Exam question 2 · Snakes to keep away from: cobras, mambas, vipers and rattl…

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the treatment of a person bitten by a venomous snake.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, established facts · What happens: select, establish, concern, bite, treat · To what, where: response, treatment, person

This is exam question 2 of lesson 322 «Snakes to keep away from: cobras, mambas, vipers and rattlesnakes» 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	Select	select	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 response	det
3	response	response	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Select	obj
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Select	xcomp
5	with	with	ADP	_	8 facts	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 facts	det
7	established	establish	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 facts	amod
8	facts	fact	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 consistent	obl
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 facts	acl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 treatment	det
11	treatment	treatment	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 concerning	obj
12	of	of	ADP	_	14 person	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 person	det
14	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 treatment	nmod
15	bitten	bite	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	14 person	acl
16	by	by	ADP	_	19 snake	case
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 snake	det
18	venomous	venomous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 snake	amod
19	snake	snake	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 bitten	obl:agent
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Select	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	select	imperative	you not said here	the response	consistent property	vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme
2	establish	participle				vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot
3	concern	gerund	the established facts not said here	the treatment of a person		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus treatment=Experiencer
4	bite	participle		a person not said here		vn swat-18.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent
5	treat			a person		nom treatment «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.

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

The person is kept calm and still, and medical assistance providing antivenom is sought without delay

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 person	det
2	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 kept	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 kept	aux:pass
4	kept	keep	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	calm	calm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 kept	xcomp
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 still	cc
7	still	still	ADV	_	4 kept	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 sought	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 sought	cc
10	medical	medical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 assistance	amod
11	assistance	assistance	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 sought	nsubj:pass
12	providing	provide	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 assistance	acl
13	antivenom	antivenom	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 providing	obj
14	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 sought	aux:pass
15	sought	seek	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 kept	conj
16	without	without	ADP	_	17 delay	case
17	delay	delay	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 sought	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	keep	present · passive		the person	calm property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	provide	gerund	medical assistance not said here	antivenom		vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition antivenom=Theme
3	seek	present · passive		medical assistance	without delay	vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Option 2

An incision is made across the wound, the venom is extracted by suction and a tight ligature is applied above the bite

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 incision	det
2	incision	incision	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 made	aux:pass
4	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	across	across	ADP	_	7 wound	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 wound	det
7	wound	wound	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 extracted	punct
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 venom	det
10	venom	venom	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 extracted	nsubj:pass
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 extracted	aux:pass
12	extracted	extract	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 made	conj
13	by	by	ADP	_	14 suction	case
14	suction	suction	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 extracted	obl
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 applied	cc
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 ligature	det
17	tight	tight	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 ligature	amod
18	ligature	ligature	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 applied	nsubj:pass
19	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	20 applied	aux:pass
20	applied	apply	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 made	conj
21	above	above	ADP	_	23 bite	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 bite	det
23	bite	bite	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 applied	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	make	present · passive		a incision	the wound	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
2	extract	present · passive	suction	the venom		vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme
3	apply	present · passive		a tight ligature	the bite	vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme above bite=Destination

Option 3

The venom is extracted by suction from the wound

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 venom	det
2	venom	venom	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 extracted	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 extracted	aux:pass
4	extracted	extract	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	by	by	ADP	_	6 suction	case
6	suction	suction	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 extracted	obl
7	from	from	ADP	_	9 wound	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 wound	det
9	wound	wound	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 extracted	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	extract	present · passive	suction	the venom		the wound			vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme from wound=Initial_Location

Option 4

A tight ligature is applied above the bite

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 ligature	det
2	tight	tight	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 ligature	amod
3	ligature	ligature	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 applied	nsubj:pass
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 applied	aux:pass
5	applied	apply	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	above	above	ADP	_	8 bite	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 bite	det
8	bite	bite	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 applied	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	apply	present · passive		a tight ligature		the bite			vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme above bite=Destination

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