Exam question 2 · Mia gets the newest console
It is given that a classmate asserts that a pupil obtained a costly console solely by reason of parental wealth. Select the response most consistent with the guidance of this lesson.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: classmate, pupil, you · What happens: give, assert, obtain, select, guide · To what, where: It, costly console, response, lesson
This is exam question 2 of lesson 396 «Mia gets the newest console» 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 classmate asserts that a pupil obtained a costly console solely by reason of parental wealth.
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 asserts | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 classmate | det |
| 6 | classmate | classmate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 asserts | nsubj |
| 7 | asserts | assert | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 8 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 11 obtained | mark |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 pupil | det |
| 10 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 obtained | nsubj |
| 11 | obtained | obtain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 console | det |
| 13 | costly | costly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 console | amod |
| 14 | console | console | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 obtained | obj |
| 15 | solely | solely | ADV | _ | 11 obtained | advmod |
| 16 | by | by | ADP | _ | 17 reason | case |
| 17 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 obtained | obl |
| 18 | of | of | ADP | _ | 20 wealth | case |
| 19 | parental | parental | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 20 wealth | amod |
| 20 | wealth | wealth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 reason | nmod |
| 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 | assert | present | a classmate | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | obtain | past | a pupil | a costly console | by reason of parental wealth; solely property | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent console=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.
Sentence 2: Select the response most consistent with the guidance of this lesson.
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 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 5 consistent | advmod |
| 5 | consistent | consistent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 response | amod |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 guidance | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 guidance | det |
| 8 | guidance | guidance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 consistent | obl |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 lesson | case |
| 10 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 11 lesson | det |
| 11 | lesson | lesson | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 guidance | nmod |
| 12 | . | . | 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 | guide | this lesson | nom guidance «communication transitive»: of=patient |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
A calm statement of the true circumstances
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 statement | det |
| 2 | calm | calm | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 statement | amod |
| 3 | statement | statement | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 circumstances | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 circumstances | det |
| 6 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 circumstances | amod |
| 7 | circumstances | circumstance | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 statement | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | state | the true circumstances | nom statement «communication transitive»: of=patient |
Option 2
A refusal to address the classmate thereafter
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 refusal | det |
| 2 | refusal | refusal | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 address | mark |
| 4 | address | address | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 refusal | acl |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 classmate | det |
| 6 | classmate | classmate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 address | obj |
| 7 | thereafter | thereafter | ADV | _ | 4 address | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | address | to-infinitive | the classmate | thereafter property | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent classmate=Destination |
Option 3
An apology for possessing the console
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 apology | det |
| 2 | apology | apology | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 4 possessing | mark |
| 4 | possessing | possess | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 apology | acl |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 console | det |
| 6 | console | console | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 possessing | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | possess | gerund | a apology not said here | the console | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot console=Theme |
Option 4
A retaliatory remark concerning the classmate's family
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 remark | det |
| 2 | retaliatory | retaliatory | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 remark | amod |
| 3 | remark | remark | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | concerning | concern | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 remark | acl |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 classmate | det |
| 6 | classmate | classmate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 family | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 classmate | case |
| 8 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 concerning | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | concern | gerund | a retaliatory remark not said here | the classmate's family | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus family=Experiencer |
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