Exam question 1 · Safe in the kitchen, near the freezer, with plugs and on b…
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the precaution required before touching anything inside a blender?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, characteris, require, touch · To what, where: precaution, anything, blender
This is exam question 1 of lesson 294 «Safe in the kitchen, near the freezer, with plugs and on balconies» 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 precaution | det |
| 10 | precaution | precaution | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 characterises | obj |
| 11 | required | require | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 precaution | acl |
| 12 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 13 touching | mark |
| 13 | touching | touch | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 11 required | advcl |
| 14 | anything | anything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 13 touching | obj |
| 15 | inside | inside | ADP | _ | 17 blender | case |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 blender | det |
| 17 | blender | blender | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 anything | nmod |
| 18 | ? | ? | 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 precaution | of the following statements; accurately property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | require | participle | the precaution not said here | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 4 | touch | gerund | anything | a blender | vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme anything=Co-Theme |
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 blades shall be cleared with a spoon while running
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 blades | det |
| 2 | blades | blade | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 cleared | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 cleared | aux |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 cleared | aux:pass |
| 5 | cleared | clear | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 spoon | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 spoon | det |
| 8 | spoon | spoon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 cleared | obl |
| 9 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 10 running | mark |
| 10 | running | run | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 cleared | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | clear | shall · passive | the blades | with a spoon | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Product with spoon=Material | ||||
| 2 | run | gerund | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
The appliance shall be switched off and unplugged
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 appliance | det |
| 2 | appliance | appliance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 switched | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 switched | aux |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 switched | aux:pass |
| 5 | switched | switch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | off | off | ADP | _ | 5 switched | compound:prt |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 unplugged | cc |
| 8 | unplugged | unplug | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 switched | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | switch off | shall · passive | the appliance | vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | |||||
| 2 | unplug | participle | tree rules |
Option 3
The appliance shall be switched to its lowest speed
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 appliance | det |
| 2 | appliance | appliance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 switched | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 switched | aux |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 switched | aux:pass |
| 5 | switched | switch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 speed | case |
| 7 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 speed | nmod:poss |
| 8 | lowest | low | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 9 speed | amod |
| 9 | speed | speed | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 switched | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | switch | shall · passive | the appliance | to appliance's lowest speed result | vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: subject=Patient to speed=Result |
Option 4
The lid shall be removed while it operates
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 lid | det |
| 2 | lid | lid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 removed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 removed | aux |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 removed | aux:pass |
| 5 | removed | remove | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 8 operates | mark |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 operates | nsubj |
| 8 | operates | operate | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 removed | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | remove | shall · passive | the lid | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | operate | present | lid | vn function-105.2.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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