Exam question 3 · Respect: how it is earned
It is given that a pupil, having struck another, offers a justification in terms of «equality». Select the response consistent with the established facts.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you · What happens: give, have, strike, offer, term, select · To what, where: It, another, justification, terms, equality, response
This is exam question 3 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
Sentence 1: It is given that a pupil, having struck another, offers a justification in terms of «equality».
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 | _ | 6 pupil | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 pupil | det |
| 6 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 given | xcomp |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 having | punct |
| 8 | having | have | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 given | parataxis |
| 9 | struck | strike | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 having | xcomp |
| 10 | another | another | DET | PronType=Ind | 9 struck | obj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 offers | punct |
| 12 | offers | offer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 having | parataxis |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 justification | det |
| 14 | justification | justification | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 offers | obj |
| 15 | in | in | ADP | _ | 16 terms | case |
| 16 | terms | term | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 justification | nmod |
| 17 | of | of | ADP | _ | 19 equality | case |
| 18 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 19 equality | punct |
| 19 | equality | equality | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 terms | nmod |
| 20 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 12 offers | punct |
| 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 | have | gerund | tree rules | ||||||
| 3 | strike | participle | another | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent another=Patient | |||||
| 4 | offer | present | a justification | terms of equality | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent justification=Theme | ||||
| 5 | term | equality | nom term «communication 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: Select the response consistent with the established facts.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Select | select | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 response | det |
| 3 | response | response | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Select | obj |
| 4 | consistent | consistent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 response | amod |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 facts | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 facts | det |
| 7 | established | establish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 facts | amod |
| 8 | facts | fact | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 consistent | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Select | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | select | imperative | you not said here | the response | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme | ||||
| 2 | establish | participle | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The justification tends to diminish further the respect of his peers
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 justification | det |
| 2 | justification | justification | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 tends | nsubj |
| 3 | tends | tend | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 diminish | mark |
| 5 | diminish | diminish | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 tends | xcomp |
| 6 | further | far | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 5 diminish | advmod |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 respect | det |
| 8 | respect | respect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 diminish | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 peers | case |
| 10 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 peers | nmod:poss |
| 11 | peers | peer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 respect | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tend | present | the justification | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | diminish | to-infinitive | the justification not said here | the respect of justification's peers | far property | vn caused_calibratable_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Causer respect=Patient | |||
| 3 | respect | justification's peers | nom respect «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
Option 2
The justification is without any effect upon his peers
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 justification | det |
| 2 | justification | justification | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 effect | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 effect | cop |
| 4 | without | without | ADP | _ | 6 effect | case |
| 5 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 6 effect | det |
| 6 | effect | effect | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 9 peers | case |
| 8 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 peers | nmod:poss |
| 9 | peers | peer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 effect | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the justification | without any effect; upon his peers | tree rules |
Option 3
The justification restores fully the respect of his peers
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 justification | det |
| 2 | justification | justification | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 restores | nsubj |
| 3 | restores | restore | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | fully | fully | ADV | _ | 3 restores | advmod |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 respect | det |
| 6 | respect | respect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 restores | obj |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 peers | case |
| 8 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 peers | nmod:poss |
| 9 | peers | peer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 respect | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | restore | present | the justification | the respect of justification's peers | fully property | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent respect=Theme | |||
| 2 | respect | justification's peers | nom respect «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
Option 4
The justification renders the act praiseworthy
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 justification | det |
| 2 | justification | justification | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 renders | nsubj |
| 3 | renders | render | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 act | det |
| 5 | act | act | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 renders | obj |
| 6 | praiseworthy | praiseworthy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 renders | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | render | present | the justification | the act | praiseworthy property | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent act=Theme |
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