Exam question 2 · Whose turn is it?
It is given that one participant departs temporarily to use the lavatory. Select the response consistent with the established rules concerning the participant's turn.
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: one participant, you, established rules · What happens: give, depart, use, select, establish, concern · To what, where: It, lavatory, response, turn
This is exam question 2 of lesson 397 «Whose turn is it?» 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 one participant departs temporarily to use the lavatory.
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 departs | mark |
| 5 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 6 participant | nummod |
| 6 | participant | participant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 departs | nsubj |
| 7 | departs | depart | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 8 | temporarily | temporarily | ADV | _ | 7 departs | advmod |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 use | mark |
| 10 | use | use | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 departs | xcomp |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 lavatory | det |
| 12 | lavatory | lavatory | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 use | obj |
| 13 | . | . | 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 | depart | present | one participant | temporarily property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | use | to-infinitive | one participant not said here | the lavatory | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lavatory=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 rules concerning the participant's turn.
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 rules | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 rules | det |
| 7 | established | establish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 rules | amod |
| 8 | rules | rule | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 consistent | obl |
| 9 | concerning | concern | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 rules | acl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 participant | det |
| 11 | participant | participant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 turn | nmod:poss |
| 12 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 11 participant | case |
| 13 | turn | turn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 concerning | obj |
| 14 | . | . | 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 | 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 rules not said here | the participant's turn | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus turn=Experiencer |
The options
Option 1
The turn is forfeited to whoever seizes the controller
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 turn | det |
| 2 | turn | turn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 forfeited | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 forfeited | aux:pass |
| 4 | forfeited | forfeit | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | SCONJ | _ | 7 seizes | mark |
| 6 | whoever | whoever | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 seizes | nsubj |
| 7 | seizes | seize | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 forfeited | advcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 controller | det |
| 9 | controller | controller | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 seizes | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | forfeit | present · passive | the turn | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | seize | present | whoever | the controller | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent controller=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The turn is retained, and the game is paused
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 turn | det |
| 2 | turn | turn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 retained | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 retained | aux:pass |
| 4 | retained | retain | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 paused | punct |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 paused | cc |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 game | det |
| 8 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 paused | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 paused | aux:pass |
| 10 | paused | pause | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 retained | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | retain | present · passive | the turn | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | pause | present · passive | the game | tree rules |
Option 3
The turn is transferred to the host
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 turn | det |
| 2 | turn | turn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 transferred | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 transferred | aux:pass |
| 4 | transferred | transfer | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 host | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 host | det |
| 7 | host | host | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 transferred | obl:agent |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | transfer | present · passive | the host | the turn | vn contribute-13.2-2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
Option 4
The turn is cancelled and the game restarted
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 turn | det |
| 2 | turn | turn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 cancelled | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 cancelled | aux:pass |
| 4 | cancelled | cancel | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 restarted | cc |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 game | det |
| 7 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 restarted | nsubj |
| 8 | restarted | restart | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 cancelled | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cancel | present · passive | the turn | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | restart | past | the game | tree rules |
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