Exam question 4 · Reasoning about the body moving in the world
It is given that a heavy bag is carried in the right hand. Determine the manner in which the body adjusts so as to remain balanced.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, body · What happens: give, carry, determine, adjust, balance · To what, where: It, heavy bag, right hand, manner
This is exam question 4 of lesson 10 «Reasoning about the body moving in the world» of the everyday 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 heavy bag is carried in the right hand.
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 carried | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 bag | det |
| 6 | heavy | heavy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 bag | amod |
| 7 | bag | bag | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 carried | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 carried | aux:pass |
| 9 | carried | carry | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 given | advcl |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 hand | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 hand | det |
| 12 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 hand | amod |
| 13 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 carried | obl |
| 14 | . | . | 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 | carry | present · passive | a heavy bag | the right hand | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Value in hand=Location |
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: Determine the manner in which the body adjusts so as to remain balanced.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Determine | determine | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 manner | det |
| 3 | manner | manner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Determine | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 which | case |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 adjusts | obl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 body | det |
| 7 | body | body | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 adjusts | nsubj |
| 8 | adjusts | adjust | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Determine | parataxis |
| 9 | so | so | ADV | _ | 13 balanced | advmod |
| 10 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 13 balanced | mark |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 balanced | mark |
| 12 | remain | remain | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 13 balanced | aux:pass |
| 13 | balanced | balance | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 adjusts | advcl |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Determine | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | determine | imperative | you not said here | the manner | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent manner=Topic | ||||
| 2 | adjust | present | the body | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | balance | to-infinitive · passive | the body not said here | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V» |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
The body leans backward exclusively
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 body | det |
| 2 | body | body | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 leans | nsubj |
| 3 | leans | lean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | backward | backward | ADV | _ | 3 leans | advmod |
| 5 | exclusively | exclusively | ADV | _ | 3 leans | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lean | present | the body | backward, exclusively property | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
The body leans further towards the right
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 body | det |
| 2 | body | body | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 leans | nsubj |
| 3 | leans | lean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | further | further | ADV | _ | 3 leans | advmod |
| 5 | towards | towards | ADP | _ | 7 right | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 right | det |
| 7 | right | right | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 leans | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lean | present | the body | towards the right; further property | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
The body makes no adjustment of any kind
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 body | det |
| 2 | body | body | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 makes | nsubj |
| 3 | makes | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 5 adjustment | det |
| 5 | adjustment | adjustment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 makes | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 kind | case |
| 7 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 8 kind | det |
| 8 | kind | kind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 adjustment | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | present | the body | no adjustment of any kind | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset adjustment=Product | ||||
| 2 | adjust | any kind | nom adjustment «event intransitive»: of=agent |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
The body leans towards the left
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 body | det |
| 2 | body | body | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 leans | nsubj |
| 3 | leans | lean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | towards | towards | ADP | _ | 6 left | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 left | det |
| 6 | left | left | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 leans | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lean | present | the body | towards the left | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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