Exam question 2 · Safe at lakes and beaches
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the appearance of a drowning child?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, characteris, drown · To what, where: appearance
This is exam question 2 of lesson 232 «Safe at lakes and beaches» 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 appearance | det |
| 10 | appearance | appearance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 characterises | obj |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 child | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 child | det |
| 13 | drowning | drown | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 14 child | amod |
| 14 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 appearance | nmod |
| 15 | ? | ? | 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 appearance of a drowning child | of the following statements; accurately property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | drown | gerund | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: 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 child calls out repeatedly and loudly for help from the shore
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 child | det |
| 2 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 calls | nsubj |
| 3 | calls | call | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | out | out | ADP | _ | 3 calls | compound:prt |
| 5 | repeatedly | repeatedly | ADV | _ | 3 calls | advmod |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 loudly | cc |
| 7 | loudly | loudly | ADV | _ | 5 repeatedly | conj |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 help | case |
| 9 | help | help | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 calls | obl |
| 10 | from | from | ADP | _ | 12 shore | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 shore | det |
| 12 | shore | shore | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 help | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | call out speech: assert | present | the child | for help from the shore; repeatedly property | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S_INF»: agent=Agent for help=Recipient |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
The child waves both arms above the head
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 child | det |
| 2 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 waves | nsubj |
| 3 | waves | wave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 5 arms | det |
| 5 | arms | arm | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 waves | obj |
| 6 | above | above | ADP | _ | 8 head | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 head | det |
| 8 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 waves | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wave | present | the child | both arms | the head | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arm=Patient |
Option 3
The child invariably screams and splashes in a manner none could miss
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 child | det |
| 2 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 screams | nsubj |
| 3 | invariably | invariably | ADV | _ | 4 screams | advmod |
| 4 | screams | scream | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 splashes | cc |
| 6 | splashes | splash | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 screams | conj |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 none | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 none | det |
| 9 | manner | manner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 none | compound |
| 10 | none | none | PRON | PronType=Neg | 6 splashes | obl |
| 11 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 12 miss | aux |
| 12 | miss | miss | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 screams | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | scream speech: express | present | the child | invariably property | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | splash | present | the child not said here | none | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in none=Location | ||||
| 3 | miss | could | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
The child is often silent and unable to shout or wave
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 child | det |
| 2 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 silent | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 silent | cop |
| 4 | often | often | ADV | _ | 5 silent | advmod |
| 5 | silent | silent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 unable | cc |
| 7 | unable | unable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 silent | conj |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 shout | mark |
| 9 | shout | shout | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 unable | xcomp |
| 10 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 wave | cc |
| 11 | wave | wave | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 shout | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the child | often, silent property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | the child not said here | tree rules | ||||||
| 3 | shout speech: express | to-infinitive | the child not said here | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | wave | infinitive | the child not said here | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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