Exam question 2 · Soft words for hard things: work, firing and the economy
It is given that an employee has been placed upon "garden leave". Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning his circumstances.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, established facts · What happens: give, place, select, establish, concern · To what, where: It, employee, garden leave, response, circumstances
This is exam question 2 of lesson 21 «Soft words for hard things: work, firing and the economy» of the euphemisms 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 an employee has been placed upon "garden leave".
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 | _ | 9 placed | mark |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 employee | det |
| 6 | employee | employee | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 placed | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 placed | aux |
| 8 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 9 placed | aux:pass |
| 9 | placed | place | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 given | advcl |
| 10 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 13 leave | case |
| 11 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 13 leave | punct |
| 12 | garden | garden | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 leave | compound |
| 13 | leave | leave | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 placed | obl |
| 14 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 13 leave | punct |
| 15 | . | . | 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 | place | present · perfect · passive | a employee | garden leave | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: subject=Theme upon leave=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 concerning his circumstances.
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 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 circumstances | nmod:poss |
| 11 | circumstances | circumstance | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 concerning | obj |
| 12 | . | . | 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 | 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 | employee's circumstances | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus circumstance=Experiencer |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
He is granted additional annual holiday in recognition of service
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 granted | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 granted | aux:pass |
| 3 | granted | grant | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | additional | additional | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 holiday | amod |
| 5 | annual | annual | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 holiday | amod |
| 6 | holiday | holiday | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 granted | obj |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 recognition | case |
| 8 | recognition | recognition | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 granted | obl |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 service | case |
| 10 | service | service | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 recognition | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grant | present · passive | He | recognition of service | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: subject=Goal holiday=Theme | ||||
| 2 | recognize | service | nom recognition «state transitive»: of=patient |
Option 2
He is dismissed forthwith without remuneration
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 dismissed | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 dismissed | aux:pass |
| 3 | dismissed | dismiss | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | forthwith | forthwith | ADV | _ | 3 dismissed | advmod |
| 5 | without | without | ADP | _ | 6 remuneration | case |
| 6 | remuneration | remuneration | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 dismissed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dismiss | present · passive | He | without remuneration; forthwith property | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 3
He is assigned horticultural duties upon the company grounds
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 assigned | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 assigned | aux:pass |
| 3 | assigned | assign | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | horticultural | horticultural | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 duties | amod |
| 5 | duties | duty | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 assigned | obj |
| 6 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 9 grounds | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 grounds | det |
| 8 | company | company | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 grounds | compound |
| 9 | grounds | grounds | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 3 assigned | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | assign | present · passive | He | upon the company grounds | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: subject=Goal duty=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
He remains remunerated but is excluded from the workplace until the expiry of his notice
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 remains | nsubj |
| 2 | remains | remain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | remunerated | remunerate | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 remains | xcomp |
| 4 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 6 excluded | cc |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 excluded | aux:pass |
| 6 | excluded | exclude | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 remains | conj |
| 7 | from | from | ADP | _ | 9 workplace | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 workplace | det |
| 9 | workplace | workplace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 excluded | obl |
| 10 | until | until | ADP | _ | 12 expiry | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 expiry | det |
| 12 | expiry | expiry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 excluded | obl |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 notice | case |
| 14 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 notice | nmod:poss |
| 15 | notice | notice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 expiry | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | remain | present | He | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | remunerate | participle | He not said here | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | exclude | present · passive | He not said here | the workplace | until the expiry of his notice | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: from workplace=Eventuality | |||
| 4 | notice | his = he | nom notice «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
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