Exam question 1 · Thinking about noticing
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the position of the eyes of hunted animals such as rabbits and deer?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, characteris, hunt · To what, where: position
This is exam question 1 of lesson 20 «Thinking about noticing» 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 | Which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 characterises | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 statements | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 statements | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 statements | amod |
| 5 | statements | statement | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 characterises | obl |
| 6 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 7 accurately | advmod |
| 7 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 8 characterises | advmod |
| 8 | characterises | characteris | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 position | det |
| 10 | position | position | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 characterises | obj |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 eyes | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 eyes | det |
| 13 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 position | nmod |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 animals | case |
| 15 | hunted | hunt | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 16 animals | amod |
| 16 | animals | animal | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 eyes | nmod |
| 17 | such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP | 19 rabbits | case |
| 18 | as | as | ADP | _ | 17 such | fixed |
| 19 | rabbits | rabbit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 animals | nmod |
| 20 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 deer | cc |
| 21 | deer | deer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 19 rabbits | conj |
| 22 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 characterises | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | characteris | present | the position of the eyes of hunted animals such rabbits and deer | of the following statements; accurately property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | hunt | participle | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: 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 eyes are set upon the top of the head for the observation of birds
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 eyes | det |
| 2 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 set | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 set | aux:pass |
| 4 | set | set | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 7 top | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 top | det |
| 7 | top | top | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 set | obl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 head | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 head | det |
| 10 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 top | nmod |
| 11 | for | for | ADP | _ | 13 observation | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 observation | det |
| 13 | observation | observation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 set | obl |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 birds | case |
| 15 | birds | bird | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 observation | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | set | present · passive | the eyes | the top of the head | for the observation of birds | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: subject=Theme upon top=Destination | |||
| 2 | observe | birds | nom observation «act transitive»: of=patient |
Option 2
The eyes are positioned identically to those of an owl
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 eyes | det |
| 2 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 positioned | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 positioned | aux:pass |
| 4 | positioned | position | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | identically | identically | ADV | _ | 4 positioned | advmod |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 those | case |
| 7 | those | that | PRON | Number=Plur PronType=Dem | 4 positioned | obl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 owl | case |
| 9 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 owl | det |
| 10 | owl | owl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 those | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | position | present · passive | the eyes | to those; identically property | vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The eyes are set upon the sides of the head, affording a view of almost all the surroundings
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 eyes | det |
| 2 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 set | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 set | aux:pass |
| 4 | set | set | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 7 sides | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 sides | det |
| 7 | sides | side | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 set | obl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 head | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 head | det |
| 10 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 sides | nmod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 affording | punct |
| 12 | affording | afford | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 set | advcl |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 view | det |
| 14 | view | view | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 affording | obj |
| 15 | of | of | ADP | _ | 19 surroundings | case |
| 16 | almost | almost | ADV | _ | 17 all | advmod |
| 17 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 19 surroundings | det:predet |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 surroundings | det |
| 19 | surroundings | surroundings | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 14 view | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | set | present · passive | the eyes | the sides of the head | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: subject=Theme upon side=Destination | ||||
| 2 | afford | gerund | a view of all surroundings | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | view | all surroundings | nom view «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
Option 4
The eyes are set at the front of the head for the judging of distance
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 eyes | det |
| 2 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 set | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 set | aux:pass |
| 4 | set | set | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 front | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 front | det |
| 7 | front | front | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 set | obl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 head | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 head | det |
| 10 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 front | nmod |
| 11 | for | for | ADP | _ | 13 judging | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 judging | det |
| 13 | judging | judging | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 set | obl |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 distance | case |
| 15 | distance | distance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 judging | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | set | present · passive | the eyes | the front of the head | for the judging of distance | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme at front=Destination | |||
| 2 | judge | distance | nom judging «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
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