Exam question 2 · Stop, think, check, ask
It is given that a message, which names a grandchild, reports that the grandchild has been admitted to hospital and requests money. Identify the most prudent course of action.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: message, you · What happens: give, name, report, admit, request, identify · To what, where: It, grandchild, hospital, money, prudent course
This is exam question 2 of lesson 14 «Stop, think, check, ask» 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 message, which names a grandchild, reports that the grandchild has been admitted to hospital and requests 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 | _ | 6 message | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 message | det |
| 6 | message | message | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 given | xcomp |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 names | punct |
| 8 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 names | nsubj |
| 9 | names | name | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 message | parataxis |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 grandchild | det |
| 11 | grandchild | grandchild | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 names | obj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 reports | punct |
| 13 | reports | report | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 names | conj |
| 14 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 19 admitted | mark |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 grandchild | det |
| 16 | grandchild | grandchild | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 admitted | nsubj:pass |
| 17 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 19 admitted | aux |
| 18 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 19 admitted | aux:pass |
| 19 | admitted | admit | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 13 reports | ccomp |
| 20 | to | to | ADP | _ | 21 hospital | case |
| 21 | hospital | hospital | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 admitted | obl |
| 22 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 23 requests | cc |
| 23 | requests | request | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 19 admitted | conj |
| 24 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 requests | obj |
| 25 | . | . | 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 | name | present | a message | a grandchild | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grandchild=Theme | ||||
| 3 | report | present | a message not said here | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 4 | admit speech: other | present · perfect · passive | the grandchild | hospital | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to hospital=Recipient | ||||
| 5 | request | present | money | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent money=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 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 · ✓ the right answer
Contacting the family by a number already known
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Contacting | contact | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 family | det |
| 3 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Contacting | obj |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 6 number | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 number | det |
| 6 | number | number | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Contacting | obl |
| 7 | already | already | ADV | _ | 8 known | advmod |
| 8 | known | know | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 1 Contacting | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | contact | gerund | the family | by a number | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | know | participle | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 2
Remitting the sum requested forthwith
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Remitting | remit | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 sum | det |
| 3 | sum | sum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Remitting | obj |
| 4 | requested | request | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 1 Remitting | xcomp |
| 5 | forthwith | forthwith | ADV | _ | 4 requested | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | remit | gerund | the sum | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | request | participle | forthwith property | vn beg-58.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
Replying to the message to ascertain the particulars of the hospital
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Replying | reply | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | to | to | ADP | _ | 4 message | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 message | det |
| 4 | message | message | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Replying | obl |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 ascertain | mark |
| 6 | ascertain | ascertain | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Replying | advcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 particulars | det |
| 8 | particulars | particular | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 ascertain | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 hospital | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 hospital | det |
| 11 | hospital | hospital | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 particulars | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reply speech: assert | gerund | to the message | vn respond-113 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to message=Theme | |||||
| 2 | ascertain | to-infinitive | the particulars of the hospital | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent particular=Topic |
Option 4
Forwarding the message to acquaintances
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forwarding | forward | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 message | det |
| 3 | message | message | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Forwarding | obj |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 acquaintances | case |
| 5 | acquaintances | acquaintance | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Forwarding | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | forward | gerund | the message | acquaintances | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent message=Theme to acquaintance=Destination |
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