Exam question 2 · Phones, visiting friends, presents and thank-you notes
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises conduct upon breaking an object at a friend's home?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, conduct, break · To what, where: object, home
This is exam question 2 of lesson 222 «Phones, visiting friends, presents and thank-you notes» 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 | 9 conduct | 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 | 9 conduct | obl |
| 6 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 7 accurately | advmod |
| 7 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 9 conduct | advmod |
| 8 | characterises | characteris | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 conduct | nsubj |
| 9 | conduct | conduct | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | upon | upon | SCONJ | _ | 11 breaking | mark |
| 11 | breaking | break | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 9 conduct | advcl |
| 12 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 object | det |
| 13 | object | object | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 breaking | obj |
| 14 | at | at | ADP | _ | 18 home | case |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 friend | det |
| 16 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 home | nmod:poss |
| 17 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 16 friend | case |
| 18 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 breaking | obl |
| 19 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 9 conduct | 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 | conduct | present | of the following statements; accurately property | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent of statement=Destination | |||||
| 3 | break | gerund | a object | a friend's home | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer object=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
The friend is blamed for the breakage
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 friend | det |
| 2 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 blamed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 blamed | aux:pass |
| 4 | blamed | blame | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 breakage | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 breakage | det |
| 7 | breakage | breakage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 blamed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | blame | present · passive | the friend | for the breakage | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme for breakage=Attribute |
Option 2
The object is hidden so as to avoid any trouble with the adults
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 object | det |
| 2 | object | object | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 hidden | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 hidden | aux:pass |
| 4 | hidden | hide | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | so | so | ADV | _ | 8 avoid | advmod |
| 6 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 8 avoid | mark |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 avoid | mark |
| 8 | avoid | avoid | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 hidden | advcl |
| 9 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 10 trouble | det |
| 10 | trouble | trouble | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 avoid | obj |
| 11 | with | with | ADP | _ | 13 adults | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 adults | det |
| 13 | adults | adult | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 trouble | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hide | present · passive | the object | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | |||||
| 2 | avoid | to-infinitive | any trouble | with the adults | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent trouble=Location |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
The adult is informed at once and an apology is offered
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 adult | det |
| 2 | adult | adult | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 informed | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 informed | aux:pass |
| 4 | informed | inform | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 6 once | case |
| 6 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 4 informed | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 offered | cc |
| 8 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 apology | det |
| 9 | apology | apology | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 offered | nsubj:pass |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 offered | aux:pass |
| 11 | offered | offer | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 informed | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | inform speech: other | present · passive | the adult | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient | |||||
| 2 | offer | present · passive | a apology | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme |
Option 4
The matter is mentioned only on leaving
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 matter | det |
| 2 | matter | matter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 mentioned | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 mentioned | aux:pass |
| 4 | mentioned | mention | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | only | only | ADV | _ | 7 leaving | advmod |
| 6 | on | on | SCONJ | _ | 7 leaving | mark |
| 7 | leaving | leave | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 mentioned | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mention speech: other | present · passive | the matter | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic | |||||
| 2 | leave | gerund | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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