Exam question 2 · First aid, medicine and the sun

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the administration of aspirin to children under sixteen?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, characteris, administer · To what, where: administration, aspirin

This is exam question 2 of lesson 210 «First aid, medicine and the sun» 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 administration	det
10	administration	administration	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 characterises	obj
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 aspirin	case
12	aspirin	aspirin	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 administration	nmod
13	to	to	ADP	_	14 children	case
14	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 characterises	obl
15	under	under	ADP	_	16 sixteen	case
16	sixteen	sixteen	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	14 children	nmod
17	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 characterises	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	characteris	present	the administration of aspirin	of the following statements; to children under sixteen; accurately property	tree rules
3	administer		aspirin		nom administration «act transitive»: of=patient

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 · ← Mova's choice

It is suitable for babies only

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 suitable	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 suitable	cop
3	suitable	suitable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 babies	case
5	babies	baby	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 suitable	obl
6	only	only	ADV	_	5 babies	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	It					for babies; suitable property	tree rules

Option 2

It may be given in any quantity

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 given	nsubj:pass
2	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 given	aux
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 given	aux:pass
4	given	give	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 quantity	case
6	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	7 quantity	det
7	quantity	quantity	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 given	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	may · passive		It		any quantity			vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

It ought not to be given unless a doctor so directs

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	6 given	nsubj:pass
2	ought	ought	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 given	aux
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 given	advmod
4	to	to	PART	_	6 given	mark
5	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 given	aux:pass
6	given	give	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	unless	unless	SCONJ	_	9 doctor	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 doctor	det
9	doctor	doctor	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 given	obl
10	so	so	ADV	_	11 directs	advmod
11	directs	direct	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 given	advcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not give	ought · passive		It				unless a doctor	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	direct	present							vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 4

It is the preferred remedy for fever in all young children

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 remedy	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 remedy	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 remedy	det
4	preferred	preferred	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 remedy	amod
5	remedy	remedy	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 fever	case
7	fever	fever	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 remedy	nmod
8	in	in	ADP	_	11 children	case
9	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	11 children	det
10	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 children	amod
11	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 remedy	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	It	the preferred remedy				for fever; in all young children	tree rules

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