Exam question 2 · What is AI? Pattern-guessers, not people
It is given that a keyboard proposes the word "time" subsequent to the phrase "Once upon a". Identify the principal reason for this.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: keyboard, you · What happens: give, propose, identify · To what, where: It, word, phrase, principal reason
This is exam question 2 of lesson 1 «What is AI? Pattern-guessers, not people» of the AI 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
Sentence 1: It is given that a keyboard proposes the word "time" subsequent to the phrase "Once upon a".
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 given | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | aux:pass |
| 3 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 7 proposes | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 keyboard | det |
| 6 | keyboard | keyboard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 proposes | nsubj |
| 7 | proposes | propose | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 word | det |
| 9 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 proposes | obj |
| 10 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 time | punct |
| 11 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 word | appos |
| 12 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 time | punct |
| 13 | subsequent | subsequent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 word | appos |
| 14 | to | to | ADP | _ | 16 phrase | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 phrase | det |
| 16 | phrase | phrase | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 proposes | obl |
| 17 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 16 phrase | punct |
| 18 | Once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 7 proposes | advmod |
| 19 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 20 a | case |
| 20 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 Once | obl |
| 21 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 20 a | punct |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 given | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present · passive | It | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | propose | present | a keyboard | the word | the phrase | once property | vn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent word=Theme to phrase=Recipient |
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.
Sentence 2: Identify the principal reason for this.
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 reason | det |
| 3 | principal | principal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 reason | amod |
| 4 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Identify | obj |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 this | case |
| 6 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 reason | nmod |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Identify | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | identify | imperative | you not said here | the principal reason | for this | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The word in question most frequently follows the phrase in written text
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 word | det |
| 2 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 follows | nsubj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 question | case |
| 4 | question | question | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 word | nmod |
| 5 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 6 frequently | advmod |
| 6 | frequently | frequently | ADV | _ | 7 follows | advmod |
| 7 | follows | follow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 phrase | det |
| 9 | phrase | phrase | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 follows | obj |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 text | case |
| 11 | written | write | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 text | amod |
| 12 | text | text | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 follows | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | present | the word in question | the phrase | written text | frequently property | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent phrase=Theme in text=Trajectory | ||
| 2 | write | participle | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
A remote operator has supplied the word
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 operator | det |
| 2 | remote | remote | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 operator | amod |
| 3 | operator | operator | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 supplied | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 supplied | aux |
| 5 | supplied | supply | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 word | det |
| 7 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 supplied | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | supply | present · perfect · passive | a remote operator | tree rules |
Option 3
The word has been stored in respect of that user alone
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 word | det |
| 2 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 stored | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 stored | aux |
| 4 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 5 stored | aux:pass |
| 5 | stored | store | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 respect | case |
| 7 | respect | respect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 stored | obl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 user | case |
| 9 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 10 user | det |
| 10 | user | user | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 respect | nmod |
| 11 | alone | alone | ADV | _ | 10 user | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | store | present · perfect · passive | the word | respect of that user | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in respect=Location | ||||
| 2 | respect | that user | nom respect «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
Option 4
The device has perceived the thoughts of its user
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 device | det |
| 2 | device | device | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 perceived | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 perceived | aux |
| 4 | perceived | perceive | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 thoughts | det |
| 6 | thoughts | thought | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 perceived | obj |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 user | case |
| 8 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 user | nmod:poss |
| 9 | user | user | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 thoughts | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | perceive | present · perfect · passive | the device | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | think | device's user | nom thought «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
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