Exam question 2 · Browning apples, rotting and mould
It is given that a foodstuff bears the label "use by". Select the statement most accurately characterising that label.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: foodstuff bears, you, statement · What happens: give, use, select, characteris · To what, where: It, statement, label
This is exam question 2 of lesson 23 «Browning apples, rotting and mould» of the chemistry 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 foodstuff bears the label "use by".
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 | _ | 11 use | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 bears | det |
| 6 | foodstuff | foodstuff | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 bears | compound |
| 7 | bears | bear | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 use | nsubj |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 label | det |
| 9 | label | label | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 bears | appos |
| 10 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 label | punct |
| 11 | use | use | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 given | advcl |
| 12 | by | by | ADP | _ | 11 use | obl |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 12 by | punct |
| 14 | . | . | 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 | use in a quote | infinitive | a foodstuff bears | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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: Select the statement most accurately characterising that label.
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 statement | det |
| 3 | statement | statement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Select | obj |
| 4 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 5 accurately | advmod |
| 5 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 6 characterising | advmod |
| 6 | characterising | characteris | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 statement | acl |
| 7 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 8 label | det |
| 8 | label | label | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 characterising | obj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Select | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | select | imperative | you not said here | the statement | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statement=Theme | ||||
| 2 | characteris | gerund | the statement not said here | that label | accurately property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
It pertains solely to flavour and appearance
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 | 2 pertains | nsubj |
| 2 | pertains | pertain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | solely | solely | ADV | _ | 2 pertains | advmod |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 flavour | mark |
| 5 | flavour | flavour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 pertains | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 appearance | cc |
| 7 | appearance | appearance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 flavour | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pertain | present | It | flavour and appearance | solely property | tree rules |
Option 2
It is of no consequence for perishable goods
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 | 5 consequence | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 consequence | cop |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 consequence | case |
| 4 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 5 consequence | det |
| 5 | consequence | consequence | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 goods | case |
| 7 | perishable | perishable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 goods | amod |
| 8 | goods | goods | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 5 consequence | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | It | of no consequence; for perishable goods | tree rules |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
It pertains to safety, and the food may be unsafe thereafter
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 | 2 pertains | nsubj |
| 2 | pertains | pertain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 4 safety | case |
| 4 | safety | safety | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 pertains | obl |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 unsafe | punct |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 unsafe | cc |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 food | det |
| 8 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 unsafe | nsubj |
| 9 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 unsafe | aux |
| 10 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 11 unsafe | cop |
| 11 | unsafe | unsafe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 pertains | parataxis |
| 12 | thereafter | thereafter | ADV | _ | 11 unsafe | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pertain | present | It | to safety | vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to safety=Co-Theme | ||||
| 2 | is | may | the food | thereafter, unsafe property | tree rules |
Option 4
It pertains to the date of manufacture
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 | 2 pertains | nsubj |
| 2 | pertains | pertain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 date | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 date | det |
| 5 | date | date | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 pertains | obl |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 manufacture | case |
| 7 | manufacture | manufacture | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 date | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pertain | present | It | to the date of manufacture | vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to date=Co-Theme |
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