Exam question 4 · Sleep and school mornings
It is given that a pupil's associates schedule an online game at 10 pm on school nights. Select the response consistent with the established facts.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: associates, you · What happens: give, schedule, select, establish · To what, where: It, online game, 10 pm, response
This is exam question 4 of lesson 418 «Sleep and school mornings» 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 a pupil's associates schedule an online game at 10 pm on school nights.
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 | _ | 9 schedule | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 pupil | det |
| 6 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 associates | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 pupil | case |
| 8 | associates | associate | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 schedule | nsubj |
| 9 | schedule | schedule | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 10 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 game | det |
| 11 | online | online | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 game | amod |
| 12 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 schedule | obj |
| 13 | at | at | ADP | _ | 15 pm | case |
| 14 | 10 | 10 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 15 pm | nummod |
| 15 | pm | p.m. | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 schedule | obl |
| 16 | on | on | ADP | _ | 18 nights | case |
| 17 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 nights | compound |
| 18 | nights | night | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 schedule | obl |
| 19 | . | . | 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 | schedule | present | a pupil's associates | a online game | 10 pm | night | tree rules |
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 facts.
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 | 3 response | amod |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 facts | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 facts | det |
| 7 | established | establish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 facts | amod |
| 8 | facts | fact | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 consistent | obl |
| 9 | . | . | 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 | 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 |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
To inform them of his bedtime and propose another time
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 inform | mark |
| 2 | inform | inform | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 inform | obj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 bedtime | case |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 bedtime | nmod:poss |
| 6 | bedtime | bedtime | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 inform | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 propose | cc |
| 8 | propose | propose | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 2 inform | conj |
| 9 | another | another | DET | PronType=Ind | 10 time | det |
| 10 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 propose | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | inform speech: other | to-infinitive | them = they | of his bedtime | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient PP.topic»: agent=Agent they=Recipient of bedtime=Topic | ||||
| 2 | propose | infinitive | time | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
To participate and compensate by sleeping in class
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 participate | mark |
| 2 | participate | participate | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 compensate | cc |
| 4 | compensate | compensate | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 2 participate | conj |
| 5 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 6 sleeping | mark |
| 6 | sleeping | sleep | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 compensate | advcl |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 class | case |
| 8 | class | class | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 sleeping | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | participate | to-infinitive | vn cooperate-73.1-2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | compensate | infinitive | vn equip-13.4.2-1-1 «NP.theme V NP»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 3 | sleep | gerund | class | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in class=Location |
Option 3
To withdraw from the group without explanation
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 withdraw | mark |
| 2 | withdraw | withdraw | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | from | from | ADP | _ | 5 group | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 group | det |
| 5 | group | group | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 withdraw | obl |
| 6 | without | without | ADP | _ | 7 explanation | case |
| 7 | explanation | explanation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 withdraw | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | withdraw | to-infinitive | the group | without explanation | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from group=Initial_Location |
Option 4
To participate covertly with the sound disabled
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 participate | mark |
| 2 | participate | participate | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | covertly | covertly | ADV | _ | 2 participate | advmod |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 sound | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 sound | det |
| 6 | sound | sound | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 participate | obl |
| 7 | disabled | disabled | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 sound | amod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | participate | to-infinitive | with the sound; covertly property | vn cooperate-73.1-2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
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