Exam question 4 · Homework first?
Pursuant to the facts of the lesson, determine the most appropriate conduct of a pupil who has failed to complete homework owing to an evening of play.
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, pupil, homework · What happens: determine, fail, not complete, owe, conduct · To what, where: appropriate conduct, homework, pupil
This is exam question 4 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 | Pursuant | pursuant | ADV | _ | 9 determine | advmod |
| 2 | to | to | ADP | _ | 4 facts | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 facts | det |
| 4 | facts | fact | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Pursuant | obl |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 lesson | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 lesson | det |
| 7 | lesson | lesson | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 facts | nmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Pursuant | punct |
| 9 | determine | determine | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 conduct | det |
| 11 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 12 appropriate | advmod |
| 12 | appropriate | appropriate | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 conduct | amod |
| 13 | conduct | conduct | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 determine | obj |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 pupil | case |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 pupil | det |
| 16 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 conduct | nmod |
| 17 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 19 failed | nsubj |
| 18 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 19 failed | aux |
| 19 | failed | fail | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 16 pupil | acl:relcl |
| 20 | to | to | PART | _ | 21 complete | mark |
| 21 | complete | complete | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 19 failed | xcomp |
| 22 | homework | homework | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 complete | obj |
| 23 | owing | owe | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 22 homework | acl |
| 24 | to | to | ADP | _ | 26 evening | case |
| 25 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 26 evening | det |
| 26 | evening | evening | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 owing | obl |
| 27 | of | of | ADP | _ | 28 play | case |
| 28 | play | play | NOUN | Number=Sing | 26 evening | nmod |
| 29 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 determine | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | determine | imperative | you not said here | the appropriate conduct of a pupil | pursuant property | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conduct=Topic | |||
| 2 | fail | present · perfect | a pupil | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 3 | not complete | to-infinitive | a pupil not said here | homework | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homework=Eventuality | ||||
| 4 | owe | gerund | homework not said here | evening | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 5 | conduct | a pupil | nom conduct «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
To remain silent in the hope it is overlooked
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 remain | mark |
| 2 | remain | remain | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | silent | silent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 remain | xcomp |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 hope | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 hope | det |
| 6 | hope | hope | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 remain | obl |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 overlooked | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 overlooked | aux:pass |
| 9 | overlooked | overlook | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 hope | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | remain | to-infinitive | the hope | silent property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in hope=Location | ||||
| 2 | overlook | present · passive | the hope not said here | hope | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 2
To furnish a fabricated excuse concerning a pet
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 furnish | mark |
| 2 | furnish | furnish | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 excuse | det |
| 4 | fabricated | fabricated | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 excuse | amod |
| 5 | excuse | excuse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 furnish | obj |
| 6 | concerning | concern | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 excuse | acl |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 pet | det |
| 8 | pet | pet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 concerning | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | furnish | to-infinitive | a fabricated excuse | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent excuse=Recipient | |||||
| 2 | concern | gerund | a fabricated excuse not said here | a pet | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus pet=Experiencer |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
To inform the teacher truthfully and complete it promptly
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 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 teacher | det |
| 4 | teacher | teacher | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 inform | obj |
| 5 | truthfully | truthfully | ADV | _ | 2 inform | advmod |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 complete | cc |
| 7 | complete | complete | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 2 inform | conj |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 complete | obj |
| 9 | promptly | promptly | ADV | _ | 7 complete | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | inform speech: other | to-infinitive | the teacher | truthfully property | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | complete | infinitive | teacher | promptly property | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
To copy the homework of a classmate
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 copy | mark |
| 2 | copy | copy | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 homework | det |
| 4 | homework | homework | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 copy | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 classmate | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 classmate | det |
| 7 | classmate | classmate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 homework | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | copy | to-infinitive | the homework of a classmate | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homework=Theme |
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