Exam question 3 · Homework first?
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises information concerning history presented in a video game?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: information · What happens: follow, characteris, concern, present · To what, where: information, history, video game
This is exam question 3 of lesson 419 «Homework first?» 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 | information | information | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 characterises | obj |
| 10 | concerning | concern | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 9 information | acl |
| 11 | history | history | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 concerning | obj |
| 12 | presented | present | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 history | acl |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 16 game | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 game | det |
| 15 | video | video | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 game | compound |
| 16 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 presented | obl |
| 17 | ? | ? | 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 | information | of the following statements; accurately property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | concern | gerund | information not said here | history | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus history=Experiencer | ||||
| 4 | present | participle | history not said here | a video game | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=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
It is of no value whatsoever to a pupil
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 | 5 value | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 value | cop |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 value | case |
| 4 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 5 value | det |
| 5 | value | value | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | whatsoever | whatsoever | ADV | _ | 5 value | advmod |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 pupil | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 pupil | det |
| 9 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 whatsoever | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | It | of no value; whatsoever property | tree rules |
Option 2
It supersedes the content of reference books
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 | 2 supersedes | nsubj |
| 2 | supersedes | supersede | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 content | det |
| 4 | content | content | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 supersedes | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 books | case |
| 6 | reference | reference | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 books | compound |
| 7 | books | book | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 content | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | supersede | present | It | the content of reference books | tree rules |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
It may be altered for excitement and ought to be verified
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 | 4 altered | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 altered | aux |
| 3 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 4 altered | aux:pass |
| 4 | altered | alter | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 excitement | case |
| 6 | excitement | excitement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 altered | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 verified | cc |
| 8 | ought | ought | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 verified | aux |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 verified | mark |
| 10 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 11 verified | aux:pass |
| 11 | verified | verify | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 altered | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | alter | may · passive | It | for excitement | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient | ||||
| 2 | verify | ought · passive | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V» |
Option 4
It is invariably accurate and may be copied directly into a project
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 | 4 accurate | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 accurate | cop |
| 3 | invariably | invariably | ADV | _ | 4 accurate | advmod |
| 4 | accurate | accurate | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 copied | cc |
| 6 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 copied | aux |
| 7 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 8 copied | aux:pass |
| 8 | copied | copy | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 accurate | conj |
| 9 | directly | directly | ADV | _ | 8 copied | advmod |
| 10 | into | into | ADP | _ | 12 project | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 project | det |
| 12 | project | project | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 copied | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | It | accurate, invariably property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | copy | may · passive | a project | directly property | vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: into project=Destination |
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