Exam question 4 · Rabbits: hay not carrots, binkies and teeth that never sto…
It is given that a child proposes to lift a rabbit by its ears. Ascertain the correct method of handling.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: child, you · What happens: give, propose, lift, ascertain · To what, where: It, rabbit, correct method
This is exam question 4 of lesson 200 «Rabbits: hay not carrots, binkies and teeth that never stop growing» of the biology 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 child proposes to lift a rabbit by its ears.
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 child | det |
| 6 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 proposes | nsubj |
| 7 | proposes | propose | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 lift | mark |
| 9 | lift | lift | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 proposes | xcomp |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 rabbit | det |
| 11 | rabbit | rabbit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 lift | obj |
| 12 | by | by | ADP | _ | 14 ears | case |
| 13 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 ears | nmod:poss |
| 14 | ears | ear | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 lift | obl |
| 15 | . | . | 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 child | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | lift | to-infinitive | a child not said here | a rabbit | by child's ears | vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent rabbit=Theme by ear=Destination |
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: Ascertain the correct method of handling.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ascertain | ascertain | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 method | det |
| 3 | correct | correct | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 method | amod |
| 4 | method | method | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ascertain | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 handling | case |
| 6 | handling | handling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 method | nmod |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Ascertain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ascertain | imperative | you not said here | the correct method of handling | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent method=Topic |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Suspension by the tail
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suspension | suspension | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | by | by | ADP | _ | 4 tail | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 tail | det |
| 4 | tail | tail | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Suspension | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 2
Suspension by the hind legs
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suspension | suspension | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 legs | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 legs | det |
| 4 | hind | hind | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 legs | amod |
| 5 | legs | leg | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Suspension | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
One hand beneath the chest and one beneath the hindquarters, the animal held close
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 2 hand | nummod |
| 2 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | beneath | beneath | ADP | _ | 5 chest | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 chest | det |
| 5 | chest | chest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 hand | nmod |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 one | cc |
| 7 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 5 chest | conj |
| 8 | beneath | beneath | ADP | _ | 10 hindquarters | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 hindquarters | det |
| 10 | hindquarters | hindquarter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 one | nmod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 animal | punct |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 animal | det |
| 13 | animal | animal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 hand | appos |
| 14 | held | hold | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 13 animal | acl |
| 15 | close | close | ADV | Degree=Pos | 14 held | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hold | participle | the animal not said here | close property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
Suspension by the ears, as practised by magicians, the ears being sufficiently strong
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suspension | suspension | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 practised | nsubj |
| 2 | by | by | ADP | _ | 4 ears | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 ears | det |
| 4 | ears | ear | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Suspension | nmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 practised | punct |
| 6 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 7 practised | mark |
| 7 | practised | practise | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 8 | by | by | ADP | _ | 9 magicians | case |
| 9 | magicians | magician | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 practised | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 ears | punct |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 ears | det |
| 12 | ears | ear | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 strong | nsubj |
| 13 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 15 strong | cop |
| 14 | sufficiently | sufficiently | ADV | _ | 15 strong | advmod |
| 15 | strong | strong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 magicians | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | practise | participle | Suspension by the ears | by magicians | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | gerund | the ears | magicians not said here | strong, sufficiently property | tree rules |
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