Exam question 1 · Our street: who parked where and who won what
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the assertion that the Dawsons have won the lottery?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Dawsons · What happens: follow, characteris, win · To what, where: assertion, lottery
This is exam question 1 of lesson 41 «Our street: who parked where and who won what» 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 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 assertion | det |
| 10 | assertion | assertion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 characterises | obj |
| 11 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 15 won | mark |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 Dawsons | det |
| 13 | Dawsons | Dawson | PROPN | Number=Plur | 15 won | nsubj |
| 14 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 won | aux |
| 15 | won | win | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 10 assertion | acl:relcl |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 lottery | det |
| 17 | lottery | lottery | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 won | obj |
| 18 | ? | ? | 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 | the assertion | of the following statements; accurately property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | win | present · perfect | the Dawsons | the lottery | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lottery=Eventuality |
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 · ✓ the right answer
It is a conjecture formulated to account for observed purchases
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 | 4 conjecture | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 conjecture | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 conjecture | det |
| 4 | conjecture | conjecture | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | formulated | formulate | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 conjecture | acl |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 account | mark |
| 7 | account | account | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 formulated | advcl |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 purchases | case |
| 9 | observed | observe | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 purchases | amod |
| 10 | purchases | purchase | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 formulated | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a conjecture | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | formulate | participle | a conjecture not said here | for observed purchases | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for purchase=Beneficiary | ||||
| 3 | observe | participle | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
It is an established fact confirmed by the Dawsons themselves
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 | 5 fact | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 fact | cop |
| 3 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 fact | det |
| 4 | established | establish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 fact | amod |
| 5 | fact | fact | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | confirmed | confirm | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 fact | acl |
| 7 | by | by | ADP | _ | 9 Dawsons | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 Dawsons | det |
| 9 | Dawsons | Dawson | PROPN | Number=Plur | 6 confirmed | obl:agent |
| 10 | themselves | themselves | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 6 confirmed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | establish | participle | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot | ||||||
| 2 | is a | present | It | a established fact | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | confirm | participle | a established fact not said here | Dawsons = dawson | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
Option 3
It is a prediction concerning the Dawsons' future fortunes
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 | 4 prediction | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 prediction | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 prediction | det |
| 4 | prediction | prediction | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | concerning | concern | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 prediction | acl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Dawsons | det |
| 7 | Dawsons | Dawson | PROPN | Number=Plur | 10 fortunes | nmod:poss |
| 8 | ' | 's | PART | _ | 7 Dawsons | case |
| 9 | future | future | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 fortunes | amod |
| 10 | fortunes | fortune | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 concerning | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a prediction | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | concern | gerund | a prediction not said here | the Dawsons's future fortunes | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus fortune=Experiencer |
Option 4
It is a matter of public record available from the council
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 | 4 matter | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 matter | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 matter | det |
| 4 | matter | matter | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 record | case |
| 6 | public | public | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 record | amod |
| 7 | record | record | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 matter | nmod |
| 8 | available | available | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 record | amod |
| 9 | from | from | ADP | _ | 11 council | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 council | det |
| 11 | council | council | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 available | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a matter | of public record | tree rules |
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