Exam question 2 · Jake and the head teacher
It is given that a pupil frequently involved in fights is entrusted with the supervision of younger pupils at play. Ascertain the most probable effect.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: give, entrust, supervise, ascertain · To what, where: It, pupil, younger pupils, probable effect
This is exam question 2 of lesson 373 «Jake and the head teacher» 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 frequently involved in fights is entrusted with the supervision of younger pupils at play.
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 | _ | 12 entrusted | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 pupil | det |
| 6 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 entrusted | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | frequently | frequently | ADV | _ | 8 involved | advmod |
| 8 | involved | involved | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 pupil | amod |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 fights | case |
| 10 | fights | fight | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 involved | obl |
| 11 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 entrusted | aux:pass |
| 12 | entrusted | entrust | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 given | advcl |
| 13 | with | with | ADP | _ | 15 supervision | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 supervision | det |
| 15 | supervision | supervision | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 entrusted | obl |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 18 pupils | case |
| 17 | younger | young | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 18 pupils | amod |
| 18 | pupils | pupil | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 supervision | nmod |
| 19 | at | at | ADP | _ | 20 play | case |
| 20 | play | play | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 pupils | nmod |
| 21 | . | . | 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 | entrust | present · passive | a pupil | with the supervision of younger pupils at play | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP.theme»: subject=Recipient with supervision=Theme | ||||
| 3 | supervise | younger pupils at play | nom supervision «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.
Sentence 2: Ascertain the most probable effect.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ascertain | ascertain | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 effect | det |
| 3 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 4 probable | advmod |
| 4 | probable | probable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 effect | amod |
| 5 | effect | effect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ascertain | obj |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Ascertain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ascertain | imperative | you not said here | the probable effect | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent effect=Topic |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
An increase in fighting among the younger pupils placed in the pupil's care
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 increase | det |
| 2 | increase | increase | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | in | in | SCONJ | _ | 4 fighting | mark |
| 4 | fighting | fight | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 increase | acl |
| 5 | among | among | ADP | _ | 8 pupils | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 pupils | det |
| 7 | younger | young | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 8 pupils | amod |
| 8 | pupils | pupil | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 fighting | obl |
| 9 | placed | place | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 pupils | acl |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 14 care | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 pupil | det |
| 12 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 care | nmod:poss |
| 13 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 12 pupil | case |
| 14 | care | care | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 placed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fight | gerund | a increase not said here | among the younger pupils | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | place | participle | the younger pupils not said here | the pupil's care | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in care=Destination | ||||
| 3 | care | the pupil | nom care «act intransitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
A reduction in fighting, the pupil having responsibilities to protect
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 reduction | det |
| 2 | reduction | reduction | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | in | in | SCONJ | _ | 4 fighting | mark |
| 4 | fighting | fight | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 reduction | acl |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 pupil | punct |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 pupil | det |
| 7 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 reduction | conj |
| 8 | having | have | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 pupil | acl |
| 9 | responsibilities | responsibility | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 having | obj |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 protect | mark |
| 11 | protect | protect | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 having | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fight | gerund | a reduction and the pupil not said here | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | have | gerund | the pupil not said here | responsibilities | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent responsibility=Patient | ||||
| 3 | protect | to-infinitive | the pupil not said here | vn defend-72.3 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
No effect whatsoever upon the pupil's conduct
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 2 effect | det |
| 2 | effect | effect | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | whatsoever | whatsoever | ADV | _ | 2 effect | advmod |
| 4 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 8 conduct | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 pupil | det |
| 6 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 conduct | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 pupil | case |
| 8 | conduct | conduct | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 effect | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | conduct | the pupil | nom conduct «act transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4
The immediate exclusion of the pupil from school
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 exclusion | det |
| 2 | immediate | immediate | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 exclusion | amod |
| 3 | exclusion | exclusion | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 pupil | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 pupil | det |
| 6 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 exclusion | nmod |
| 7 | from | from | ADP | _ | 8 school | case |
| 8 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 pupil | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | exclude | the pupil from school | nom exclusion «state transitive»: of=patient |
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