Exam question 2 · Birthday parties
It is given that one is unable to attend a party. Select the response consistent with good manners.
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: one, you · What happens: give, be, attend, select · To what, where: It, party, response
This is exam question 2 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
Sentence 1: It is given that one is unable to attend a party.
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 | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 5 one | det |
| 5 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 unable | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 unable | cop |
| 7 | unable | unable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 given | advcl |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 attend | mark |
| 9 | attend | attend | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 unable | xcomp |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 party | det |
| 11 | party | party | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 attend | obj |
| 12 | . | . | 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 | is | present | that one | unable property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | attend | to-infinitive | that one not said here | a party | vn attend-107.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme party=Goal |
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 good manners.
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 | _ | 7 manners | case |
| 6 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 manners | amod |
| 7 | manners | manners | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 4 consistent | obl |
| 8 | . | . | 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 |
The options
Option 1
"Your party sounds boring, so I'm not coming."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 sounds | punct |
| 2 | Your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 party | nmod:poss |
| 3 | party | party | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 sounds | nsubj |
| 4 | sounds | sound | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | boring | boring | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 sounds | xcomp |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 coming | punct |
| 7 | so | so | ADV | _ | 11 coming | advmod |
| 8 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 11 coming | nsubj |
| 9 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 coming | aux |
| 10 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 11 coming | advmod |
| 11 | coming | come | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 sounds | parataxis |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 sounds | punct |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 sounds | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sound in a quote | present | Your party | boring property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | not come in a quote | present · progressive | I | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
Say nothing at all and simply stay away on the day
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Say | say | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 1 Say | obj |
| 3 | at | at | ADP | _ | 4 all | case |
| 4 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 nothing | nmod |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 stay | cc |
| 6 | simply | simply | ADV | _ | 7 stay | advmod |
| 7 | stay | stay | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Say | conj |
| 8 | away | away | ADV | _ | 7 stay | advmod |
| 9 | on | on | ADP | _ | 11 day | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 day | det |
| 11 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 stay | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | nothing | all | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic | |||
| 2 | stay away | infinitive | you not said here | day | away, simply property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
Ask whether the party may be moved for you
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ask | ask | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | whether | whether | SCONJ | _ | 7 moved | mark |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 party | det |
| 4 | party | party | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 moved | nsubj:pass |
| 5 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 moved | aux |
| 6 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 7 moved | aux:pass |
| 7 | moved | move | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 1 Ask | ccomp |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 you | case |
| 9 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 moved | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | imperative | you not said here | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | move | may · passive | the party | for you | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
"Thank you for inviting me, I'm sorry I can't come."
The tree, 12 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Thank | punct |
| 2 | Thank | thank | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 2 Thank | obj |
| 4 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 5 inviting | mark |
| 5 | inviting | invite | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 Thank | advcl |
| 6 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 inviting | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 sorry | punct |
| 8 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 10 sorry | nsubj |
| 9 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 sorry | cop |
| 10 | sorry | sorry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 Thank | parataxis |
| 11 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 14 come | nsubj |
| 12 | ca | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 14 come | aux |
| 13 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 14 come | advmod |
| 14 | come | come | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 sorry | ccomp |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 Thank | punct |
| 16 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Thank | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | thank speech: thank in a quote | present | you | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme | |||||
| 2 | invite in a quote | gerund | me | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient | |||||
| 3 | is in a quote | present | I | sorry property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | not come in a quote | can | I | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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