Exam question 2 · The petting farm: goats, sheep, pigs, rabbits and washing…
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the incisors of the rabbit?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, characteris · To what, where: incisors
This is exam question 2 of lesson 96 «The petting farm: goats, sheep, pigs, rabbits and washing hands» 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 | Which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 characterises | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 statements | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 statements | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 statements | amod |
| 5 | statements | statement | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 characterises | obl |
| 6 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 7 accurately | advmod |
| 7 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 8 characterises | advmod |
| 8 | characterises | characteris | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 incisors | det |
| 10 | incisors | incisor | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 characterises | obj |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 rabbit | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 rabbit | det |
| 13 | rabbit | rabbit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 incisors | nmod |
| 14 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 characterises | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | characteris | present | the incisors of the rabbit | of the following statements; accurately 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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
They continue to grow throughout life and are worn by tough fodder
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 continue | nsubj |
| 2 | continue | continue | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 grow | mark |
| 4 | grow | grow | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 continue | xcomp |
| 5 | throughout | throughout | ADP | _ | 6 life | case |
| 6 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 grow | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 worn | cc |
| 8 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 worn | aux:pass |
| 9 | worn | wear | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 continue | conj |
| 10 | by | by | ADP | _ | 12 fodder | case |
| 11 | tough | tough | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 fodder | amod |
| 12 | fodder | fodder | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 worn | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | continue | present | They | vn continue-55.3 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | grow | to-infinitive | They not said here | life | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme throughout life=Location | ||||
| 3 | wear | present · passive | They not said here | by tough fodder | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative» |
Option 2
They are shed each spring and are replaced by a fresh new set annually
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 shed | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 shed | aux:pass |
| 3 | shed | shed | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 5 spring | det |
| 5 | spring | spring | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 shed | obl:unmarked |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 replaced | cc |
| 7 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 replaced | aux:pass |
| 8 | replaced | replace | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 shed | conj |
| 9 | by | by | ADP | _ | 13 set | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 set | det |
| 11 | fresh | fresh | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 set | amod |
| 12 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 set | amod |
| 13 | set | set | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 replaced | obl |
| 14 | annually | annually | ADV | _ | 8 replaced | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shed | present · passive | They | spring | vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Source | ||||
| 2 | replace | present · passive | a fresh new set | annually property | vn substitute-13.6.2-1 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
They are composed of soft cartilage
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 composed | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 composed | aux:pass |
| 3 | composed | compose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 cartilage | case |
| 5 | soft | soft | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 cartilage | amod |
| 6 | cartilage | cartilage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 composed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | compose | present · passive | They | of soft cartilage | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |
Option 4
They cease growing at maturity
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 cease | nsubj |
| 2 | cease | cease | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | growing | grow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 cease | xcomp |
| 4 | at | at | ADP | _ | 5 maturity | case |
| 5 | maturity | maturity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 growing | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cease | present | They | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | grow | gerund | They not said here | maturity | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at maturity=Location |
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