Exam question 1 · Bikes, scooters and car parks

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the correct fitting of a cycling helmet?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, characteris, fit · To what, where: correct fitting, cycling helmet

This is exam question 1 of lesson 272 «Bikes, scooters and car parks» 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	11 fitting	det
10	correct	correct	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 fitting	amod
11	fitting	fitting	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 characterises	obj
12	of	of	ADP	_	15 helmet	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 helmet	det
14	cycling	cycling	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 helmet	compound
15	helmet	helmet	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 fitting	nmod
16	?	?	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 correct fitting of a cycling helmet	of the following statements; accurately property	tree rules
3	fit		a cycling helmet		nom fitting «event 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 carried upon the handlebars until required

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 carried	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 carried	aux:pass
3	carried	carry	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	upon	upon	ADP	_	6 handlebars	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 handlebars	det
6	handlebars	handlebar	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 carried	obl
7	until	until	SCONJ	_	8 required	mark
8	required	require	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 carried	advcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	carry	present · passive		It				upon the handlebars	vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	require	participle							vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Theme

Option 2

It rests loosely towards the back of the head

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	2 rests	nsubj
2	rests	rest	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	loosely	loosely	ADV	_	2 rests	advmod
4	towards	towards	ADP	_	6 back	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 back	det
6	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 rests	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 head	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 head	det
9	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 back	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rest	present	It					towards the back of the head; loosely property	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 3

It is worn unfastened to permit ventilation

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 unfastened	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 unfastened	aux:pass
3	worn	wear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 unfastened	aux:pass
4	unfastened	unfasten	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 permit	mark
6	permit	permit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 unfastened	xcomp
7	ventilation	ventilation	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 permit	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	unfasten	present · passive		It					tree rules
2	permit	to-infinitive		ventilation					vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ventilation=Theme

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

It sits snug and level above the eyebrows, strap fastened

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	2 sits	nsubj
2	sits	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	snug	snug	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sits	obj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 level	cc
5	level	level	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 snug	conj
6	above	above	ADP	_	8 eyebrows	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 eyebrows	det
8	eyebrows	eyebrow	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 level	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 strap	punct
10	strap	strap	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 snug	conj
11	fastened	fasten	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 snug	acl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sit	present	It	snug and level above the eyebrows and strap					vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location snug=Theme
2	fasten	participle		snug and level above the eyebrows and strap not said here					vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient

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