Exam question 3 · Anger, fears (films, needles, thunder, spiders, deep water…
It is given that a child is lost in a crowd. Select the response consistent with established guidance.
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: you · What happens: give, lose, select, establish · To what, where: It, child, crowd, response
This is exam question 3 of lesson 319 «Anger, fears (films, needles, thunder, spiders, deep water, the news, getting lost) and boredom» 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 child is lost in a crowd.
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 lost | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 child | det |
| 6 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 lost | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 lost | aux:pass |
| 8 | lost | lose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 given | advcl |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 crowd | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 crowd | det |
| 11 | crowd | crowd | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 lost | obl |
| 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 | lose | present · passive | a child | a crowd | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
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
To follow any adult who calls them
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 follow | mark |
| 2 | follow | follow | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 4 adult | det |
| 4 | adult | adult | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 follow | obj |
| 5 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 calls | nsubj |
| 6 | calls | call | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 adult | acl:relcl |
| 7 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 calls | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | to-infinitive | any adult | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent adult=Theme | |||||
| 2 | call | present | any adult | them = they | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient |
Option 2
To hide until the crowd has gone
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 hide | mark |
| 2 | hide | hide | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 7 gone | mark |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 crowd | det |
| 5 | crowd | crowd | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 gone | nsubj |
| 6 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 gone | aux |
| 7 | gone | go | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 2 hide | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hide | to-infinitive | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | go | present · perfect | the crowd | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
To leave the venue at once and walk home by the quickest way
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 leave | mark |
| 2 | leave | leave | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 venue | det |
| 4 | venue | venue | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 leave | obj |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 6 once | case |
| 6 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 2 leave | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 walk | cc |
| 8 | walk | walk | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 2 leave | conj |
| 9 | home | home | ADV | _ | 8 walk | advmod |
| 10 | by | by | ADP | _ | 13 way | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 way | det |
| 12 | quickest | quick | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 13 way | amod |
| 13 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 walk | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | to-infinitive | the venue | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent venue=Theme at once=Location | |||||
| 2 | walk | infinitive | by the quickest way; home property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by way=Trajectory |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
To ask a staff member or a parent with children for help
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 ask | mark |
| 2 | ask | ask | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 member | det |
| 4 | staff | staff | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 member | compound |
| 5 | member | member | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 ask | obj |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 8 parent | cc |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 parent | det |
| 8 | parent | parent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 member | conj |
| 9 | with | with | ADP | _ | 10 children | case |
| 10 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 parent | nmod |
| 11 | for | for | ADP | _ | 12 help | case |
| 12 | help | help | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 ask | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | to-infinitive | a staff member or a parent with children | for help | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent member=Recipient |
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