Exam question 3 · Metals and what they're good for
It is given that a magnet is presented to a series of objects. Select the object which will be attracted.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: give, present, select, attract · To what, where: It, magnet, series, object
This is exam question 3 of lesson 31 «Metals and what they're good for» 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 magnet is presented to a series of objects.
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 | _ | 8 presented | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 magnet | det |
| 6 | magnet | magnet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 presented | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 presented | aux:pass |
| 8 | presented | present | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 given | advcl |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 11 series | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 series | det |
| 11 | series | series | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 presented | obl |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 objects | case |
| 13 | objects | object | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 series | nmod |
| 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 | present | present · passive | a magnet | a series of objects | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to series=Recipient |
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 object which will be attracted.
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 object | det |
| 3 | object | object | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Select | obj |
| 4 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 attracted | nsubj:pass |
| 5 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 attracted | aux |
| 6 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 7 attracted | aux:pass |
| 7 | attracted | attract | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 object | acl:relcl |
| 8 | . | . | 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 object | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent object=Theme | ||||
| 2 | attract | future · passive | the object | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
A copper pipe
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 pipe | det |
| 2 | copper | copper | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pipe | compound |
| 3 | pipe | pipe | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
A steel fridge door
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 door | det |
| 2 | steel | steel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 fridge | compound |
| 3 | fridge | fridge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 door | compound |
| 4 | door | door | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3
An aluminium beverage can
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 beverage | det |
| 2 | aluminium | aluminium | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 beverage | compound |
| 3 | beverage | beverage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 can | nsubj |
| 4 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 4
A gold ring
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 ring | det |
| 2 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 ring | compound |
| 3 | ring | ring | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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