Exam question 2 · When you want what others have
It is given that a child obtained an article from another child by intimidation, without the use of force. Identify the correct characterisation.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: child, you · What happens: give, obtain, use, identify · To what, where: It, article, force, correct characterisation
This is exam question 2 of lesson 353 «When you want what others have» 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 obtained an article from another child by intimidation, without the use of force.
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 obtained | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 child | det |
| 6 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 obtained | nsubj |
| 7 | obtained | obtain | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 given | advcl |
| 8 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 article | det |
| 9 | article | article | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 obtained | obj |
| 10 | from | from | ADP | _ | 12 child | case |
| 11 | another | another | DET | PronType=Ind | 12 child | det |
| 12 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 obtained | obl |
| 13 | by | by | ADP | _ | 14 intimidation | case |
| 14 | intimidation | intimidation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 obtained | obl |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 use | punct |
| 16 | without | without | ADP | _ | 18 use | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 use | det |
| 18 | use | use | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 given | advcl |
| 19 | of | of | ADP | _ | 20 force | case |
| 20 | force | force | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 use | nmod |
| 21 | . | . | 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 | obtain | participle | a child | a article | from another child; by intimidation | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent article=Theme from child=Source | |||
| 3 | use | force | nom use «act 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.
Sentence 2: Identify the correct characterisation.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Identify | identify | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 characterisation | det |
| 3 | correct | correct | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 characterisation | amod |
| 4 | characterisation | characterisation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Identify | obj |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Identify | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | identify | imperative | you not said here | the correct characterisation | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent characterisation=Theme |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
It is permissible if the article is of low value
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 permissible | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 permissible | cop |
| 3 | permissible | permissible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 10 value | mark |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 article | det |
| 6 | article | article | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 value | nsubj |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 value | cop |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 value | case |
| 9 | low | low | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 value | amod |
| 10 | value | value | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 permissible | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | It | permissible property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a condition, not said to happen | present | the article | of low value | tree rules |
Option 2
It is acceptable in the absence of force or of any physical threat
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 acceptable | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 acceptable | cop |
| 3 | acceptable | acceptable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 absence | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 absence | det |
| 6 | absence | absence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 acceptable | obl |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 force | case |
| 8 | force | force | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 absence | nmod |
| 9 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 13 threat | cc |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 threat | case |
| 11 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 13 threat | det |
| 12 | physical | physical | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 threat | amod |
| 13 | threat | threat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 absence | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | It | the absence of force or any physical threat | acceptable property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | absent | force | nom absence «state transitive»: of=patient |
Option 3
It constitutes a lawful exchange
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 constitutes | nsubj |
| 2 | constitutes | constitute | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 exchange | det |
| 4 | lawful | lawful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 exchange | amod |
| 5 | exchange | exchange | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 constitutes | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | constitute | present | It | a lawful exchange | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme exchange=Pivot |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
It constitutes bullying and the article must be returned
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 constitutes | nsubj |
| 2 | constitutes | constitute | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | bullying | bullying | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 returned | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 article | cc |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 article | det |
| 6 | article | article | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 bullying | conj |
| 7 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 returned | aux |
| 8 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 9 returned | aux:pass |
| 9 | returned | return | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 constitutes | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | constitute | present | It | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | return | must · passive | bullying and the article | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
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