Exam question 2 · Keep yourself private, and voices that lie
It is given that a telephone call, in the voice of a relative, requests the urgent transfer of money. Identify the most prudent course of action.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: give, request, transfer, identify · To what, where: It, urgent transfer, money, prudent course
This is exam question 2 of lesson 12 «Keep yourself private, and voices that lie» 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 telephone call, in the voice of a relative, requests the urgent transfer of money.
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 call | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 call | det |
| 6 | telephone | telephone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 call | compound |
| 7 | call | call | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 given | xcomp |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 voice | punct |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 voice | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 voice | det |
| 11 | voice | voice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 call | conj |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 relative | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 relative | det |
| 14 | relative | relative | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 voice | nmod |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 requests | punct |
| 16 | requests | request | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | conj |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 transfer | det |
| 18 | urgent | urgent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 transfer | amod |
| 19 | transfer | transfer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 requests | obj |
| 20 | of | of | ADP | _ | 21 money | case |
| 21 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 transfer | nmod |
| 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 | request | present | the urgent transfer of money | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent transfer=Recipient | |||||
| 3 | transfer | money | nom transfer «act 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.
Sentence 2: Identify the most prudent course of action.
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 | 5 course | det |
| 3 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 4 prudent | advmod |
| 4 | prudent | prudent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 course | amod |
| 5 | course | course | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Identify | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 action | case |
| 7 | action | action | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 course | nmod |
| 8 | . | . | 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 prudent course of action | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent course=Theme |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Furnishing the caller with bank details
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Furnishing | furnish | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 caller | det |
| 3 | caller | caller | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Furnishing | obj |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 details | case |
| 5 | bank | bank | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 details | compound |
| 6 | details | detail | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Furnishing | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | furnish | gerund | the caller | with bank details | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP.theme»: agent=Agent caller=Recipient with detail=Theme |
Option 2
Transferring the money without delay
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Transferring | transfer | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 money | det |
| 3 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Transferring | obj |
| 4 | without | without | ADP | _ | 5 delay | case |
| 5 | delay | delay | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Transferring | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | transfer | gerund | the money | without delay | vn contribute-13.2-2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent money=Theme |
Option 3
Prolonging the call until the money is dispatched
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prolonging | prolong | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 dispatched | csubj:pass |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 call | det |
| 3 | call | call | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Prolonging | obj |
| 4 | until | until | ADP | _ | 6 money | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 money | det |
| 6 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Prolonging | obl |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 dispatched | aux:pass |
| 8 | dispatched | dispatch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prolong | gerund | the call | until the money | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent call=Theme | ||||
| 2 | dispatch | present · passive | Prolonging | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP» |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Terminating the call and contacting the relative by the customary number
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terminating | terminate | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 call | det |
| 3 | call | call | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Terminating | obj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 contacting | cc |
| 5 | contacting | contact | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Terminating | conj |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 relative | det |
| 7 | relative | relative | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 contacting | obj |
| 8 | by | by | ADP | _ | 11 number | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 number | det |
| 10 | customary | customary | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 number | compound |
| 11 | number | number | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 contacting | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | terminate | gerund | the call | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent call=Theme | |||||
| 2 | contact | gerund | the relative | by the customary number | tree rules |
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