Exam question 4 · Chain messages, lures and scam messages
State the appropriate conduct where an online contact proposes moving to a private application or meeting in person.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: online contact · What happens: propose, move · To what, where: private application
This is exam question 4 of lesson 282 «Chain messages, lures and scam messages» 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 | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 conduct | nsubj |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 conduct | det |
| 3 | appropriate | appropriate | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 conduct | amod |
| 4 | conduct | conduct | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 9 proposes | advmod |
| 6 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 contact | det |
| 7 | online | online | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 contact | amod |
| 8 | contact | contact | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 proposes | nsubj |
| 9 | proposes | propose | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 conduct | advcl |
| 10 | moving | move | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 9 proposes | xcomp |
| 11 | to | to | ADP | _ | 14 application | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 application | det |
| 13 | private | private | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 application | amod |
| 14 | application | application | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 moving | obl |
| 15 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 16 meeting | cc |
| 16 | meeting | meeting | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 application | conj |
| 17 | in | in | ADP | _ | 18 person | case |
| 18 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 meeting | nmod |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 conduct | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | propose | present | a online contact | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | move | gerund | a online contact not said here | a private application or meeting in person | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to application=Trajectory |
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 child shall move apps but refuse to meet
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 move | nsubj |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 move | aux |
| 4 | move | move | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | apps | app | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 move | obj |
| 6 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 7 refuse | cc |
| 7 | refuse | refuse | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 move | conj |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 meet | mark |
| 9 | meet | meet | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 refuse | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | move | shall | the child | apps | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent app=Theme | ||||
| 2 | refuse | present | the child not said here | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | not meet | to-infinitive | the child not said here | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
The child shall meet only in a public place alone
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 meet | nsubj |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 meet | aux |
| 4 | meet | meet | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | only | only | ADV | _ | 9 place | advmod |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 place | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 place | det |
| 8 | public | public | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 place | amod |
| 9 | place | place | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 meet | obl |
| 10 | alone | alone | ADV | _ | 4 meet | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | meet | shall | the child | a public place | alone property | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
The child shall agree provided the contact seems friendly
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 agree | nsubj |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 agree | aux |
| 4 | agree | agree | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | provided | provide | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 agree | xcomp |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 contact | det |
| 7 | contact | contact | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 seems | nsubj |
| 8 | seems | seem | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 agree | parataxis |
| 9 | friendly | friendly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 seems | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | agree speech: agree | shall | the child | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | provide not said to happen | participle | the child not said here | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition | |||||
| 3 | seem | present | the contact | friendly property | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
The child shall decline and inform a parent
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 decline | nsubj |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 decline | aux |
| 4 | decline | decline | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 inform | cc |
| 6 | inform | inform | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 decline | conj |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 parent | det |
| 8 | parent | parent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 inform | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | decline | shall | the child | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | |||||
| 2 | inform speech: other | infinitive | the child not said here | a parent | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient |
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