Exam question 4 · Leaves, fruit and colour in nature
It is given that an observer wishes to view a rainbow. Ascertain the position of the Sun required.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: observer, you, Sun · What happens: give, wish, view, ascertain, require · To what, where: It, rainbow, position
This is exam question 4 of lesson 28 «Leaves, fruit and colour in nature» 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 an observer wishes to view a rainbow.
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 wishes | mark |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 observer | det |
| 6 | observer | observer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 wishes | nsubj |
| 7 | wishes | wish | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 view | mark |
| 9 | view | view | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 wishes | xcomp |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 rainbow | det |
| 11 | rainbow | rainbow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 view | obj |
| 12 | . | . | 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 | wish | present | a observer | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | view not said to happen | to-infinitive | a observer not said here | a rainbow | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rainbow=Stimulus |
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 position of the Sun required.
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 position | det |
| 3 | position | position | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ascertain | obj |
| 4 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 7 required | mark |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 Sun | det |
| 6 | Sun | Sun | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 required | nsubj |
| 7 | required | require | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 position | acl |
| 8 | . | . | 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 position | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent position=Topic | ||||
| 2 | require | past | the Sun | the position not said here | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme position=Precondition |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Behind the observer
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Behind | behind | ADP | _ | 3 observer | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 observer | det |
| 3 | observer | observer | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 2
Directly before the observer
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Directly | directly | ADV | _ | root | root |
| 2 | before | before | ADP | _ | 4 observer | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 observer | det |
| 4 | observer | observer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Directly | obl |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3
Below the observer's horizon
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Below | below | ADP | _ | 5 horizon | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 observer | det |
| 3 | observer | observer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 horizon | nmod:poss |
| 4 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 3 observer | case |
| 5 | horizon | horizon | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 4
Directly overhead at noon
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Directly | directly | ADV | _ | 2 overhead | advmod |
| 2 | overhead | overhead | ADV | _ | root | root |
| 3 | at | at | ADP | _ | 4 noon | case |
| 4 | noon | noon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 overhead | obl |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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