Exam question 2 · Soft words for hard things: business and advertising and p…
It is given that a corporation has designated a defect in its software a "known issue". Select the response consistent with the established facts.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: give, designate, know, select, establish · To what, where: It, corporation, response
This is exam question 2 of lesson 23 «Soft words for hard things: business and advertising and politics and government spin» 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 a corporation has designated a defect in its software a "known issue".
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 | _ | 8 designated | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 corporation | det |
| 6 | corporation | corporation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 designated | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 designated | aux |
| 8 | designated | designate | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 given | advcl |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 defect | det |
| 10 | defect | defect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 designated | obj |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 software | case |
| 12 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 software | nmod:poss |
| 13 | software | software | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 defect | nmod |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 issue | det |
| 15 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 16 known | punct |
| 16 | known | know | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 17 issue | amod |
| 17 | issue | issue | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 software | nmod |
| 18 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 17 issue | punct |
| 19 | . | . | 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 | designate | present · perfect · passive | a corporation | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Theme defect=Attribute | |||||
| 3 | know in a quote | participle | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=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.
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 defect has been fully rectified
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 defect | det |
| 2 | defect | defect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 rectified | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 rectified | aux |
| 4 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 6 rectified | aux:pass |
| 5 | fully | fully | ADV | _ | 6 rectified | advmod |
| 6 | rectified | rectify | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rectify | present · perfect · passive | the defect | fully property | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
Option 2
The defect is a deliberate enhancement
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 defect | det |
| 2 | defect | defect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 enhancement | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 enhancement | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 enhancement | det |
| 5 | deliberate | deliberate | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 enhancement | amod |
| 6 | enhancement | enhancement | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the defect | a deliberate enhancement | tree rules |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
The defect is acknowledged but remains unrectified
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 defect | det |
| 2 | defect | defect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 acknowledged | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 acknowledged | aux:pass |
| 4 | acknowledged | acknowledge | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 6 remains | cc |
| 6 | remains | remain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 acknowledged | conj |
| 7 | unrectified | unrectified | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 remains | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | acknowledge | present · passive | the defect | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic | |||||
| 2 | remain | present | unrectified property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
The defect has never been observed by any user
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 defect | det |
| 2 | defect | defect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 observed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 observed | aux |
| 4 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 6 observed | advmod |
| 5 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 6 observed | aux:pass |
| 6 | observed | observe | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | by | by | ADP | _ | 9 user | case |
| 8 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 9 user | det |
| 9 | user | user | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 observed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not observe | present · perfect · passive | any user | the defect | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent subject=Topic |
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