Exam question 1 · What the numbers on the box mean

Identify the principal meaning of the numeral printed upon the packaging of a video game, such as the figure 18.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: identify, print, mean, package · To what, where: principal meaning, numeral, video game

This is exam question 1 of lesson 400 «What the numbers on the box mean» 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	Identify	identify	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 meaning	det
3	principal	principal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 meaning	amod
4	meaning	meaning	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Identify	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 numeral	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 numeral	det
7	numeral	numeral	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 meaning	nmod
8	printed	print	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 numeral	acl
9	upon	upon	ADP	_	11 packaging	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 packaging	det
11	packaging	packaging	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 printed	obl
12	of	of	ADP	_	15 game	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 game	det
14	video	video	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 game	compound
15	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 packaging	nmod
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 figure	punct
17	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	20 figure	case
18	as	as	ADP	_	17 such	fixed
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 figure	det
20	figure	figure	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 game	appos
21	18	18	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	20 figure	flat
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Identify	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	identify	imperative	you not said here	the principal meaning of the numeral		vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent meaning=Theme
2	print	participle		the numeral not said here	upon the packaging of a video game	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	mean			the numeral		nom meaning «communication transitive»: of=patient
4	package			a video game		nom packaging «act 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 quantity of levels contained therein

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 quantity	det
2	quantity	quantity	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 levels	case
4	levels	level	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 quantity	nmod
5	contained	contain	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 levels	acl
6	therein	therein	ADV	_	5 contained	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	contain	participle		levels not said here				therein property	vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

The minimum age for which the content is considered suitable

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 age	det
2	minimum	minimum	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 age	amod
3	age	age	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 considered	nsubj:pass
4	for	for	ADP	_	7 content	case
5	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 content	nsubj
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 content	det
7	content	content	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 age	nmod
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 considered	aux:pass
9	considered	consider	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
10	suitable	suitable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 considered	xcomp

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	consider	present · passive		the minimum age for the content				suitable property	vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Attribute

Option 3

The duration of the game expressed in hours of play

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 duration	det
2	duration	duration	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 expressed	nsubj:pass
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 game	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 game	det
5	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 duration	nmod
6	expressed	express	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 hours	case
8	hours	hour	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 expressed	obl
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 play	case
10	play	play	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 hours	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	express	participle · passive		the duration of the game			hour		vn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Option 4

The retail price of the product in pounds sterling, before any discount

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 price	det
2	retail	retail	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 price	compound
3	price	price	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 product	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 product	det
6	product	product	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 price	nmod
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 sterling	case
8	pounds	pound	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 sterling	compound
9	sterling	sterling	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 product	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 discount	punct
11	before	before	ADP	_	13 discount	case
12	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	13 discount	det
13	discount	discount	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 price	conj

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

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