Exam question 3 · Chores you skipped
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the withdrawal of a games console following repeated failure to complete homework?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, characteris, repeat, complete, withdraw · To what, where: withdrawal, homework, games console
This is exam question 3 of lesson 350 «Chores you skipped» 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 characterises | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 statements | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 statements | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 statements | amod |
| 5 | statements | statement | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 characterises | obl |
| 6 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 7 accurately | advmod |
| 7 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 8 characterises | advmod |
| 8 | characterises | characteris | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 withdrawal | det |
| 10 | withdrawal | withdrawal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 characterises | obj |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 console | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 console | det |
| 13 | games | game | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 console | compound |
| 14 | console | console | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 withdrawal | nmod |
| 15 | following | follow | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 17 failure | case |
| 16 | repeated | repeat | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 17 failure | amod |
| 17 | failure | failure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 console | nmod |
| 18 | to | to | PART | _ | 19 complete | mark |
| 19 | complete | complete | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 17 failure | acl |
| 20 | homework | homework | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 complete | obj |
| 21 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 characterises | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | characteris | present | the withdrawal of a games console follow repeated failure | of the following statements; accurately property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 4 | repeat | participle | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ||||||
| 5 | complete | to-infinitive | homework | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homework=Eventuality | |||||
| 6 | withdraw | a games console follow repeated failure | nom withdrawal «communication transitive»: of=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.
The options
Option 1
It is a permanent confiscation
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 | 5 confiscation | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 confiscation | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 confiscation | det |
| 4 | permanent | permanent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 confiscation | amod |
| 5 | confiscation | confiscation | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a permanent confiscation | tree rules |
Option 2
It is an act of revenge by the parents
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 | 4 act | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 act | cop |
| 3 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 act | det |
| 4 | act | act | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 revenge | case |
| 6 | revenge | revenge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 act | nmod |
| 7 | by | by | ADP | _ | 9 parents | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 parents | det |
| 9 | parents | parent | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 act | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a act | of revenge; by the parents | tree rules |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
It relieves the pupil of the duty to complete homework
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 relieves | nsubj |
| 2 | relieves | relieve | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 pupil | det |
| 4 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 relieves | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 duty | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 duty | det |
| 7 | duty | duty | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 pupil | nmod |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 complete | mark |
| 9 | complete | complete | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 relieves | advcl |
| 10 | homework | homework | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 complete | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | relieve | present | It | the pupil of the duty | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus pupil=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | complete | to-infinitive | homework | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homework=Eventuality |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
It is a consequence intended to promote improvement and not an act of revenge
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 | 4 consequence | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 consequence | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 consequence | det |
| 4 | consequence | consequence | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | intended | intend | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 consequence | acl |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 promote | mark |
| 7 | promote | promote | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 intended | xcomp |
| 8 | improvement | improvement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 promote | obj |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 act | cc |
| 10 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 12 act | advmod |
| 11 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 act | det |
| 12 | act | act | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 consequence | conj |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 revenge | case |
| 14 | revenge | revenge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 act | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a consequence and a act of revenge | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | intend | participle | a consequence and a act of revenge not said here | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | promote not said to happen | to-infinitive | improvement | vn promote-102 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent improvement=Theme | |||||
| 4 | act | revenge | nom act «communication intransitive»: of=agent |
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