Exam question 3 · Favourite films and series: spoilers, binge-watching, stre…
Whereas a toy appears in an advertisement larger and more animated than it proves in reality, determine the explanation most probably applicable.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: toy, you · What happens: appear, prove, determine · To what, where: advertisement, reality, explanation
This is exam question 3 of lesson 55 «Favourite films and series: spoilers, binge-watching, streaming and adverts» 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 | _ | 4 appears | mark |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 toy | det |
| 3 | toy | toy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 appears | nsubj |
| 4 | appears | appear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 determine | advcl |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 advertisement | case |
| 6 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 advertisement | det |
| 7 | advertisement | advertisement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 appears | obl |
| 8 | larger | large | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 4 appears | xcomp |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 animated | cc |
| 10 | more | more | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 11 animated | advmod |
| 11 | animated | animated | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 larger | conj |
| 12 | than | than | SCONJ | _ | 14 proves | mark |
| 13 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 proves | nsubj |
| 14 | proves | prove | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 animated | advcl |
| 15 | in | in | ADP | _ | 16 reality | case |
| 16 | reality | reality | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 proves | obl |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 determine | punct |
| 18 | determine | determine | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 explanation | det |
| 20 | explanation | explanation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 determine | obj |
| 21 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 22 probably | advmod |
| 22 | probably | probably | ADV | _ | 23 applicable | advmod |
| 23 | applicable | applicable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 20 explanation | amod |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 18 determine | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | appear | present | a toy | a advertisement | large property | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in advertisement=Location | |||
| 2 | prove | present | toy | reality | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | determine | imperative | you not said here | the explanation | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent explanation=Topic |
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
The advertisement employs close-ups and visual techniques
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 advertisement | det |
| 2 | advertisement | advertisement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 employs | nsubj |
| 3 | employs | employ | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | close | close | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 ups | amod |
| 5 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 4 close | punct |
| 6 | ups | up | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 employs | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 techniques | cc |
| 8 | visual | visual | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 techniques | amod |
| 9 | techniques | technique | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 ups | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | employ | present | the advertisement | close ups and visual techniques | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent up=Theme |
Option 2
The toy has diminished in size during the course of delivery
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 toy | det |
| 2 | toy | toy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 diminished | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 diminished | aux |
| 4 | diminished | diminish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 size | case |
| 6 | size | size | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 diminished | obl |
| 7 | during | during | ADP | _ | 9 course | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 course | det |
| 9 | course | course | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 diminished | obl |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 delivery | case |
| 11 | delivery | delivery | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 course | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | diminish | present · perfect · passive | the toy | size | during the course of delivery | vn caused_calibratable_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
Option 3
The retailer has supplied a defective toy deliberately
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 retailer | det |
| 2 | retailer | retailer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 supplied | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 supplied | aux |
| 4 | supplied | supply | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 toy | det |
| 6 | defective | defective | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 toy | amod |
| 7 | toy | toy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 supplied | obj |
| 8 | deliberately | deliberately | ADV | _ | 4 supplied | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | supply | present · perfect · passive | the retailer | deliberately property | tree rules |
Option 4
The purchaser has failed to operate the toy correctly
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 purchaser | det |
| 2 | purchaser | purchaser | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 failed | nsubj |
| 3 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 failed | aux |
| 4 | failed | fail | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 operate | mark |
| 6 | operate | operate | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 failed | xcomp |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 toy | det |
| 8 | toy | toy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 operate | obj |
| 9 | correctly | correctly | ADV | _ | 6 operate | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fail | present · perfect | the purchaser | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | not operate | to-infinitive | the purchaser not said here | the toy | correctly property | vn function-105.2.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Theme toy=Attribute |
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