Exam question 4 · Kindness to wild animals
Ascertain the reason for which a glass jar is unsuitable as accommodation for a wild frog.
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, glass jar · What happens: ascertain, be · To what, where: reason
This is exam question 4 of lesson 226 «Kindness to wild animals» 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
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 | 3 reason | det |
| 3 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ascertain | obj |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 5 which | case |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 10 unsuitable | obl |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 jar | det |
| 7 | glass | glass | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 jar | compound |
| 8 | jar | jar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 unsuitable | nsubj |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 unsuitable | cop |
| 10 | unsuitable | unsuitable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 reason | acl |
| 11 | as | as | ADP | _ | 12 accommodation | case |
| 12 | accommodation | accommodation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 unsuitable | obl |
| 13 | for | for | ADP | _ | 16 frog | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 frog | det |
| 15 | wild | wild | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 frog | amod |
| 16 | frog | frog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 unsuitable | obl |
| 17 | . | . | 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 reason | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Topic | ||||
| 2 | is | present | a glass jar | for the reason; as accommodation; for a wild frog; unsuitable property | tree rules |
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.
The options
Option 1
Frogs are unable to perceive the walls of a glass vessel
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frogs | frog | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 unable | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 unable | cop |
| 3 | unable | unable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 perceive | mark |
| 5 | perceive | perceive | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 unable | xcomp |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 walls | det |
| 7 | walls | wall | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 perceive | obj |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 vessel | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 vessel | det |
| 10 | glass | glass | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 vessel | compound |
| 11 | vessel | vessel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 walls | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Frogs | unable property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | perceive | to-infinitive | Frogs not said here | the walls of a glass vessel | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer wall=Stimulus |
Option 2
The jar is suitable provided that a lid is fitted
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 jar | det |
| 2 | jar | jar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 provided | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 provided | aux:pass |
| 4 | suitable | suitable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 provided | amod |
| 5 | provided | provide | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 10 fitted | mark |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 lid | det |
| 8 | lid | lid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 fitted | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 fitted | aux:pass |
| 10 | fitted | fit | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 provided | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | provide | present · passive | the jar | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | fit | present · passive | a lid | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
Option 3
The jar is excessively cold and damp for the animal
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 jar | det |
| 2 | jar | jar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 cold | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 cold | cop |
| 4 | excessively | excessively | ADV | _ | 5 cold | advmod |
| 5 | cold | cold | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 damp | cc |
| 7 | damp | damp | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 cold | conj |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 animal | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 animal | det |
| 10 | animal | animal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 cold | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the jar | for the animal; cold, excessively property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | the jar not said here | tree rules |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The jar is excessively hot, dry and confined for the animal
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 jar | det |
| 2 | jar | jar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 hot | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 hot | cop |
| 4 | excessively | excessively | ADV | _ | 5 hot | advmod |
| 5 | hot | hot | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 dry | punct |
| 7 | dry | dry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 hot | conj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 confined | cc |
| 9 | confined | confine | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 hot | conj |
| 10 | for | for | ADP | _ | 12 animal | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 animal | det |
| 12 | animal | animal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 confined | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the jar | excessively, hot property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | the jar not said here | tree rules | ||||||
| 3 | confine | participle | the jar not said here | for the animal | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
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