Exam question 4 · Tasty! Spicy! I'm full!
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the expression màn man chī?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, characteris · To what, where: expression
This is exam question 4 of lesson 12 «Tasty! Spicy! I'm full!» of the Chinese street 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 expression | det |
| 10 | expression | expression | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 characterises | obj |
| 11 | màn | màn | X | Foreign=Yes | 10 expression | dep |
| 12 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 chī | compound |
| 13 | chī | chī | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 expression | 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 expression man chī | 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
It announces that the meal is ready
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 announces | nsubj |
| 2 | announces | announce | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 7 ready | mark |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 meal | det |
| 5 | meal | meal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 ready | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 ready | cop |
| 7 | ready | ready | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 announces | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | announce speech: other | present | It | vn order-58.3 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | present | the meal | ready property | tree rules |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
It is a courteous wish that the diner enjoy the meal without haste
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 wish | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 wish | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 wish | det |
| 4 | courteous | courteous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 wish | amod |
| 5 | wish | wish | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 enjoy | obj |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 diner | det |
| 8 | diner | diner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 enjoy | nsubj |
| 9 | enjoy | enjoy | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 wish | acl:relcl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 meal | det |
| 11 | meal | meal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 enjoy | obj |
| 12 | without | without | ADP | _ | 13 haste | case |
| 13 | haste | haste | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 enjoy | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a courteous wish | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | enjoy | present | the diner | a courteous wish | without haste | tree rules |
Option 3
It is a reprimand for eating greedily, addressed to the guest
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 | 4 reprimand | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 reprimand | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 reprimand | det |
| 4 | reprimand | reprimand | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 6 eating | mark |
| 6 | eating | eat | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 reprimand | acl |
| 7 | greedily | greedily | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 eating | xcomp |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 addressed | punct |
| 9 | addressed | address | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 reprimand | acl |
| 10 | to | to | ADP | _ | 12 guest | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 guest | det |
| 12 | guest | guest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 addressed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a reprimand | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | eat | gerund | a reprimand not said here | greedily property | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | address | participle | a reprimand not said here | to the guest | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
It is an instruction to cease eating
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 | 4 instruction | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 instruction | cop |
| 3 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 instruction | det |
| 4 | instruction | instruction | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 cease | mark |
| 6 | cease | cease | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 instruction | acl |
| 7 | eating | eat | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 cease | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a instruction | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | cease | to-infinitive | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ||||||
| 3 | eat | gerund | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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