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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.

nsubj:passaux:passmarkdetxcomppunctcaseparataxiscasenmodcasedetoblpunctaclcasedetoblpunctrootItPRONisAUXgivenVERBthatSCONJaDETpupilNOUN,PUNCTuponADPremovalNOUNfromADPplayNOUNbyADPaDETcoachNOUN,PUNCTshoutedVERBatADPtheDETcoachNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs3 givennsubj:pass
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 givenaux:pass
3givengiveVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
4thatthatSCONJ_6 pupilmark
5aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 pupildet
6pupilpupilNOUNNumber=Sing3 givenxcomp
7,,PUNCT_9 removalpunct
8uponuponADP_9 removalcase
9removalremovalNOUNNumber=Sing3 givenparataxis
10fromfromADP_11 playcase
11playplayNOUNNumber=Sing9 removalnmod
12bybyADP_14 coachcase
13aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art14 coachdet
14coachcoachNOUNNumber=Sing3 givenobl
15,,PUNCT_16 shoutedpunct
16shoutedshoutVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass14 coachacl
17atatADP_19 coachcase
18thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art19 coachdet
19coachcoachNOUNNumber=Sing16 shoutedobl
20..PUNCT_3 givenpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1givepresent · passivea coachItvn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme
2shout speech: expressparticiplea coach not said herethe coachvn 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.

detobjamodcasedetamodoblpunctrootSelectVERBtheDETresponseNOUNconsistentADJwithADPtheDETestablishedVERBfactsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SelectselectVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 responsedet
3responseresponseNOUNNumber=Sing1 Selectobj
4consistentconsistentADJDegree=Pos3 responseamod
5withwithADP_8 factscase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 factsdet
7establishedestablishVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass8 factsamod
8factsfactNOUNNumber=Plur4 consistentobl
9..PUNCT_1 Selectpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1selectimperativeyou not said herethe responsevn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme
2establishparticiplevn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot

The options

Option 1

The protest is without consequence

detnsubjcopcaserootTheDETprotestNOUNisAUXwithoutADPconsequenceNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 protestdet
2protestprotestNOUNNumber=Sing5 consequencensubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 consequencecop
4withoutwithoutADP_5 consequencecase
5consequenceconsequenceNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentthe protestwithout consequencetree rules

Option 2

The protest is a recognised appeal procedure

detnsubjcopdetamodcompoundrootTheDETprotestNOUNisAUXaDETrecognisedVERBappealNOUNprocedureNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 protestdet
2protestprotestNOUNNumber=Sing7 procedurensubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 procedurecop
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 proceduredet
5recognisedrecogniseVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass7 procedureamod
6appealappealNOUNNumber=Sing7 procedurecompound
7procedureprocedureNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1recogniseparticiplevn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
2is apresentthe protesta recognised appeal proceduretree rules

Option 3

The protest obliges the coach to reverse the decision without delay

detnsubjdetobjmarkadvcldetobjcaseoblrootTheDETprotestNOUNobligesVERBtheDETcoachNOUNtoPARTreverseVERBtheDETdecisionNOUNwithoutADPdelayNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 protestdet
2protestprotestNOUNNumber=Sing3 obligesnsubj
3obligesobligeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 coachdet
5coachcoachNOUNNumber=Sing3 obligesobj
6totoPART_7 reversemark
7reversereverseVERBVerbForm=Inf3 obligesadvcl
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 decisiondet
9decisiondecisionNOUNNumber=Sing7 reverseobj
10withoutwithoutADP_11 delaycase
11delaydelayNOUNNumber=Sing7 reverseobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1obligepresentthe protestthe coachvn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coach=Patient
2reverseto-infinitivethe protest not said herethe decisionwithout delayvn 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

detnsubjauxadvmoddetobjccauxconjdetobjrootTheDETprotestNOUNdoesAUXnotPARTalterVERBtheDETdecisionNOUNandCCONJmayAUXincurVERBaDETsanctionNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 protestdet
2protestprotestNOUNNumber=Sing5 alternsubj
3doesdoAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 alteraux
4notnotPARTPolarity=Neg5 alteradvmod
5alteralterVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 decisiondet
7decisiondecisionNOUNNumber=Sing5 alterobj
8andandCCONJ_10 incurcc
9maymayAUXVerbForm=Fin10 incuraux
10incurincurVERBVerbForm=Inf5 alterconj
11aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art12 sanctiondet
12sanctionsanctionNOUNNumber=Sing10 incurobj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1not alterpresent · do-supportthe protestthe decisionvn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent decision=Patient
2incurmaythe protest not said herea sanctiontree rules

Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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