Exam question 2 · In the news: jobs, art and copying, children's safety
It is given that an employee received a video call from a person resembling his superior, requesting a substantial transfer of funds. Identify the most prudent course of action.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: employee, person, you · What happens: give, receive, resemble, request, transfer, identify · To what, where: It, video call, superior, substantial transfer, funds, prudent course
This is exam question 2 of lesson 22 «In the news: jobs, art and copying, children's safety» 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 an employee received a video call from a person resembling his superior, requesting a substantial transfer of funds.
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 received | mark |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 employee | det |
| 6 | employee | employee | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 received | nsubj |
| 7 | received | receive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 call | det |
| 9 | video | video | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 call | compound |
| 10 | call | call | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 received | obj |
| 11 | from | from | ADP | _ | 13 person | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 person | det |
| 13 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 call | nmod |
| 14 | resembling | resemble | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 13 person | acl |
| 15 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 superior | nmod:poss |
| 16 | superior | superior | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 resembling | obj |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 requesting | punct |
| 18 | requesting | request | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 14 resembling | conj |
| 19 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 21 transfer | det |
| 20 | substantial | substantial | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 transfer | amod |
| 21 | transfer | transfer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 requesting | obj |
| 22 | of | of | ADP | _ | 23 funds | case |
| 23 | funds | fund | NOUN | Number=Plur | 21 transfer | nmod |
| 24 | . | . | 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 | receive | past | a employee | a video call | from a person | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent call=Theme from person=Source | |||
| 3 | resemble | gerund | a person not said here | employee's superior | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | request | gerund | a person not said here | a substantial transfer of funds | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent transfer=Recipient | ||||
| 5 | transfer | funds | 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
Transfer of a portion of the funds pending confirmation
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Transfer | transfer | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 portion | case |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 portion | det |
| 4 | portion | portion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Transfer | nmod |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 funds | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 funds | det |
| 7 | funds | fund | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 portion | nmod |
| 8 | pending | pend | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 funds | acl |
| 9 | confirmation | confirmation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 pending | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pend | gerund | the funds not said here | confirmation | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | transfer | a portion of the funds | nom transfer «act transitive»: of=patient |
Option 2
Termination of the call and transfer without further enquiry
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Termination | termination | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 call | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 call | det |
| 4 | call | call | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Termination | nmod |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 transfer | cc |
| 6 | transfer | transfer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 call | conj |
| 7 | without | without | ADP | _ | 9 enquiry | case |
| 8 | further | further | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 enquiry | amod |
| 9 | enquiry | enquiry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 transfer | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Verification of the request by a separate and independent means
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verification | verification | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 request | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 request | det |
| 4 | request | request | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Verification | nmod |
| 5 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 10 means | mark |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 means | det |
| 7 | separate | separate | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 means | nsubj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 independent | cc |
| 9 | independent | independent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 separate | conj |
| 10 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Verification | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | separate | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | verify | the request | nom verification «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
Option 4
Immediate transfer of the funds, the face having been recognised
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Immediate | immediate | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 transfer | amod |
| 2 | transfer | transfer | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 funds | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 funds | det |
| 5 | funds | fund | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 transfer | nmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 face | punct |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 face | det |
| 8 | face | face | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 transfer | conj |
| 9 | having | have | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 face | acl |
| 10 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 11 recognised | aux:pass |
| 11 | recognised | recognise | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 having | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | gerund | the face not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | recognise | participle · passive | the face not said here | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING» | |||||
| 3 | transfer | the funds | nom transfer «act transitive»: of=patient |
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