Exam question 1 · Oven, hob, kettle, toaster and dishwasher
Identify the principal reason for which a dark glass hob presents a particular hazard.
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, dark glass hob · What happens: identify, present · To what, where: principal reason, particular hazard
This is exam question 1 of lesson 107 «Oven, hob, kettle, toaster and dishwasher» 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Identify | identify | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 reason | det |
| 3 | principal | principal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 reason | amod |
| 4 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Identify | obj |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 which | case |
| 6 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 presents | obl |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 hob | det |
| 8 | dark | dark | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 hob | amod |
| 9 | glass | glass | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 hob | compound |
| 10 | hob | hob | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 presents | nsubj |
| 11 | presents | present | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 reason | acl |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 hazard | det |
| 13 | particular | particular | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 hazard | amod |
| 14 | hazard | hazard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 presents | obj |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Identify | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | identify | imperative | you not said here | the principal reason | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme | ||||
| 2 | present | present | a dark glass hob | a particular hazard | for the principal reason | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent hazard=Theme for which=Recipient |
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
It heats only when touched by a person's 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 | 5 touched | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | heats | heat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 touched | aux |
| 3 | only | only | ADV | _ | 5 touched | advmod |
| 4 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 5 touched | advmod |
| 5 | touched | touch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | by | by | ADP | _ | 10 hand | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 person | det |
| 8 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 hand | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 person | case |
| 10 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 touched | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | touch | present · passive | a person's hand | It | vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Co-Theme |
Option 2
It is cooled instantly when it is switched off
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 cooled | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 cooled | aux:pass |
| 3 | cooled | cool | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | instantly | instantly | ADV | _ | 3 cooled | advmod |
| 5 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 8 switched | mark |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 switched | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 switched | aux:pass |
| 8 | switched | switch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 cooled | advcl |
| 9 | off | off | ADP | _ | 8 switched | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cool | present · passive | It | instantly property | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient | ||||
| 2 | switch off | present · passive | it | vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
Option 3
It conducts electricity to any person who touches it with a wet 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 | 2 conducts | nsubj |
| 2 | conducts | conduct | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | electricity | electricity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 conducts | obj |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 person | case |
| 5 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 6 person | det |
| 6 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 conducts | obl |
| 7 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 touches | nsubj |
| 8 | touches | touch | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 person | acl:relcl |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 touches | obj |
| 10 | with | with | ADP | _ | 13 hand | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 hand | det |
| 12 | wet | wet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 hand | amod |
| 13 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 touches | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | conduct | present | It | electricity | any person | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent electricity=Theme to person=Destination | |||
| 2 | touch | present | any person | electricity | with a wet hand | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent it=Theme with hand=Instrument |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
It does not display its heat and may remain hot after switching off
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 | 4 display | nsubj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 display | aux |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 display | advmod |
| 4 | display | display | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 heat | nmod:poss |
| 6 | heat | heat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 display | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 remain | cc |
| 8 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 remain | aux |
| 9 | remain | remain | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 display | conj |
| 10 | hot | hot | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 remain | xcomp |
| 11 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 12 switching | mark |
| 12 | switching | switch | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 9 remain | advcl |
| 13 | off | off | ADP | _ | 12 switching | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not display | present · do-support | It | its heat | vn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme heat=Reflexive | ||||
| 2 | remain | may | hot property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | switch off | gerund | vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 4 | heat | its = it | nom heat «phenomenon intransitive»: poss=agent |
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