Exam question 1 · How to handle gossip: is it true, is it kind, would I say…

Identify the three questions which the lesson recommends be asked prior to the repetition of any account concerning another person.

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, account · What happens: identify, ask, concern, repeat · To what, where: three questions, person

This is exam question 1 of lesson 49 «How to handle gossip: is it true, is it kind, would I say it to their face» 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	Identify	identify	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 questions	det
3	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 questions	nummod
4	questions	question	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Identify	obj
5	which	which	DET	PronType=Int	7 lesson	det
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 lesson	det
7	lesson	lesson	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 questions	obj
8	recommends	recommend	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 asked	aux
9	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	10 asked	aux:pass
10	asked	ask	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Identify	parataxis
11	prior	prior	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	14 repetition	case
12	to	to	ADP	_	11 prior	fixed
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 repetition	det
14	repetition	repetition	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 asked	obl
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 account	case
16	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	17 account	det
17	account	account	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 repetition	nmod
18	concerning	concern	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	17 account	acl
19	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	20 person	det
20	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 concerning	obj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Identify	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	identify	imperative	you not said here	the three questions		vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent question=Theme
2	ask speech: ask	present · passive			prior the repetition of any account	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»
3	concern	gerund	any account not said here	another person		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus person=Experiencer
4	repeat		any account			nom repetition «event intransitive»: of=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.

The options

Option 1

Whether it is new, whether it is amusing, and whether it is brief

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Whether	whether	SCONJ	_	4 new	mark
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 new	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 new	cop
4	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 amusing	punct
6	whether	whether	SCONJ	_	9 amusing	mark
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 amusing	nsubj
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 amusing	cop
9	amusing	amusing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 new	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 brief	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 brief	cc
12	whether	whether	SCONJ	_	15 brief	mark
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 brief	nsubj
14	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 brief	cop
15	brief	brief	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 new	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	is	present	it	new property	tree rules
2	is	present	it	amusing property	tree rules
3	is	present	it	brief property	tree rules

Option 2

Whether it is secret, whether it is shocking, and whether it is popular

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Whether	whether	SCONJ	_	4 secret	mark
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 secret	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 secret	cop
4	secret	secret	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 shocking	punct
6	whether	whether	SCONJ	_	9 shocking	mark
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 shocking	nsubj
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 shocking	cop
9	shocking	shocking	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 secret	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 popular	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 popular	cc
12	whether	whether	SCONJ	_	15 popular	mark
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 popular	nsubj
14	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 popular	cop
15	popular	popular	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 secret	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	is	present	it	secret property	tree rules
2	is	present	it	shocking property	tree rules
3	is	present	it	popular property	tree rules

Option 3

Whether it is written, whether it is signed, and whether it is dated

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Whether	whether	SCONJ	_	4 written	mark
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 written	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 written	aux:pass
4	written	write	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 signed	punct
6	whether	whether	SCONJ	_	9 signed	mark
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 signed	nsubj:pass
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 signed	aux:pass
9	signed	sign	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 written	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 dated	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 dated	cc
12	whether	whether	SCONJ	_	15 dated	mark
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 dated	nsubj:pass
14	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 dated	aux:pass
15	dated	date	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 written	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	write	present · passive	it	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	sign	present · passive	it	vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination
3	date	present · passive	it	vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Co-Agent

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

Whether it is true, whether it is kind, and whether it is needed

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Whether	whether	SCONJ	_	4 true	mark
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 true	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 true	cop
4	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 kind	punct
6	whether	whether	SCONJ	_	9 kind	mark
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 kind	nsubj
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 kind	cop
9	kind	kind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 true	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 needed	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 needed	cc
12	whether	whether	SCONJ	_	15 needed	mark
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 needed	nsubj:pass
14	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 needed	aux:pass
15	needed	need	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 true	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	present	it		true property	tree rules
2	is	present	it		kind property	tree rules
3	need	present · passive		it		vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme

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