Exam question 2 · Girls who fight and double standards
It is given that a pupil was repeatedly shoved and subsequently struck the other pupil. Identify the statement consistent with established principles.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: give, shove, strike, identify, establish · To what, where: It, pupil, other pupil, statement
This is exam question 2 of lesson 381 «Girls who fight and double standards» 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 was repeatedly shoved and subsequently struck the other pupil.
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 shoved | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 pupil | det |
| 6 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 shoved | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 shoved | aux:pass |
| 8 | repeatedly | repeatedly | ADV | _ | 9 shoved | advmod |
| 9 | shoved | shove | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 given | advcl |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 struck | cc |
| 11 | subsequently | subsequently | ADV | _ | 12 struck | advmod |
| 12 | struck | strike | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | conj |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 pupil | det |
| 14 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 pupil | amod |
| 15 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 struck | obj |
| 16 | . | . | 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 | shove | past · passive | a pupil | repeatedly property | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ||||
| 3 | strike | past | the other pupil | subsequently property | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent pupil=Instrument |
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: Identify the statement consistent with established principles.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Identify | identify | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 statement | det |
| 3 | statement | statement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Identify | obj |
| 4 | consistent | consistent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Identify | xcomp |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 principles | case |
| 6 | established | establish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 principles | amod |
| 7 | principles | principle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 consistent | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Identify | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | identify | imperative | you not said here | the statement | consistent property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent statement=Theme | |||
| 2 | establish | participle | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Striking is acceptable if no adult is present
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Striking | striking | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 acceptable | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 acceptable | cop |
| 3 | acceptable | acceptable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 8 present | mark |
| 5 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 6 adult | det |
| 6 | adult | adult | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 present | nsubj |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 present | cop |
| 8 | present | present | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 acceptable | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Striking | acceptable property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a condition, not said to happen | present | no adult | present property | tree rules |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Provocation does not render striking another person acceptable
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Provocation | provocation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 render | nsubj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 render | aux |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 render | advmod |
| 4 | render | render | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | striking | strike | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 render | xcomp |
| 6 | another | another | DET | PronType=Ind | 7 person | det |
| 7 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 striking | obj |
| 8 | acceptable | acceptable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 render | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not render | present · do-support | Provocation | acceptable property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | strike | gerund | Provocation not said here | another person | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent person=Instrument |
Option 3
Striking is acceptable if directed at a pupil of the opposite sex
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Striking | striking | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 acceptable | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 acceptable | cop |
| 3 | acceptable | acceptable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 5 directed | mark |
| 5 | directed | direct | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 acceptable | advcl |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 pupil | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 pupil | det |
| 8 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 directed | obl |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 sex | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 sex | det |
| 11 | opposite | opposite | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 sex | amod |
| 12 | sex | sex | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 pupil | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Striking | acceptable property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | direct a condition, not said to happen | participle | Striking not said here | at a pupil of the opposite sex | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.predicate»: agent=Agent at pupil=Eventuality |
Option 4
Repeated provocation renders retaliation acceptable
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Repeated | repeat | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 renders | amod |
| 2 | provocation | provocation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 renders | compound |
| 3 | renders | render | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 retaliation | compound |
| 4 | retaliation | retaliation | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | acceptable | acceptable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 retaliation | amod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | repeat | participle | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
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