Exam question 4 · Wimp, scaredy-cat and other labels

Pursuant to the observation that a derogatory nickname is being repeated by numerous pupils, identify the most appropriate conduct of an individual bystander.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: numerous pupils · What happens: repeat, identify, conduct · To what, where: observation, appropriate conduct, individual bystander

This is exam question 4 of lesson 367 «Wimp, scaredy-cat and other labels» 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	Pursuant	pursuant	ADV	_	4 observation	advmod
2	to	to	ADP	_	4 observation	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 observation	det
4	observation	observation	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 repeated	nsubj:pass
5	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 nickname	mark
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 nickname	det
7	derogatory	derogatory	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 nickname	amod
8	nickname	nickname	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 observation	nmod
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 repeated	aux:pass
10	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	11 repeated	aux:pass
11	repeated	repeat	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
12	by	by	ADP	_	14 pupils	case
13	numerous	numerous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 pupils	amod
14	pupils	pupil	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 repeated	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 identify	punct
16	identify	identify	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 repeated	advcl
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 conduct	det
18	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	19 appropriate	advmod
19	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 conduct	amod
20	conduct	conduct	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 identify	obj
21	of	of	ADP	_	24 bystander	case
22	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 bystander	det
23	individual	individual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 bystander	amod
24	bystander	bystander	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 conduct	nmod
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 repeated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	repeat	present · passive	numerous pupils	the observation a derogatory nickname	vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Eventuality
2	identify	infinitive	numerous pupils not said here	the appropriate conduct of a individual bystander	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent conduct=Theme
3	conduct			a individual bystander	nom conduct «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.

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

To devise a further nickname for the originator

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 devise	mark
2	devise	devise	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 nickname	det
4	further	further	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 nickname	amod
5	nickname	nickname	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 devise	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 originator	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 originator	det
8	originator	originator	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 devise	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	devise	to-infinitive		a further nickname				for the originator	vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nickname=Patient

Option 2

To disregard the matter entirely as trivial

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 disregard	mark
2	disregard	disregard	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 matter	det
4	matter	matter	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 disregard	obj
5	entirely	entirely	ADV	_	2 disregard	advmod
6	as	as	ADP	_	7 trivial	case
7	trivial	trivial	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 disregard	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	disregard	to-infinitive		the matter				as trivial; entirely property	vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent matter=Theme

Option 3

To repeat it so as to remain in favour with the group and avoid ridicule

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 repeat	mark
2	repeat	repeat	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 repeat	obj
4	so	so	ADV	_	2 repeat	advmod
5	as	as	SCONJ	_	7 remain	mark
6	to	to	PART	_	7 remain	mark
7	remain	remain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 repeat	advcl
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 favour	case
9	favour	favour	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 remain	obl
10	with	with	ADP	_	12 group	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 group	det
12	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 remain	obl
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 avoid	cc
14	avoid	avoid	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 repeat	conj
15	ridicule	ridicule	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 avoid	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	repeat	to-infinitive	it			vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality
2	remain	to-infinitive		favour	with the group	vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in favour=Location
3	avoid	infinitive	ridicule			vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent ridicule=Location

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

To decline to repeat it and to support the pupil concerned

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 decline	mark
2	decline	decline	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 repeat	mark
4	repeat	repeat	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 decline	xcomp
5	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 repeat	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 support	cc
7	to	to	PART	_	8 support	mark
8	support	support	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 repeat	conj
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 pupil	det
10	pupil	pupil	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 support	obj
11	concerned	concerned	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 support	xcomp

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	decline	to-infinitive			vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	not repeat	to-infinitive	it		vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality
3	support	to-infinitive	the pupil	concerned property	vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pupil=Stimulus

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