Exam question 4 · Left out without a console

Whereas a newcomer is unacquainted with a game, state the response most consistent with the established facts.

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: newcomer · What happens: be, establish

This is exam question 4 of lesson 399 «Left out without a 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

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Whereas	whereas	SCONJ	_	5 unacquainted	mark
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 newcomer	det
3	newcomer	newcomer	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 unacquainted	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 unacquainted	cop
5	unacquainted	unacquainted	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 game	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 game	det
8	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 unacquainted	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 state	punct
10	state	state	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 game	appos
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 response	det
12	response	response	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 state	nmod
13	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	14 consistent	advmod
14	consistent	consistent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 response	amod
15	with	with	ADP	_	18 facts	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 facts	det
17	established	establish	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	18 facts	amod
18	facts	fact	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 consistent	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 unacquainted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a newcomer					with a game; unacquainted property	tree rules
2	establish	participle							vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot

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

Exclusion of the newcomer until proficiency is attained

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Exclusion	exclusion	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 attained	nsubj:pass
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 newcomer	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 newcomer	det
4	newcomer	newcomer	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Exclusion	nmod
5	until	until	ADP	_	6 proficiency	case
6	proficiency	proficiency	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 newcomer	nmod
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 attained	aux:pass
8	attained	attain	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	attain	present · passive		Exclusion of the newcomer until proficiency					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	exclude			the newcomer until proficiency					nom exclusion «state transitive»: of=patient

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

Instruction of the newcomer, all experts having once been beginners

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Instruction	instruction	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 newcomer	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 newcomer	det
4	newcomer	newcomer	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Instruction	nmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 experts	punct
6	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	7 experts	det
7	experts	expert	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Instruction	nmod
8	having	have	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 experts	acl
9	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	11 beginners	advmod
10	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	11 beginners	cop
11	beginners	beginner	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 having	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	have	gerund	all experts not said here			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	is a	participle		beginners	once property	tree rules
3	instruct			the newcomer		nom instruction «communication transitive»: of=patient

Option 3

Permanent assignment of the newcomer to the role of observer

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Permanent	permanent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 assignment	amod
2	assignment	assignment	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 newcomer	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 newcomer	det
5	newcomer	newcomer	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 assignment	nmod
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 role	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 role	det
8	role	role	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 newcomer	nmod
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 observer	case
10	observer	observer	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 role	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	assign			the newcomer to the role of observer					nom assignment «act transitive»: of=patient

Option 4

Requirement that the newcomer purchase the game

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Requirement	requirement	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 purchase	nsubj
2	that	that	SCONJ	_	4 newcomer	mark
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 newcomer	det
4	newcomer	newcomer	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Requirement	appos
5	purchase	purchase	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 game	det
7	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 purchase	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	purchase	present	Requirement	the game					vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset game=Theme

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