Exam question 4 · Speaking up is bravery too

Ascertain which conduct is most consistent with the principle that rules apply equally to all pupils.

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, conduct, principle · What happens: ascertain, be, apply

This is exam question 4 of lesson 368 «Speaking up is bravery too» 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	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	which	which	DET	PronType=Int	3 conduct	det
3	conduct	conduct	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 consistent	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 consistent	cop
5	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	6 consistent	advmod
6	consistent	consistent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Ascertain	ccomp
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 principle	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 principle	det
9	principle	principle	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 consistent	obl
10	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 apply	nsubj
11	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 apply	nsubj
12	apply	apply	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 principle	acl:relcl
13	equally	equally	ADV	_	12 apply	advmod
14	to	to	ADP	_	16 pupils	case
15	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	16 pupils	det
16	pupils	pupil	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 apply	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Ascertain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	ascertain	imperative	you not said here		vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent
2	is	present	which conduct	with the principle; consistent property	tree rules
3	apply	present	the principle	to all pupils; equally property	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: 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.

The options

Option 1

That sanctions depend upon the popularity of the pupil concerned

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 sanctions	det
2	sanctions	sanction	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 depend	nsubj
3	depend	depend	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	upon	upon	ADP	_	6 popularity	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 popularity	det
6	popularity	popularity	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 depend	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 pupil	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 pupil	det
9	pupil	pupil	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 popularity	nmod
10	concerned	concerned	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 pupil	amod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	depend	present	that sanctions					upon the popularity of the pupil	vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S_ING»: agent=Agent

Option 2

That boys alone are liable to detention

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 boys	det
2	boys	boy	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 liable	nsubj
3	alone	alone	ADV	_	2 boys	advmod
4	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 liable	cop
5	liable	liable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	to	to	ADP	_	7 detention	case
7	detention	detention	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 liable	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	that boys					to detention; liable property	tree rules

Option 3

That girls are exempt from sanctions for fighting

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 girls	det
2	girls	girl	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 exempt	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 exempt	cop
4	exempt	exempt	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	from	from	ADP	_	6 sanctions	case
6	sanctions	sanction	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 exempt	obl
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 fighting	case
8	fighting	fighting	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 exempt	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	that girls			sanctions		for fighting; exempt property	tree rules

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

That fighting incurs the same consequence for boys and for girls

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 fighting	det
2	fighting	fighting	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 incurs	nsubj
3	incurs	incur	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 consequence	det
5	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 consequence	amod
6	consequence	consequence	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 incurs	obj
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 boys	case
8	boys	boy	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 consequence	nmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 girls	cc
10	for	for	ADP	_	11 girls	case
11	girls	girl	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 boys	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	incur	present	that fighting	the same consequence				for boys and girls	tree rules

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