Exam question 3 · Words to know, Years 5–6 (the statutory list, by idea)

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the words «programme» and «program» in British English.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, established facts · What happens: select, establish, concern · To what, where: response, words, British English

This is exam question 3 of lesson 14 «Words to know, Years 5–6 (the statutory list, by idea)» of the English 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	Select	select	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 response	det
3	response	response	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Select	obj
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Select	xcomp
5	with	with	ADP	_	8 facts	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 facts	det
7	established	establish	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 facts	amod
8	facts	fact	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 consistent	obl
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 facts	acl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 words	det
11	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 concerning	obj
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 programme	punct
13	programme	programme	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 words	appos
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 programme	punct
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 program	cc
16	«	«	PUNCT	_	17 program	punct
17	program	program	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 programme	conj
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 programme	punct
19	in	in	ADP	_	21 English	case
20	British	British	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 English	amod
21	English	English	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 concerning	obl
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Select	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	select	imperative	you not said here	the response		consistent property	vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme
2	establish	participle					vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot
3	concern	gerund	the established facts not said here	the words	British English		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus word=Experiencer

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

«Programme» is obsolete and has been replaced by «program»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Programme	punct
2	Programme	programme	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 obsolete	nsubj
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Programme	punct
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 obsolete	cop
5	obsolete	obsolete	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 replaced	cc
7	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 replaced	aux
8	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	9 replaced	aux:pass
9	replaced	replace	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 obsolete	conj
10	by	by	ADP	_	12 program	case
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 program	punct
12	program	program	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 replaced	obl
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	5 obsolete	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Programme					obsolete property	tree rules
2	replace	present · perfect · passive	program						vn substitute-13.6.2-1 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme

Option 2

«Program» denotes a broadcast, whereas «programme» denotes software

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Program	punct
2	Program	program	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 denotes	nsubj
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Program	punct
4	denotes	denote	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 broadcast	det
6	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 denotes	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 denotes	punct
8	whereas	whereas	ADV	PronType=Int	12 denotes	advmod
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 programme	punct
10	programme	programme	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 denotes	nsubj
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 programme	punct
12	denotes	denote	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 denotes	conj
13	software	software	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 denotes	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	denote	present	Program	a broadcast					vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot broadcast=Topic
2	denote	present	programme	software				whereas property	vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot software=Topic

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

«Programme» denotes a broadcast or plan, whereas «program» denotes computer software

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Programme	punct
2	Programme	programme	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 denotes	nsubj
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Programme	punct
4	denotes	denote	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 broadcast	det
6	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 denotes	obj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 plan	cc
8	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 broadcast	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 denotes	punct
10	whereas	whereas	ADV	PronType=Int	14 denotes	advmod
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 program	punct
12	program	program	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 denotes	nsubj
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 program	punct
14	denotes	denote	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 denotes	conj
15	computer	computer	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 software	compound
16	software	software	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 denotes	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	denote	present	Programme	a broadcast or plan					vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot broadcast=Topic
2	denote	present	program	computer software				whereas property	vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot software=Topic

Option 4

Both forms are incorrect in British English, the correct form being «programm» in all its senses

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Both	both	DET	PronType=Tot	2 forms	det
2	forms	form	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 incorrect	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 incorrect	cop
4	incorrect	incorrect	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 English	case
6	British	British	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 English	amod
7	English	English	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 incorrect	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 programm	punct
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 form	det
10	correct	correct	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 form	amod
11	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 programm	nsubj
12	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	14 programm	cop
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 programm	punct
14	programm	programm	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 English	appos
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 programm	punct
16	in	in	ADP	_	19 senses	case
17	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	19 senses	det:predet
18	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	19 senses	nmod:poss
19	senses	sens	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 incorrect	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	both forms			British English		in programm's senses; incorrect property	tree rules
2	is a in a quote	gerund	the correct form	programm					tree rules

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