Exam question 2 · Bystanders: the crowd, the phone and the ones who help

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the recording and dissemination of a fight by means of a mobile telephone?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, characteris, mean, disseminate · To what, where: recording, fight

This is exam question 2 of lesson 393 «Bystanders: the crowd, the phone and the ones who help» 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 recording	det
10	recording	recording	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 characterises	obj
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 dissemination	cc
12	dissemination	dissemination	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 recording	conj
13	of	of	ADP	_	15 fight	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 fight	det
15	fight	fight	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 dissemination	nmod
16	by	by	ADP	_	17 means	case
17	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 characterises	parataxis
18	of	of	ADP	_	21 telephone	case
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 telephone	det
20	mobile	mobile	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 telephone	amod
21	telephone	telephone	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 means	obl
22	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 characterises	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	characteris	present	the recording and dissemination of a fight	of the following statements; accurately property	tree rules
3	mean	present		of a mobile telephone	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
4	disseminate		a fight		nom dissemination «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.

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

It may humiliate those involved and render the person recording liable to sanction

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 humiliate	nsubj
2	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 humiliate	aux
3	humiliate	humiliate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	those	that	PRON	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	3 humiliate	obj
5	involved	involved	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 those	amod
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 render	cc
7	render	render	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 humiliate	conj
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 person	det
9	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 render	obj
10	recording	record	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 person	acl
11	liable	liable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 sanction	amod
12	to	to	PART	_	13 sanction	mark
13	sanction	sanction	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 recording	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	humiliate	may	It	those	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus that=Experiencer
2	render	infinitive		the person	vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Theme
3	record	gerund	the person not said here	liable sanction	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sanction=Theme

Option 2

It brings the fight to a swifter conclusion

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	2 brings	nsubj
2	brings	bring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 fight	det
4	fight	fight	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 brings	obj
5	to	to	ADP	_	8 conclusion	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 conclusion	det
7	swifter	swifter	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 conclusion	compound
8	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 brings	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bring	present	It	the fight		a swifter conclusion			vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent fight=Theme to conclusion=Destination

Option 3

It is a recommended method of reporting incidents to a member of staff

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 method	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 method	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 method	det
4	recommended	recommend	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 method	amod
5	method	method	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	SCONJ	_	7 reporting	mark
7	reporting	report	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 method	acl
8	incidents	incident	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 reporting	obj
9	to	to	ADP	_	11 member	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 member	det
11	member	member	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 reporting	obl
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 staff	case
13	staff	staff	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 member	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	recommend	participle				vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	is a	present	It	a recommended method		tree rules
3	report	gerund	a recommended method not said here	incidents	a member of staff	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent incident=Topic to member=Recipient

Option 4

It is a neutral act carrying no consequence for anyone

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 act	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 act	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 act	det
4	neutral	neutral	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 act	amod
5	act	act	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	carrying	carry	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 act	acl
7	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	8 consequence	det
8	consequence	consequence	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 carrying	obj
9	for	for	ADP	_	10 anyone	case
10	anyone	anyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 carrying	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	It	a neutral act					tree rules
2	carry	gerund	a neutral act not said here	no consequence				for anyone	vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consequence=Theme

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