Exam question 4 · Boys who look at Maddie oddly
It is given that a pupil discovers a private note addressed by one classmate to another. State the conduct most consistent with respect for privacy.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: pupil, you · What happens: give, discover, address, state · To what, where: It, private note, conduct
This is exam question 4 of lesson 389 «Boys who look at Maddie oddly» 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 discovers a private note addressed by one classmate to another.
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 | _ | 7 discovers | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 pupil | det |
| 6 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 discovers | nsubj |
| 7 | discovers | discover | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 note | det |
| 9 | private | private | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 note | amod |
| 10 | note | note | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 discovers | obj |
| 11 | addressed | address | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 note | acl |
| 12 | by | by | ADP | _ | 14 classmate | case |
| 13 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 14 classmate | nummod |
| 14 | classmate | classmate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 addressed | obl |
| 15 | to | to | ADP | _ | 16 another | case |
| 16 | another | another | DET | PronType=Ind | 14 classmate | nmod |
| 17 | . | . | 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 | discover | present | a pupil | a private note | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent note=Topic | ||||
| 3 | address | participle | a private note not said here | by one classmate to another | vn illustrate-25.3 «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.
Sentence 2: State the conduct most consistent with respect for privacy.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State | state | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 conduct | det |
| 3 | conduct | conduct | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 State | obj |
| 4 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 5 consistent | advmod |
| 5 | consistent | consistent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 conduct | amod |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 respect | case |
| 7 | respect | respect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 consistent | obl |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 privacy | case |
| 9 | privacy | privacy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 respect | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 State | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | state speech: other | imperative | you not said here | the conduct | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent conduct=Topic |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Its submission to the recipient in public
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 submission | nmod:poss |
| 2 | submission | submission | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 recipient | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 recipient | det |
| 5 | recipient | recipient | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 submission | nmod |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 public | case |
| 7 | public | public | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 recipient | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | submit | Its = it | to the recipient in public | nom submission «communication transitive»: poss=agent to=obl |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Its return to the author unread
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 return | nmod:poss |
| 2 | return | return | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 unread | nsubj |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 author | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 author | det |
| 5 | author | author | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 return | nmod |
| 6 | unread | unread | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | return | Its = it | to the author | nom return «communication intransitive»: poss=agent to=obl |
Option 3
Its perusal prior to delivery
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 perusal | nmod:poss |
| 2 | perusal | perusal | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | prior | prior | ADJ | Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP | 5 delivery | case |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 3 prior | fixed |
| 5 | delivery | delivery | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 perusal | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | peruse | Its = it | prior delivery | nom perusal «communication transitive»: poss=agent prior=obl |
Option 4
Its circulation among the class
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 circulation | nmod:poss |
| 2 | circulation | circulation | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | among | among | ADP | _ | 5 class | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 class | det |
| 5 | class | class | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 circulation | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | circulate | Its = it | among the class | nom circulation «communication transitive»: poss=agent among=obl |
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