Exam question 4 · Trains, the Underground and subways
State the conduct expected of a passenger upon discovering an unattended bag upon a platform.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, passenger · What happens: state, expect, discover · To what, where: conduct, unattended bag
This is exam question 4 of lesson 270 «Trains, the Underground and subways» 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 | State | state | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 conduct | det |
| 3 | conduct | conduct | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 State | obj |
| 4 | expected | expect | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 conduct | acl |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 passenger | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 passenger | det |
| 7 | passenger | passenger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 expected | obl |
| 8 | upon | upon | SCONJ | _ | 9 discovering | mark |
| 9 | discovering | discover | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 passenger | acl |
| 10 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 bag | det |
| 11 | unattended | unattended | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 bag | amod |
| 12 | bag | bag | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 discovering | obj |
| 13 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 15 platform | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 platform | det |
| 15 | platform | platform | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 discovering | obl |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 State | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | state speech: other | imperative | you not said here | the conduct | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent conduct=Topic | ||||
| 2 | expect | participle | the conduct not said here | of a passenger | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | discover | gerund | a passenger not said here | a unattended bag | upon a platform | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bag=Topic |
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 right answer
The passenger shall not touch it and shall inform staff
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 passenger | det |
| 2 | passenger | passenger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 touch | nsubj |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 touch | aux |
| 4 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 5 touch | advmod |
| 5 | touch | touch | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 touch | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 inform | cc |
| 8 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 inform | aux |
| 9 | inform | inform | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 touch | conj |
| 10 | staff | staff | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 inform | iobj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not touch | shall | the passenger | it | vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Co-Theme | ||||
| 2 | inform speech: other | shall | the passenger not said here | staff | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent staff=Recipient |
Option 2
The passenger shall carry it to the lost property office
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 passenger | det |
| 2 | passenger | passenger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 carry | nsubj |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 carry | aux |
| 4 | carry | carry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 carry | obj |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 office | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 office | det |
| 8 | lost | lose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 office | amod |
| 9 | property | property | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 office | compound |
| 10 | office | office | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 carry | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | carry | shall | the passenger | it | the lost property office | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme to office=Destination | |||
| 2 | lose | participle | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
The passenger shall open it to ascertain its owner
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 passenger | det |
| 2 | passenger | passenger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 open | nsubj |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 open | aux |
| 4 | open | open | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 open | obj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 ascertain | mark |
| 7 | ascertain | ascertain | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 open | advcl |
| 8 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 owner | nmod:poss |
| 9 | owner | owner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 ascertain | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | open | shall | the passenger | it | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme | ||||
| 2 | ascertain | to-infinitive | the passenger not said here | passenger's owner | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent owner=Topic |
Option 4
The passenger shall move it clear of the platform edge
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 passenger | det |
| 2 | passenger | passenger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 move | nsubj |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 move | aux |
| 4 | move | move | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 move | obj |
| 6 | clear | clear | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 move | xcomp |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 edge | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 edge | det |
| 9 | platform | platform | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 edge | compound |
| 10 | edge | edge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 clear | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | move | shall | the passenger | it | clear property | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
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