Exam question 4 · Whose turn is it?

State the method recommended for the resolution of a dispute wherein two participants each assert entitlement to the subsequent turn.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: two participants · What happens: recommend, assert, resolve · To what, where: State method, entitlement, subsequent turn, dispute

This is exam question 4 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

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	State	state	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 method	compound
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 method	det
3	method	method	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	recommended	recommend	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 method	acl
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 resolution	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 resolution	det
7	resolution	resolution	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 recommended	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 dispute	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 dispute	det
10	dispute	dispute	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 resolution	nmod
11	wherein	wherein	ADV	PronType=Int	15 assert	advmod
12	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	13 participants	nummod
13	participants	participant	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 assert	nsubj
14	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	15 assert	advmod
15	assert	assert	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 dispute	acl:relcl
16	entitlement	entitlement	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 assert	obj
17	to	to	ADP	_	20 turn	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 turn	det
19	subsequent	subsequent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 turn	amod
20	turn	turn	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 assert	obl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 method	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	recommend	participle		the State method not said here		for the resolution of a dispute	vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent for resolution=Attribute
2	assert	present	two participants	entitlement	the subsequent turn	wherein property	vn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent entitlement=Theme to turn=Recipient
3	resolve			a dispute			nom resolution «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 award of the turn to the louder party

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 award	det
2	award	award	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 turn	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 turn	det
5	turn	turn	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 award	nmod
6	to	to	ADP	_	9 party	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 party	det
8	louder	loud	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	9 party	amod
9	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 award	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	award			the turn				to the louder party	nom award «act transitive»: of=patient to=obl

Option 2

The removal of both parties from the room

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 removal	det
2	removal	removal	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 parties	case
4	both	both	DET	PronType=Tot	5 parties	det
5	parties	party	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 removal	nmod
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 room	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 room	det
8	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 parties	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	remove			both parties from the room					nom removal «act transitive»: of=patient

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

A brief impartial procedure such as rock, paper, scissors

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 procedure	det
2	brief	brief	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 procedure	amod
3	impartial	impartial	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 procedure	amod
4	procedure	procedure	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	7 rock	case
6	as	as	ADP	_	5 such	fixed
7	rock	rock	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 procedure	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 paper	punct
9	paper	paper	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 rock	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 scissors	punct
11	scissors	scissors	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 procedure	conj

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Option 4

Prolonged argument until one party concedes

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Prolonged	prolong	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	argument	argument	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Prolonged	obj
3	until	until	SCONJ	_	6 concedes	mark
4	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 party	nummod
5	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 concedes	nsubj
6	concedes	concede	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Prolonged	advcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	prolong	participle		argument					vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent argument=Theme
2	concede	present	one party						vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent

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