Exam question 3 · Loot boxes and the surprise trap
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the purpose of a countdown timer displayed upon an offer?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: purpose, countdown timer · What happens: follow, characteris, display, purpose
This is exam question 3 of lesson 413 «Loot boxes and the surprise trap» 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 | Which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 characterises | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 statements | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 statements | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 statements | amod |
| 5 | statements | statement | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 characterises | obl |
| 6 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 7 accurately | advmod |
| 7 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 8 characterises | advmod |
| 8 | characterises | characteris | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 purpose | det |
| 10 | purpose | purpose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 displayed | nsubj |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 timer | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 timer | det |
| 13 | countdown | countdown | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 timer | compound |
| 14 | timer | timer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 purpose | nmod |
| 15 | displayed | display | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 characterises | ccomp |
| 16 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 18 offer | case |
| 17 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 offer | det |
| 18 | offer | offer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 displayed | obl |
| 19 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 characterises | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | characteris | present | of the following statements; accurately property | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | display | past | the purpose of a countdown timer | upon a offer | vn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | purpose | a countdown timer | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |
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 right answer
It is intended to hasten a decision and discourage reflection
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 intended | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 intended | aux:pass |
| 3 | intended | intend | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 hasten | mark |
| 5 | hasten | hasten | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 intended | xcomp |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 decision | det |
| 7 | decision | decision | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 hasten | obj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 discourage | cc |
| 9 | discourage | discourage | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 hasten | conj |
| 10 | reflection | reflection | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 discourage | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | intend | present · passive | It | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | hasten not said to happen | to-infinitive | a decision | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent decision=Patient | |||||
| 3 | discourage | infinitive | reflection | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus reflection=Experiencer |
Option 2
It is intended to assist the purchaser in budgeting
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 intended | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 intended | aux:pass |
| 3 | intended | intend | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 assist | mark |
| 5 | assist | assist | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 intended | xcomp |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 purchaser | det |
| 7 | purchaser | purchaser | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 assist | obj |
| 8 | in | in | SCONJ | _ | 9 budgeting | mark |
| 9 | budgeting | budget | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 assist | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | intend | present · passive | It | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | assist not said to happen | to-infinitive | the purchaser | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent purchaser=Beneficiary | |||||
| 3 | budget | gerund | tree rules |
Option 3
It is intended to measure the duration of play
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 intended | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 intended | aux:pass |
| 3 | intended | intend | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 measure | mark |
| 5 | measure | measure | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 intended | xcomp |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 duration | det |
| 7 | duration | duration | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 measure | obj |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 play | case |
| 9 | play | play | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 duration | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | intend | present · passive | It | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | measure not said to happen | to-infinitive | the duration of play | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme duration=Value |
Option 4
It is intended to signify the permanent withdrawal of the offer
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 intended | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 intended | aux:pass |
| 3 | intended | intend | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 signify | mark |
| 5 | signify | signify | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 intended | xcomp |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 withdrawal | det |
| 7 | permanent | permanent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 withdrawal | amod |
| 8 | withdrawal | withdrawal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 signify | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 offer | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 offer | det |
| 11 | offer | offer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 withdrawal | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | intend | present · passive | It | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | signify not said to happen | to-infinitive | the permanent withdrawal of the offer | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot withdrawal=Theme | |||||
| 3 | withdraw | the offer | nom withdrawal «communication transitive»: of=patient |
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