Exam question 3 · Cheek to grown-ups and saying sorry
It is given that a pupil, upon removal from play by a coach, shouted at the coach. Select the response consistent with the established facts.
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: coach, you · What happens: give, shout, select, establish · To what, where: It, coach, response
This is exam question 3 of lesson 355 «Cheek to grown-ups and saying sorry» 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 pupil, upon removal from play by a coach, shouted at the coach.
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 | _ | 6 pupil | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 pupil | det |
| 6 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 given | xcomp |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 removal | punct |
| 8 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 9 removal | case |
| 9 | removal | removal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 given | parataxis |
| 10 | from | from | ADP | _ | 11 play | case |
| 11 | play | play | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 removal | nmod |
| 12 | by | by | ADP | _ | 14 coach | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 coach | det |
| 14 | coach | coach | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 given | obl |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 shouted | punct |
| 16 | shouted | shout | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 14 coach | acl |
| 17 | at | at | ADP | _ | 19 coach | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 coach | det |
| 19 | coach | coach | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 shouted | obl |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 given | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present · passive | a coach | It | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | ||||
| 2 | shout speech: express | participle | a coach not said here | the coach | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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
The protest is without consequence
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 protest | det |
| 2 | protest | protest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 consequence | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 consequence | cop |
| 4 | without | without | ADP | _ | 5 consequence | case |
| 5 | consequence | consequence | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the protest | without consequence | tree rules |
Option 2
The protest is a recognised appeal procedure
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 protest | det |
| 2 | protest | protest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 procedure | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 procedure | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 procedure | det |
| 5 | recognised | recognise | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 procedure | amod |
| 6 | appeal | appeal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 procedure | compound |
| 7 | procedure | procedure | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | recognise | participle | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | ||||||
| 2 | is a | present | the protest | a recognised appeal procedure | tree rules |
Option 3
The protest obliges the coach to reverse the decision without delay
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 protest | det |
| 2 | protest | protest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 obliges | nsubj |
| 3 | obliges | oblige | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 coach | det |
| 5 | coach | coach | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 obliges | obj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 reverse | mark |
| 7 | reverse | reverse | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 obliges | advcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 decision | det |
| 9 | decision | decision | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 reverse | obj |
| 10 | without | without | ADP | _ | 11 delay | case |
| 11 | delay | delay | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 reverse | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | oblige | present | the protest | the coach | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coach=Patient | ||||
| 2 | reverse | to-infinitive | the protest not said here | the decision | without delay | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent decision=Patient |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The protest does not alter the decision and may incur a sanction
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 protest | det |
| 2 | protest | protest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 alter | nsubj |
| 3 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 alter | aux |
| 4 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 5 alter | advmod |
| 5 | alter | alter | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 decision | det |
| 7 | decision | decision | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 alter | obj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 incur | cc |
| 9 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 incur | aux |
| 10 | incur | incur | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 alter | conj |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 sanction | det |
| 12 | sanction | sanction | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 incur | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not alter | present · do-support | the protest | the decision | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent decision=Patient | ||||
| 2 | incur | may | the protest not said here | a sanction | tree rules |
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