Exam question 3 · Elections, crime, the weather, breaking news and news vs o…
Whereas an amber warning has been issued in respect of snowfall, determine the conclusion which may properly be drawn.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: issue, determine, draw, respect · To what, where: amber warning, respect, conclusion, snowfall
This is exam question 3 of lesson 52 «Elections, crime, the weather, breaking news and news vs opinion» 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 | Whereas | whereas | SCONJ | _ | 7 issued | mark |
| 2 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 warning | det |
| 3 | amber | amber | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 warning | compound |
| 4 | warning | warning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 issued | nsubj:pass |
| 5 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 issued | aux |
| 6 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 7 issued | aux:pass |
| 7 | issued | issue | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 13 determine | advcl |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 respect | case |
| 9 | respect | respect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 issued | obl |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 snowfall | case |
| 11 | snowfall | snowfall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 respect | nmod |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 issued | punct |
| 13 | determine | determine | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 conclusion | det |
| 15 | conclusion | conclusion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 determine | obj |
| 16 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 20 drawn | nsubj:pass |
| 17 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 20 drawn | aux |
| 18 | properly | properly | ADV | _ | 20 drawn | advmod |
| 19 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 20 drawn | aux:pass |
| 20 | drawn | draw | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 15 conclusion | acl:relcl |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 13 determine | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | issue | present · perfect · passive | a amber warning | respect of snowfall | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme | ||||
| 2 | determine | imperative | you not said here | the conclusion | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conclusion=Topic | ||||
| 3 | draw | may · passive | the conclusion | properly property | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ||||
| 4 | respect | snowfall | nom respect «cognition transitive»: of=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.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
That all persons are confined to their homes until further notice
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 5 confined | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 3 persons | det |
| 3 | persons | person | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 confined | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 confined | aux:pass |
| 5 | confined | confine | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 homes | case |
| 7 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 homes | nmod:poss |
| 8 | homes | home | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 confined | obl |
| 9 | until | until | ADP | _ | 11 notice | case |
| 10 | further | further | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 notice | amod |
| 11 | notice | notice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 confined | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | confine | present · passive | That | persons's homes | until further notice | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to home=Destination |
Option 2
That snowfall shall certainly occur for one day
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 2 snowfall | det |
| 2 | snowfall | snowfall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 occur | nsubj |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 occur | aux |
| 4 | certainly | certainly | ADV | _ | 5 occur | advmod |
| 5 | occur | occur | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 day | case |
| 7 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 8 day | nummod |
| 8 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 occur | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | occur | shall | that snowfall | day | certainly property | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
That severe weather is likely and preparation is advised
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 weather | det |
| 2 | severe | severe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 weather | amod |
| 3 | weather | weather | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 likely | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 likely | cop |
| 5 | likely | likely | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 advised | cc |
| 7 | preparation | preparation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 advised | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 advised | aux:pass |
| 9 | advised | advise | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 likely | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | that severe weather | likely property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | advise speech: other | present · passive | preparation | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
Option 4
That the closure of all schools tomorrow is thereby assured
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 closure | det |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 closure | det |
| 3 | closure | closure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 assured | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 schools | case |
| 5 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 schools | det |
| 6 | schools | school | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 closure | nmod |
| 7 | tomorrow | tomorrow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 schools | nmod:unmarked |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 assured | aux:pass |
| 9 | thereby | thereby | ADV | _ | 10 assured | advmod |
| 10 | assured | assure | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | assure | present · passive | that closure of all schools tomorrow | thereby property | vn advise-37.9 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | close | all schools tomorrow | nom closure «act intransitive»: of=agent |
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