Exam question 2 · Red envelopes and New Year wishes
It is given that the wish "xuéyè jìnbù" signifies progress in one's studies. Select the statement that accurately characterises its proper use.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: wish, one, you, statement · What happens: give, signify, study, select, characteris, use · To what, where: It, progress, statement, proper use
This is exam question 2 of lesson 26 «Red envelopes and New Year wishes» 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
Sentence 1: It is given that the wish "xuéyè jìnbù" signifies progress in one's studies.
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 signifies | mark |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 wish | det |
| 6 | wish | wish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 signifies | nsubj |
| 7 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 jìnbù | punct |
| 8 | xuéyè | xuéyè | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 jìnbù | compound |
| 9 | jìnbù | jìnbù | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 wish | appos |
| 10 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 jìnbù | punct |
| 11 | signifies | signify | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 12 | progress | progress | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 signifies | obj |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 16 studies | case |
| 14 | one | one | PRON | Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 studies | nmod:poss |
| 15 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 14 one | case |
| 16 | studies | study | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 signifies | obl |
| 17 | . | . | 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 | signify | present | the wish | progress | in one's studies | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot progress=Theme in study=Attribute | |||
| 3 | study | one | nom study «act transitive»: poss=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 that accurately characterises its proper use.
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 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 characterises | nsubj |
| 5 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 6 characterises | advmod |
| 6 | characterises | characteris | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 statement | acl:relcl |
| 7 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 use | nmod:poss |
| 8 | proper | proper | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 use | amod |
| 9 | use | use | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 characterises | obj |
| 10 | . | . | 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 | present | the statement | statement's proper use | accurately property | tree rules | |||
| 3 | use | statement | nom use «act transitive»: poss=agent |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
It is addressed by pupils to their grandparents as a mark of respect
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 addressed | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 addressed | aux:pass |
| 3 | addressed | address | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 pupils | case |
| 5 | pupils | pupil | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 addressed | obl |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 grandparents | case |
| 7 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 grandparents | nmod:poss |
| 8 | grandparents | grandparent | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 addressed | obl |
| 9 | as | as | ADP | _ | 11 mark | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 mark | det |
| 11 | mark | mark | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 addressed | obl |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 respect | case |
| 13 | respect | respect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 mark | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | address | present · passive | pupils | It | to pupils's grandparents; as a mark of respect | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Destination | |||
| 2 | mark | respect | nom mark «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
Option 2
It is a request for money
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 request | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 request | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 request | det |
| 4 | request | request | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 money | case |
| 6 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 request | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a request | for money | tree rules |
Option 3
It is reserved for weddings
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 reserved | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 reserved | aux:pass |
| 3 | reserved | reserve | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 5 weddings | case |
| 5 | weddings | wedding | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 reserved | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reserve | present · passive | It | for weddings | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Theme for wedding=Beneficiary |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
It is bestowed by elders upon pupils, not returned to elders
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 bestowed | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 bestowed | aux:pass |
| 3 | bestowed | bestow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 elders | case |
| 5 | elders | elder | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 bestowed | obl:agent |
| 6 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 7 pupils | case |
| 7 | pupils | pupil | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 bestowed | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 returned | punct |
| 9 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 returned | advmod |
| 10 | returned | return | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 bestowed | conj |
| 11 | to | to | ADP | _ | 12 elders | case |
| 12 | elders | elder | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 returned | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bestow | present · passive | elders | It | upon pupils | tree rules | |||
| 2 | not return | participle | elders not said here | to elders result | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient to elder=Result |
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