Exam question 3 · Breakfast and chat shows: celebrity gossip on the sofa

Whereas a presenter speculates, upon the basis of a single photograph, that a public figure is expecting a child, determine the appropriate characterisation of such conduct.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: public figure · What happens: speculate, expect, determine, characterise · To what, where: child, appropriate characterisation, such conduct

This is exam question 3 of lesson 53 «Breakfast and chat shows: celebrity gossip on the sofa» 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	_	3 presenter	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 presenter	det
3	presenter	presenter	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 speculates	obl
4	speculates	speculate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 basis	punct
6	upon	upon	ADP	_	8 basis	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 basis	det
8	basis	basis	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 speculates	obl
9	of	of	ADP	_	12 photograph	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 photograph	det
11	single	single	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 photograph	amod
12	photograph	photograph	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 basis	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 expecting	punct
14	that	that	SCONJ	_	19 expecting	mark
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 figure	det
16	public	public	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 figure	amod
17	figure	figure	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 expecting	nsubj
18	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	19 expecting	aux
19	expecting	expect	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 speculates	advcl
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 child	det
21	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 expecting	obj
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 determine	punct
23	determine	determine	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 speculates	conj
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 characterisation	det
25	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	26 characterisation	amod
26	characterisation	characterisation	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 determine	obj
27	of	of	ADP	_	29 conduct	case
28	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos	29 conduct	amod
29	conduct	conduct	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 characterisation	nmod
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 speculates	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	speculate	present			whereas a presenter; upon the basis of a single photograph	vn invest-13.5.4 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent
2	expect	present · progressive	a public figure	a child		vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Theme
3	determine	infinitive		the appropriate characterisation of such conduct		vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent characterisation=Topic
4	characterise			such conduct		nom characterisation «communication 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 · ✓ the right answer

Unkind conjecture concerning a private matter

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Unkind	unkind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 conjecture	amod
2	conjecture	conjecture	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	concerning	concern	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 conjecture	acl
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 matter	det
5	private	private	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 matter	amod
6	matter	matter	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 concerning	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	concern	gerund	Unkind conjecture not said here	a private matter					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus matter=Experiencer

Option 2

An obligation of the broadcaster under law

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 obligation	det
2	obligation	obligation	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 broadcaster	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 broadcaster	det
5	broadcaster	broadcaster	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 obligation	nmod
6	under	under	ADP	_	7 law	case
7	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 obligation	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	obligate			the broadcaster		law			nom obligation «act transitive»: of=patient under=place

Option 3

A customary courtesy extended to all guests

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 courtesy	det
2	customary	customary	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 courtesy	compound
3	courtesy	courtesy	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	extended	extend	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 courtesy	acl
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 guests	case
6	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	7 guests	det
7	guests	guest	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 extended	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	extend	participle		a customary courtesy not said here	all guests				vn contribute-13.2-2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to guest=Recipient

Option 4

A confirmed announcement of a medical fact

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 announcement	det
2	confirmed	confirm	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 announcement	amod
3	announcement	announcement	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	7 fact	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 fact	det
6	medical	medical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 fact	amod
7	fact	fact	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 announcement	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	confirm	participle							vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot
2	announce			a medical fact					nom announcement «communication transitive»: of=patient

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