Exam question 4 · Honest work at school
It is given that the answers are printed at the back of a textbook. State the proper use of such answers.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · What happens: give, print, use · To what, where: It, answers, back, such answers
This is exam question 4 of lesson 201 «Honest work at school» 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 the answers are printed at the back of a textbook.
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 | _ | 8 printed | mark |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 answers | det |
| 6 | answers | answer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 printed | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 printed | aux:pass |
| 8 | printed | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 given | advcl | |
| 9 | at | at | ADP | _ | 11 back | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 back | det |
| 11 | back | back | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 printed | obl |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 textbook | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 textbook | det |
| 14 | textbook | textbook | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 back | nmod |
| 15 | . | . | 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 | present · passive | the answers | the back of a textbook | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
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: State the proper use of such answers.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State | state | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 use | nsubj |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 use | det |
| 3 | proper | proper | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 use | amod |
| 4 | use | use | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 answers | case |
| 6 | such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 answers | amod |
| 7 | answers | answer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 use | nmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 use | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | such answers | nom use «act transitive»: of=patient |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
To be disregarded as invariably incorrect
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 3 disregarded | mark |
| 2 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 3 disregarded | aux:pass |
| 3 | disregarded | disregard | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 6 incorrect | mark |
| 5 | invariably | invariably | ADV | _ | 6 incorrect | advmod |
| 6 | incorrect | incorrect | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 disregarded | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | disregard | to-infinitive · passive | incorrect property | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP» |
Option 2
To be transcribed before any attempt is made
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 3 transcribed | mark |
| 2 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 3 transcribed | aux:pass |
| 3 | transcribed | transcribe | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 8 made | mark |
| 5 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 6 attempt | det |
| 6 | attempt | attempt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 made | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 made | aux:pass |
| 8 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 transcribed | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | transcribe | to-infinitive · passive | vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP» | ||||||
| 2 | make | present · passive | any attempt | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
To verify one's work after an honest attempt
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 verify | mark |
| 2 | verify | verify | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 work | nmod:poss |
| 4 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 3 one | case |
| 5 | work | work | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 verify | obj |
| 6 | after | after | ADP | _ | 9 attempt | case |
| 7 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 attempt | det |
| 8 | honest | honest | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 attempt | amod |
| 9 | attempt | attempt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 verify | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | verify | to-infinitive | one's work | after a honest attempt | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot work=Topic | ||||
| 2 | work | one | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4
To be consulted only during formal tests
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 3 consulted | mark |
| 2 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 3 consulted | aux:pass |
| 3 | consulted | consult | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | only | only | ADV | _ | 7 tests | advmod |
| 5 | during | during | ADP | _ | 7 tests | case |
| 6 | formal | formal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 tests | amod |
| 7 | tests | test | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 consulted | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | consult | to-infinitive · passive | formal tests | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: test=Theme |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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