Exam question 3 · Age ratings in the UK, the USA, Australia and Canada, and…
Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the "watershed" on British television.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, response, established facts · What happens: select, be, establish, concern · To what, where: response, watershed, British television
This is exam question 3 of lesson 57 «Age ratings in the UK, the USA, Australia and Canada, and why they exist» 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 | Select | select | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 response | det |
| 3 | response | response | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Select | obj |
| 4 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 consistent | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 consistent | cop |
| 6 | consistent | consistent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 response | acl:relcl |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 10 facts | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 facts | det |
| 9 | established | establish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 facts | amod |
| 10 | facts | fact | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 consistent | obl |
| 11 | concerning | concern | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 10 facts | acl |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 watershed | det |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 watershed | punct |
| 14 | watershed | watershed | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 concerning | obj |
| 15 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 watershed | punct |
| 16 | on | on | ADP | _ | 18 television | case |
| 17 | British | British | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 television | amod |
| 18 | television | television | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 concerning | obl |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Select | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | select | imperative | you not said here | the response | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme | ||||
| 2 | is | present | the response | with the established facts; consistent property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | establish | participle | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot | ||||||
| 4 | concern | gerund | the established facts not said here | the watershed | British television | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus watershed=Experiencer |
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
Programmes for children are shown only after 9 pm
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Programmes | programme | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 shown | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | for | for | ADP | _ | 3 children | case |
| 3 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Programmes | nmod |
| 4 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 shown | aux:pass |
| 5 | shown | show | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | only | only | ADV | _ | 8 9 | advmod |
| 7 | after | after | ADP | _ | 8 9 | case |
| 8 | 9 | 9 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 5 shown | obl |
| 9 | pm | p.m. | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 9 | nmod:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present · passive | Programmes for children | after 9 pm | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
Option 2
All programmes are suspended after the hour of 9 pm
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 programmes | det |
| 2 | programmes | programme | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 suspended | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 suspended | aux:pass |
| 4 | suspended | suspend | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | after | after | ADP | _ | 7 hour | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 hour | det |
| 7 | hour | hour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 suspended | obl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 9 | case |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 7 hour | nmod |
| 10 | pm | p.m. | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 9 | nmod:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | suspend | present · passive | all programmes | hour | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Material unsuitable for children is shown only after 9 pm
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Material | material | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 shown | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | unsuitable | unsuitable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Material | amod |
| 3 | for | for | ADP | _ | 4 children | case |
| 4 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 unsuitable | obl |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 shown | aux:pass |
| 6 | shown | show | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | only | only | ADV | _ | 9 9 | advmod |
| 8 | after | after | ADP | _ | 9 9 | case |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 6 shown | obl |
| 10 | pm | p.m. | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 9 | nmod:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present · passive | Material | after 9 pm | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
Option 4
Material of any description may be shown at any hour
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Material | material | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 shown | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 description | case |
| 3 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 4 description | det |
| 4 | description | description | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Material | nmod |
| 5 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 shown | aux |
| 6 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 7 shown | aux:pass |
| 7 | shown | show | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 8 | at | at | ADP | _ | 10 hour | case |
| 9 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 10 hour | det |
| 10 | hour | hour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 shown | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | may · passive | Material of any description | hour | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
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