fine, honestly». Determine the most appropriate response.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: relative, you · What happens: give, redden, declare, be, determine · To what, where: It, appropriate response · Speech: someone speaks here
This is exam question 4 of lesson 34 «When grown-ups are tired or worried» 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 relative with reddened eyes declares «I'm fine, honestly».
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 declares | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 relative | det |
| 6 | relative | relative | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 declares | nsubj |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 eyes | case |
| 8 | reddened | redden | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 eyes | amod |
| 9 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 relative | nmod |
| 10 | declares | declare | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 11 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 14 fine | punct |
| 12 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 14 fine | nsubj |
| 13 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 fine | cop |
| 14 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 declares | ccomp |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 honestly | punct |
| 16 | honestly | honestly | ADV | _ | 14 fine | advmod |
| 17 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 14 fine | punct |
| 18 | . | . | 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 | redden | participle | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 3 | declare speech: other | present | a relative with reddened eyes | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | is in a quote | present | a relative with reddened eyes = relative | fine, honestly 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.
Sentence 2: Determine the most appropriate response.
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 response | det |
| 3 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 4 appropriate | advmod |
| 4 | appropriate | appropriate | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 response | amod |
| 5 | response | response | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Determine | obj |
| 6 | . | . | 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 appropriate response | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Topic |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Insist upon an immediate and full explanation of the distress
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Insist | insist | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 7 explanation | case |
| 3 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 explanation | det |
| 4 | immediate | immediate | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 explanation | amod |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 full | cc |
| 6 | full | full | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 immediate | conj |
| 7 | explanation | explanation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Insist | obl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 distress | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 distress | det |
| 10 | distress | distress | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 explanation | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | insist speech: other | imperative | you not said here | upon a immediate explanation of the distress | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | explain | the distress | nom explanation «communication intransitive»: of=agent |
Option 2
Inform the remainder of the household at once
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inform | inform | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 remainder | det |
| 3 | remainder | remainder | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Inform | obj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 household | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 household | det |
| 6 | household | household | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 remainder | nmod |
| 7 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 once | case |
| 8 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 1 Inform | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | inform speech: other | imperative | you not said here | the remainder of the household | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent remainder=Recipient |
Option 3
Accept the statement and depart without a word
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accept | accept | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 statement | det |
| 3 | statement | statement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Accept | obj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 depart | cc |
| 5 | depart | depart | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Accept | conj |
| 6 | without | without | ADP | _ | 8 word | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 word | det |
| 8 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 depart | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | accept | imperative | you not said here | the statement | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statement=Theme | ||||
| 2 | depart | present | you not said here | without a word | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Offer quiet company without pressing for an explanation
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Offer | offer | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | quiet | quiet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 company | amod |
| 3 | company | company | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Offer | obj |
| 4 | without | without | SCONJ | _ | 5 pressing | mark |
| 5 | pressing | press | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Offer | advcl |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 explanation | case |
| 7 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 explanation | det |
| 8 | explanation | explanation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 pressing | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | offer | imperative | you not said here | quiet company | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent company=Theme | ||||
| 2 | press | gerund | you not said here | for a explanation | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
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