Exam question 3 · Lanterns, dragon boats, mooncakes and birthdays
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the consumption of longevity noodles upon a birthday?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, characteris, consume · To what, where: consumption, longevity noodles
This is exam question 3 of lesson 27 «Lanterns, dragon boats, mooncakes and birthdays» 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 consumption | det |
| 10 | consumption | consumption | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 characterises | obj |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 noodles | case |
| 12 | longevity | longevity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 noodles | compound |
| 13 | noodles | noodle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 consumption | nmod |
| 14 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 16 birthday | case |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 birthday | det |
| 16 | birthday | birthday | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 characterises | obl |
| 17 | ? | ? | 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 consumption of longevity noodles | of the following statements; upon a birthday; accurately property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | consume | longevity noodles | nom consumption «act transitive»: of=patient |
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 · ✓ the right answer
They are eaten unbroken, length signifying long life
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 eaten | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 eaten | aux:pass |
| 3 | eaten | eat | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | unbroken | unbroken | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 eaten | xcomp |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 length | punct |
| 6 | length | length | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 eaten | conj |
| 7 | signifying | signify | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 length | acl |
| 8 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 life | amod |
| 9 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 signifying | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | eat | present · passive | They | unbroken property | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ||||
| 2 | signify | gerund | length not said here | long life | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot life=Theme |
Option 2
The noodles are consumed cold at midnight
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 noodles | det |
| 2 | noodles | noodle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 consumed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 consumed | aux:pass |
| 4 | consumed | consume | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | cold | cold | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 consumed | xcomp |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 midnight | case |
| 7 | midnight | midnight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 consumed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | consume | present · passive | the noodles | midnight | cold property | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset |
Option 3
The noodles are severed to signify a fresh start in the new year
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 noodles | det |
| 2 | noodles | noodle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 severed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 severed | aux:pass |
| 4 | severed | sever | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 signify | mark |
| 6 | signify | signify | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 severed | xcomp |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 start | det |
| 8 | fresh | fresh | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 start | amod |
| 9 | start | start | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 signify | obj |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 year | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 year | det |
| 12 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 year | amod |
| 13 | year | year | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 signify | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sever | present · passive | the noodles | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | signify | to-infinitive | a fresh start | year | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot start=Theme |
Option 4
The noodles are reserved for the youngest guest
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 noodles | det |
| 2 | noodles | noodle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 reserved | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 reserved | aux:pass |
| 4 | reserved | reserve | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 guest | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 guest | det |
| 7 | youngest | young | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 8 guest | amod |
| 8 | guest | guest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 reserved | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reserve | present · passive | the noodles | for the youngest guest | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Theme for guest=Beneficiary |
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