Exam question 1 · The royal family in the news: a queen's death, a coronatio…
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises information attributed to «a royal source»?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, characteris, attribute · To what, where: information
This is exam question 1 of lesson 45 «The royal family in the news: a queen's death, a coronation, titles lost and illnesses announced» 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 | information | information | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 characterises | obj |
| 10 | attributed | attribute | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 information | acl |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 15 source | mark |
| 12 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 15 source | punct |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 source | det |
| 14 | royal | royal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 source | amod |
| 15 | source | source | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 attributed | obl:agent |
| 16 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 15 source | punct |
| 17 | ? | ? | 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 | information | of the following statements; accurately property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | attribute | participle | information not said here | 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 · ✓ the right answer
It is an anonymous claim which cannot be independently verified
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 claim | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 claim | cop |
| 3 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 claim | det |
| 4 | anonymous | anonymous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 claim | amod |
| 5 | claim | claim | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 verified | obj |
| 7 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 verified | aux |
| 8 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 11 verified | advmod |
| 9 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 11 verified | aux:pass |
| 10 | independently | independently | ADV | _ | 11 verified | advmod |
| 11 | verified | verify | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 claim | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a anonymous claim | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | not verify | can · passive | a anonymous claim | independently property | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: which=Topic |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
It is a statement the person concerned has publicly confirmed
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 statement | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 statement | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 statement | det |
| 4 | statement | statement | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 person | det |
| 6 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 confirmed | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | concerned | concerned | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 person | amod |
| 8 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 confirmed | aux |
| 9 | publicly | publicly | ADV | _ | 10 confirmed | advmod |
| 10 | confirmed | confirm | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 statement | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a statement | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | confirm | present · perfect · passive | a statement not said here | the person | publicly property | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
Option 3
It is evidence admitted in proceedings before a court of law
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 evidence | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 evidence | cop |
| 3 | evidence | evidence | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | admitted | admit | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 evidence | acl |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 proceedings | case |
| 6 | proceedings | proceedings | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 4 admitted | obl |
| 7 | before | before | ADP | _ | 9 court | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 court | det |
| 9 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 admitted | obl |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 law | case |
| 11 | law | law | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 court | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | evidence | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | admit speech: other | participle | evidence not said here | proceedings | before a court of law | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in proceedings=Location |
Option 4
It is a formal communication issued on behalf of the monarch
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 communication | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 communication | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 communication | det |
| 4 | formal | formal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 communication | amod |
| 5 | communication | communication | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | issued | issue | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 communication | acl |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 8 behalf | case |
| 8 | behalf | behalf | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 issued | obl |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 monarch | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 monarch | det |
| 11 | monarch | monarch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 behalf | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a formal communication | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | issue | participle | a formal communication not said here | behalf of the monarch | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on behalf=Location |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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