Exam question 3 · Spending money online without asking
It is given that a child has been informed by a pop-up notice that a prize has been won. Select the response consistent with safe conduct.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: pop notice, you · What happens: give, inform, win, select · To what, where: It, child, prize, response
This is exam question 3 of lesson 362 «Spending money online without asking» 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 has been informed by a pop-up notice that a prize has been won.
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 informed | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 child | det |
| 6 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 informed | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 informed | aux |
| 8 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 9 informed | aux:pass |
| 9 | informed | inform | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 given | advcl |
| 10 | by | by | ADP | _ | 15 notice | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 notice | det |
| 12 | pop | pop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 notice | compound |
| 13 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 14 up | punct |
| 14 | up | up | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 pop | compound |
| 15 | notice | notice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 informed | obl |
| 16 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 21 won | obj |
| 17 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 prize | det |
| 18 | prize | prize | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 won | nsubj |
| 19 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 21 won | aux |
| 20 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 21 won | aux:pass |
| 21 | won | win | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 15 notice | acl:relcl |
| 22 | . | . | 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 | inform speech: other | present · perfect · passive | a pop notice | a child | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient | ||||
| 3 | win | present · perfect · passive | a prize | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: subject=Beneficiary that=Theme |
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 safe conduct.
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 conduct | case |
| 6 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 conduct | amod |
| 7 | conduct | conduct | 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 |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
The notice is forwarded to acquaintances
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 notice | det |
| 2 | notice | notice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 forwarded | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 forwarded | aux:pass |
| 4 | forwarded | forward | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 acquaintances | case |
| 6 | acquaintances | acquaintance | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 forwarded | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | forward | present · passive | the notice | acquaintances | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to acquaintance=Destination |
Option 2
The notice is followed and personal details supplied
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 notice | det |
| 2 | notice | notice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 followed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 followed | aux:pass |
| 4 | followed | follow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 supplied | cc |
| 6 | personal | personal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 details | amod |
| 7 | details | detail | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 supplied | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | supplied | supply | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 followed | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | present · passive | the notice | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | supply | participle · passive | personal details | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
The notice is closed and a trusted adult informed
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 notice | det |
| 2 | notice | notice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 closed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 closed | aux:pass |
| 4 | closed | close | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 informed | cc |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 adult | det |
| 7 | trusted | trust | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 adult | amod |
| 8 | adult | adult | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 informed | nsubj |
| 9 | informed | inform | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 closed | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | close | present · passive | the notice | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | |||||
| 2 | trust | participle | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | inform speech: other | participle | a trusted adult | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
The notice is followed only once
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 notice | det |
| 2 | notice | notice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 followed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 followed | aux:pass |
| 4 | followed | follow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | only | only | ADV | _ | 6 once | advmod |
| 6 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 4 followed | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | present · passive | the notice | once property | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
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