Exam question 2 · Respect: how it is earned

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the means by which respect is earned?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: the · What happens: follow, characteris, mean, earn · To what, where: respect · Speech: someone speaks here

This is exam question 2 of lesson 385 «Respect: how it is earned» 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	Which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 characterises	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 statements	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 statements	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 statements	amod
5	statements	statement	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 characterises	obl
6	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	7 accurately	advmod
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	8 characterises	advmod
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 means	nsubj
10	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 characterises	ccomp
11	by	by	SCONJ	_	15 earned	mark
12	which	which	DET	PronType=Int	13 respect	det
13	respect	respect	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 earned	nsubj:pass
14	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 earned	aux:pass
15	earned	earn	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 means	ccomp
16	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 characterises	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	characteris	present			of the following statements; accurately property	tree rules
3	mean	present	the			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	earn	present · passive		which respect		vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=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.

The options

Option 1

Through the intimidation of younger pupils

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Through	through	ADP	_	3 intimidation	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 intimidation	det
3	intimidation	intimidation	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 pupils	case
5	younger	young	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	6 pupils	amod
6	pupils	pupil	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 intimidation	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	intimidate			younger pupils					nom intimidation «act transitive»: of=patient

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

Through effort, skill, honesty, kindness and courage

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Through	through	ADP	_	2 effort	case
2	effort	effort	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 skill	punct
4	skill	skill	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 effort	conj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 honesty	punct
6	honesty	honesty	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 effort	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 kindness	punct
8	kindness	kindness	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 effort	conj
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 courage	cc
10	courage	courage	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 effort	conj

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Option 3

Through the avoidance of all public activity

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Through	through	ADP	_	3 avoidance	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 avoidance	det
3	avoidance	avoidance	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	7 activity	case
5	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	7 activity	det
6	public	public	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 activity	amod
7	activity	activity	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 avoidance	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	avoid			all public activity					nom avoidance «act transitive»: of=patient

Option 4

Through the demonstration of physical dominance over others

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Through	through	ADP	_	3 demonstration	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 demonstration	det
3	demonstration	demonstration	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 dominance	case
5	physical	physical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 dominance	amod
6	dominance	dominance	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 demonstration	nmod
7	over	over	ADP	_	8 others	case
8	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 dominance	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	demonstrate			physical dominance over others					nom demonstration «act transitive»: of=patient

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