Exam question 1 · Birthday parties
Identify the principal reason why an invitation must be answered by the stated date.
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, stated date · What happens: identify, answer, state · To what, where: principal reason, invitation
This is exam question 1 of lesson 130 «Birthday parties» 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 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 10 answered | advmod |
| 6 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 invitation | det |
| 7 | invitation | invitation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 answered | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 answered | aux |
| 9 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 10 answered | aux:pass |
| 10 | answered | answer | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 reason | acl:relcl |
| 11 | by | by | ADP | _ | 14 date | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 date | det |
| 13 | stated | state | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 14 date | amod |
| 14 | date | date | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 answered | obl |
| 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 | answer speech: assert | must · passive | the stated date | a invitation | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent subject=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | state speech: other | participle | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
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
The host must report the number to the school
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 host | det |
| 2 | host | host | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 report | nsubj |
| 3 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 report | aux |
| 4 | report | report | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 number | det |
| 6 | number | number | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 report | obj |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 school | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 school | det |
| 9 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 report | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | report | must | the host | the number | the school | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent number=Topic to school=Recipient |
Option 2
The host wishes to know who owns the best present
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 host | det |
| 2 | host | host | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 wishes | nsubj |
| 3 | wishes | wish | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 know | mark |
| 5 | know | know | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 wishes | xcomp |
| 6 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 owns | nsubj |
| 7 | owns | own | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 know | ccomp |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 present | det |
| 9 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 10 present | amod |
| 10 | present | present | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 owns | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wish | present | the host | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | know not said to happen | to-infinitive | the host not said here | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 3 | own | present | the best present | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot present=Theme |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The host needs to know how many children to plan for
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 host | det |
| 2 | host | host | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 needs | nsubj |
| 3 | needs | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 know | mark |
| 5 | know | know | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 needs | xcomp |
| 6 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 7 many | advmod |
| 7 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 children | amod |
| 8 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 know | obj |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 plan | mark |
| 10 | plan | plan | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 children | acl |
| 11 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 plan | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | need | present | the host | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | know not said to happen | to-infinitive | the host not said here | many children | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer child=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | plan | to-infinitive | the host not said here | many children not said here | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
The invitation becomes invalid on the next day
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 invitation | det |
| 2 | invitation | invitation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 becomes | nsubj |
| 3 | becomes | become | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | invalid | invalid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 becomes | xcomp |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 8 day | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 day | det |
| 7 | next | next | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 day | amod |
| 8 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 becomes | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | become | present | the invitation | invalid | day | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
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