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Exam question 4 · Tricky words and common exception words

It is given that a pupil of seven years writes «frend» on one occasion. Select the response consistent with the established facts.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: pupil, you · What happens: give, write, select, establish · To what, where: It, frend, one occasion, response

This is exam question 4 of lesson 3 «Tricky words and common exception words» 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

Sentence 1: It is given that a pupil of seven years writes «frend» on one occasion.

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	_	10 writes	mark
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 pupil	det
6	pupil	pupil	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 writes	nsubj
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 years	case
8	seven	seven	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 years	nummod
9	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 pupil	nmod
10	writes	write	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 given	advcl
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 frend	punct
12	frend	frend	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 writes	obj
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 frend	punct
14	on	on	ADP	_	16 occasion	case
15	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	16 occasion	nummod
16	occasion	occasion	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 writes	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	write	present	a pupil of seven years	frend		one occasion			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent frend=Theme on occasion=Destination

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 response consistent with the established facts.

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	3 response	amod
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	.	.	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 response					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

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

The error demonstrates that the pupil has received no instruction

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 error	det
2	error	error	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 demonstrates	nsubj
3	demonstrates	demonstrate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 received	mark
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 pupil	det
6	pupil	pupil	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 received	nsubj:pass
7	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 received	aux
8	received	receive	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 demonstrates	ccomp
9	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	10 instruction	det
10	instruction	instruction	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 received	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	demonstrate	present	the error						vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot clause=Topic
2	receive	present · perfect · passive		the pupil					vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme instruction=Location

Option 2

Dyslexia is thereby established beyond doubt

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dyslexia	dyslexia	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 established	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 established	aux:pass
3	thereby	thereby	ADV	_	4 established	advmod
4	established	establish	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	beyond	beyond	ADP	_	6 doubt	case
6	doubt	doubt	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 established	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	establish	present · passive		Dyslexia				beyond doubt; thereby property	vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

No conclusion concerning dyslexia may be drawn from a single common error

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	No	no	DET	PronType=Neg	2 conclusion	det
2	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 drawn	nsubj:pass
3	concerning	concern	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 conclusion	acl
4	dyslexia	dyslexia	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 concerning	obj
5	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 drawn	aux
6	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	7 drawn	aux:pass
7	drawn	draw	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	from	from	ADP	_	12 error	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 error	det
10	single	single	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 error	amod
11	common	common	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 error	amod
12	error	error	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 drawn	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	concern	gerund	no conclusion not said here	dyslexia					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus dyslexia=Experiencer
2	draw	may · passive		no conclusion		a single common error			vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: subject=Theme from error=Initial_Location

Option 4

The pupil must be withdrawn from spelling instruction

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 pupil	det
2	pupil	pupil	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 withdrawn	nsubj:pass
3	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 withdrawn	aux
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 withdrawn	aux:pass
5	withdrawn	withdraw	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 instruction	case
7	spelling	spelling	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 instruction	compound
8	instruction	instruction	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 withdrawn	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	withdraw	must · passive		the pupil		spelling instruction			vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: subject=Theme from instruction=Initial_Location

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