Exam question 3 · Showing off

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a simulated fight directed at a timid classmate for the amusement of onlookers.

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, established facts · What happens: select, establish, concern, simulate, direct, amuse · To what, where: response, simulated fight, onlookers

This is exam question 3 of lesson 390 «Showing off» 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	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	1 Select	xcomp
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	concerning	concern	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 facts	acl
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 fight	det
11	simulated	simulate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 fight	amod
12	fight	fight	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 concerning	obj
13	directed	direct	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 fight	acl
14	at	at	ADP	_	17 classmate	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 classmate	det
16	timid	timid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 classmate	amod
17	classmate	classmate	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 directed	obl:agent
18	for	for	ADP	_	20 amusement	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 amusement	det
20	amusement	amusement	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 classmate	nmod
21	of	of	ADP	_	22 onlookers	case
22	onlookers	onlooker	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 amusement	nmod
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Select	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	select	imperative	you not said here	the response	consistent property	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
3	concern	gerund	the established facts not said here	a simulated fight		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus fight=Experiencer
4	simulate	participle				vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
5	direct	participle		a simulated fight not said here		vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent
6	amuse			onlookers		nom amusement «feeling 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.

The options

Option 1

It is harmless provided that no actual blow is struck

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	4 provided	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 provided	aux:pass
3	harmless	harmless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 provided	amod
4	provided	provide	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	that	that	SCONJ	_	10 struck	mark
6	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	8 blow	det
7	actual	actual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 blow	amod
8	blow	blow	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 struck	nsubj
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 struck	aux:pass
10	struck	strike	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 provided	advcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	provide	present · passive		It					vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	strike	present · passive		no actual blow					vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Option 2

It is a recognised form of friendly 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	5 form	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 form	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 form	det
4	recognised	recognise	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 form	amod
5	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 play	case
7	friendly	friendly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 play	amod
8	play	play	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 form	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	recognise	participle							vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
2	is a	present	It	a recognised form				of friendly play	tree rules

Option 3

It is acceptable when the onlookers are older pupils

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 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	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	9 pupils	advmod
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 onlookers	det
6	onlookers	onlooker	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 pupils	nsubj
7	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 pupils	cop
8	older	old	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	9 pupils	amod
9	pupils	pupil	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 acceptable	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	It					acceptable property	tree rules
2	is a	present	the onlookers	older pupils					tree rules

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

It may cause genuine fear in the classmate and is unkind

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 cause	nsubj
2	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 cause	aux
3	cause	cause	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	genuine	genuine	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 fear	amod
5	fear	fear	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cause	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 classmate	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 classmate	det
8	classmate	classmate	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cause	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 unkind	cc
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 unkind	cop
11	unkind	unkind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 cause	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cause	may	It	genuine fear		the classmate			vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition fear=Patient
2	is	present						unkind property	tree rules

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