Exam question 1 · Money in town and staying safe in crowds
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the correct conduct of a person when a crowd begins to press?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: crowd · What happens: follow, characteris, begin, press, conduct · To what, where: correct conduct, person
This is exam question 1 of lesson 276 «Money in town and staying safe in crowds» 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 conduct | det |
| 10 | correct | correct | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 conduct | amod |
| 11 | conduct | conduct | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 characterises | obj |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 person | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 person | det |
| 14 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 conduct | nmod |
| 15 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 18 begins | mark |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 crowd | det |
| 17 | crowd | crowd | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 begins | nsubj |
| 18 | begins | begin | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 characterises | advcl |
| 19 | to | to | PART | _ | 20 press | mark |
| 20 | press | press | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 18 begins | xcomp |
| 21 | ? | ? | 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 correct conduct of a person | of the following statements; accurately property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | begin | present | a crowd | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 4 | press | to-infinitive | a crowd not said here | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 5 | conduct | a person | nom conduct «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
The person shall remain motionless at the centre
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 person | det |
| 2 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 remain | nsubj |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 remain | aux |
| 4 | remain | remain | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | motionless | motionless | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 remain | xcomp |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 centre | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 centre | det |
| 8 | centre | centre | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 motionless | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | remain | shall | the person | motionless property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
The person shall move to the side, towards open space
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 person | det |
| 2 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 move | nsubj |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 move | aux |
| 4 | move | move | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 side | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 side | det |
| 7 | side | side | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 move | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 space | punct |
| 9 | towards | towards | ADP | _ | 11 space | case |
| 10 | open | open | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 space | amod |
| 11 | space | space | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 move | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | move | shall | the person | the side | towards open space | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme to side=Source towards space=Trajectory |
Option 3
The person shall sit down upon the ground
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 person | det |
| 2 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 sit | nsubj |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 sit | aux |
| 4 | sit | sit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | down | down | ADV | _ | 4 sit | advmod |
| 6 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 8 ground | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 ground | det |
| 8 | ground | ground | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 sit | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sit down | shall | the person | the ground | down property | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent upon ground=Location |
Option 4
The person shall push forward with all available strength
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 person | det |
| 2 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 push | nsubj |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 push | aux |
| 4 | push | push | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | forward | forward | ADV | _ | 4 push | advmod |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 strength | case |
| 7 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 9 strength | det |
| 8 | available | available | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 strength | amod |
| 9 | strength | strength | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 push | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | push forward | shall | the person | with all available strength; forward property | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
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