Exam question 3 · Kind jokes, teasing, pranks, April Fools, illusions and ad…
It is given that a countdown in an advertisement announces «Hurry, only today!». Select the response consistent with the established facts.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: countdown, you · What happens: give, announce, hurry, select, establish · To what, where: It, response · Speech: someone speaks here
This is exam question 3 of lesson 313 «Kind jokes, teasing, pranks, April Fools, illusions and adverts» 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 countdown in an advertisement announces «Hurry, only today!».
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 | _ | 10 announces | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 countdown | det |
| 6 | countdown | countdown | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 announces | nsubj |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 advertisement | case |
| 8 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 advertisement | det |
| 9 | advertisement | advertisement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 countdown | nmod |
| 10 | announces | announce | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 11 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 12 Hurry | punct |
| 12 | Hurry | hurry | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | parataxis |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 today | punct |
| 14 | only | only | ADV | _ | 15 today | advmod |
| 15 | today | today | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 Hurry | obl |
| 16 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 12 Hurry | punct |
| 17 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 12 Hurry | punct |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 given | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present · passive | It | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | announce speech: other | present | a countdown in a advertisement | vn order-58.3 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | hurry in a quote | infinitive | today | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=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.
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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
It is designed to rush the viewer so that they do not think clearly
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 designed | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 designed | aux:pass |
| 3 | designed | design | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 rush | mark |
| 5 | rush | rush | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 designed | advcl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 viewer | det |
| 7 | viewer | viewer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 rush | obj |
| 8 | so | so | SCONJ | ExtPos=SCONJ | 13 think | mark |
| 9 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 8 so | fixed |
| 10 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 think | nsubj |
| 11 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 think | aux |
| 12 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 13 think | advmod |
| 13 | think | think | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 rush | advcl |
| 14 | clearly | clearly | ADV | _ | 13 think | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | design | present · passive | It | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Result | |||||
| 2 | rush | to-infinitive | the viewer | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme viewer=Trajectory | |||||
| 3 | not think speech: other | present · do-support | they | clearly property | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
It guarantees the lowest price ever offered
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 | 2 guarantees | nsubj |
| 2 | guarantees | guarantee | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 price | det |
| 4 | lowest | low | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 price | amod |
| 5 | price | price | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 guarantees | obj |
| 6 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 7 offered | advmod |
| 7 | offered | offer | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 price | acl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | guarantee | present | It | the lowest price | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition price=Theme | ||||
| 2 | offer | participle | the lowest price not said here | ever | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
It is required by law for genuine sales
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 required | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 required | aux:pass |
| 3 | required | require | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 law | case |
| 5 | law | law | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 required | obl |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 sales | case |
| 7 | genuine | genuine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 sales | amod |
| 8 | sales | sale | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 required | obl:agent |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | require | present · passive | genuine sales | It | by law | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Precondition |
Option 4
It indicates the product is in short supply
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 | 2 indicates | nsubj |
| 2 | indicates | indicate | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 product | det |
| 4 | product | product | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 supply | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 supply | cop |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 supply | case |
| 7 | short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 supply | amod |
| 8 | supply | supply | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 indicates | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | indicate | present | It | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot | |||||
| 2 | is | present | the product | short supply | tree rules |
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