Exam question 3 · Scissors, toddlers, medicines, fire and damp at home
It is given that a fire has broken out in a dwelling. Select the response consistent with established guidance.
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: you · What happens: give, break out, select, establish · To what, where: It, fire, dwelling, response
This is exam question 3 of lesson 295 «Scissors, toddlers, medicines, fire and damp at home» 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
Sentence 1: It is given that a fire has broken out in a dwelling.
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 given | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | aux:pass |
| 3 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 8 broken | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 fire | det |
| 6 | fire | fire | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 broken | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 broken | aux |
| 8 | broken | break | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 given | advcl |
| 9 | out | out | ADP | _ | 8 broken | compound:prt |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 dwelling | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 dwelling | det |
| 12 | dwelling | dwelling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 broken | obl |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 given | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present · passive | It | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | break out | present · perfect · passive | a fire | a dwelling | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=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.
Sentence 2: Select the response consistent with established guidance.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Select | select | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 response | det |
| 3 | response | response | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Select | obj |
| 4 | consistent | consistent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 response | amod |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 guidance | case |
| 6 | established | establish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 guidance | amod |
| 7 | guidance | guidance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 consistent | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Select | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | select | imperative | you not said here | the response | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme | ||||
| 2 | establish | participle | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
The options
Option 1
The occupants shall hide until help arrives
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 occupants | det |
| 2 | occupants | occupant | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 hide | nsubj |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 hide | aux |
| 4 | hide | hide | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 7 arrives | mark |
| 6 | help | help | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 arrives | nsubj |
| 7 | arrives | arrive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 hide | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hide | shall | the occupants | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | arrive | present | help | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
Valuables and documents shall be collected before leaving
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valuables | valuable | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 collected | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 documents | cc |
| 3 | documents | document | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Valuables | conj |
| 4 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 collected | aux |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 collected | aux:pass |
| 6 | collected | collect | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 8 leaving | mark |
| 8 | leaving | leave | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 6 collected | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | collect | shall · passive | Valuables and documents | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | leave | gerund | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
Pets shall be searched for in every room
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pets | pet | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 searched | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 searched | aux |
| 3 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 4 searched | aux:pass |
| 4 | searched | search | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 room | case |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 room | case |
| 7 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 8 room | det |
| 8 | room | room | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 searched | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | search | shall · passive | Pets | for every room | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Location for room=Theme |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Everything shall be left behind and the occupants shall get out
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everything | everything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 4 left | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 left | aux |
| 3 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 4 left | aux:pass |
| 4 | left | leave | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | behind | behind | ADV | _ | 4 left | advmod |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 get | cc |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 occupants | det |
| 8 | occupants | occupant | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 get | nsubj |
| 9 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 get | aux |
| 10 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 left | conj |
| 11 | out | out | ADV | _ | 10 get | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave behind | shall · passive | Everything | behind property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ||||
| 2 | get out | shall | the occupants | out property | vn withdraw-82-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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