Exam question 3 · Campfires, rivers, beaches, pools, floods and rainbows
It is given that a person wishes to see a rainbow. Select the response consistent with the established facts.
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: person, you · What happens: give, wish, see, select, establish · To what, where: It, rainbow, response · Speech: someone speaks here
This is exam question 3 of lesson 300 «Campfires, rivers, beaches, pools, floods and rainbows» 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 person wishes to see a rainbow.
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 | _ | 7 wishes | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 person | det |
| 6 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 wishes | nsubj |
| 7 | wishes | wish | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 see | mark |
| 9 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 wishes | ccomp |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 rainbow | det |
| 11 | rainbow | rainbow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 see | obj |
| 12 | . | . | 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 | wish | present | a person | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | see not said to happen | to-infinitive | a rainbow | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rainbow=Stimulus |
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 the established facts.
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 | _ | 8 facts | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 facts | det |
| 7 | established | establish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 facts | amod |
| 8 | facts | fact | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 consistent | obl |
| 9 | . | . | 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
They shall walk towards the rainbow's end
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 walk | nsubj |
| 2 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 walk | aux |
| 3 | walk | walk | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | towards | towards | ADP | _ | 8 end | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 rainbow | det |
| 6 | rainbow | rainbow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 end | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 rainbow | case |
| 8 | end | end | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 walk | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | walk | shall | They | towards the rainbow's end | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme towards end=Destination |
Option 2
They shall stand within the rain cloud
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 stand | nsubj |
| 2 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 stand | aux |
| 3 | stand | stand | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | within | within | ADP | _ | 7 cloud | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 cloud | det |
| 6 | rain | rain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 cloud | compound |
| 7 | cloud | cloud | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 stand | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stand | shall | They | within the rain cloud | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The Sun shall be behind them while they look towards the rain
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Sun | det |
| 2 | Sun | Sun | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 look | nsubj |
| 3 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 them | aux |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 them | cop |
| 5 | behind | behind | ADP | _ | 6 them | case |
| 6 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 Sun | nmod |
| 7 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 9 look | mark |
| 8 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 look | nsubj |
| 9 | look | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | towards | towards | ADP | _ | 12 rain | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 rain | det |
| 12 | rain | rain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 look | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | shall | behind them = they | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | look | present | the Sun | towards the rain | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent towards rain=Theme |
Option 4
They shall face the Sun directly during the heaviest rainfall
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 face | nsubj |
| 2 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 face | aux |
| 3 | face | face | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Sun | det |
| 5 | Sun | Sun | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 face | obj |
| 6 | directly | directly | ADV | _ | 3 face | advmod |
| 7 | during | during | ADP | _ | 10 rainfall | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 rainfall | det |
| 9 | heaviest | heavy | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 10 rainfall | amod |
| 10 | rainfall | rainfall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 face | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | face | shall | They | the Sun | during the heaviest rainfall | directly property | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme sun=Destination |
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