Exam question 3 · Rainbows, beach earthquakes, lambs, blackberries, cacti, f…
It is given that blackberries are to be picked. Select the response consistent with established guidance.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: give, pick, select, establish · To what, where: It, blackberries, response
This is exam question 3 of lesson 326 «Rainbows, beach earthquakes, lambs, blackberries, cacti, fire ants and bee stings» 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 blackberries are to be picked.
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 | _ | 9 picked | mark |
| 5 | blackberries | blackberry | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 picked | nsubj:pass |
| 6 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 picked | aux:pass |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 picked | mark |
| 8 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 9 picked | aux:pass |
| 9 | picked | pick | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 given | advcl |
| 10 | . | . | 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 | pick | present · passive | blackberries | vn chew-39.2 «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 · ← Mova's choice
Any dark berries near the road, provided that they appear ripe
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 3 berries | det |
| 2 | dark | dark | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 berries | amod |
| 3 | berries | berry | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 provided | nsubj |
| 4 | near | near | ADP | _ | 6 road | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 road | det |
| 6 | road | road | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 berries | nmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 berries | punct |
| 8 | provided | provide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 11 appear | mark |
| 10 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 appear | nsubj |
| 11 | appear | appear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 provided | ccomp |
| 12 | ripe | ripe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 appear | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | provide | past | any dark berries near the road | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | appear | present | berries = berry | ripe property | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Only those identified by a grown-up, above dog height and washed
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 3 identified | advmod |
| 2 | those | that | PRON | Number=Plur PronType=Dem | 3 identified | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | identified | identify | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 12 height | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 height | det |
| 6 | grown | grow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 height | amod |
| 7 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 8 up | punct |
| 8 | up | up | ADP | _ | 6 grown | compound:prt |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 height | punct |
| 10 | above | above | ADP | _ | 12 height | case |
| 11 | dog | dog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 height | compound |
| 12 | height | height | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 identified | obl |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 washed | cc |
| 14 | washed | wash | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 identified | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | identify | participle · passive | a grown dog height | those | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | ||||
| 2 | grow up | participle | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 3 | wash | participle | a grown dog height not said here | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
Berries from the lowest branches
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berries | berry | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 2 | from | from | ADP | _ | 5 branches | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 branches | det |
| 4 | lowest | low | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 branches | amod |
| 5 | branches | branch | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Berries | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 4
Unwashed berries straight from the bush
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unwashed | unwashed | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 berries | compound |
| 2 | berries | berry | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 3 | straight | straight | ADV | _ | 6 bush | advmod |
| 4 | from | from | ADP | _ | 6 bush | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 bush | det |
| 6 | bush | bush | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 berries | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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