Exam question 1 · Eyes, backs and thumbs

State the content of the rule known as «20-20-20».

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: state, know · To what, where: content, rule

This is exam question 1 of lesson 420 «Eyes, backs and thumbs» 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	State	state	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 content	det
3	content	content	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 State	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 rule	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 rule	det
6	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 content	nmod
7	known	know	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 rule	acl
8	as	as	ADP	_	10 20-20-20	case
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 20-20-20	punct
10	20-20-20	20-20-20	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	7 known	obl
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 20-20-20	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 State	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	state speech: other	imperative	you not said here	the content of the rule					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent content=Topic
2	know	participle		the rule not said here				as 20-20-20	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer as 20-20-20=Attribute

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 · ✓ the right answer

At intervals of twenty minutes, an object some twenty feet distant is regarded for twenty seconds

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	At	at	ADP	_	2 intervals	case
2	intervals	interval	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 regarded	obl
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 minutes	case
4	twenty	twenty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 minutes	nummod
5	minutes	minute	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 intervals	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 object	punct
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 object	det
8	object	object	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 regarded	nsubj:pass
9	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	11 feet	det
10	twenty	twenty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	11 feet	nummod
11	feet	foot	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 distant	obl:unmarked
12	distant	distant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 object	acl:relcl
13	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 regarded	aux:pass
14	regarded	regard	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
15	for	for	ADP	_	17 seconds	case
16	twenty	twenty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	17 seconds	nummod
17	seconds	second	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 regarded	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	regard	present · passive		a object		intervals of twenty minutes	second		vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Option 2

At intervals of twenty seconds, the eyes are closed for twenty minutes

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	At	at	ADP	_	2 intervals	case
2	intervals	interval	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 closed	obl
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 seconds	case
4	twenty	twenty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 seconds	nummod
5	seconds	second	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 intervals	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 intervals	punct
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 eyes	det
8	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 closed	nsubj:pass
9	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 closed	aux:pass
10	closed	close	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
11	for	for	ADP	_	13 minutes	case
12	twenty	twenty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	13 minutes	nummod
13	minutes	minute	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 closed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	close	present · passive		the eyes		intervals of twenty seconds	minute		vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Option 3

Play is restricted to twenty minutes on twenty days

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Play	play	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 restricted	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 restricted	aux:pass
3	restricted	restrict	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 minutes	case
5	twenty	twenty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 minutes	nummod
6	minutes	minute	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 restricted	obl
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 days	case
8	twenty	twenty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 days	nummod
9	days	day	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 restricted	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	restrict	present · passive		Play			day; minute		vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice

The screen is placed at a distance of twenty inches for twenty games

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 screen	det
2	screen	screen	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 placed	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 placed	aux:pass
4	placed	place	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	at	at	ADP	_	7 distance	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 distance	det
7	distance	distance	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 placed	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 inches	case
9	twenty	twenty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 inches	nummod
10	inches	inch	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 distance	nmod
11	for	for	ADP	_	13 games	case
12	twenty	twenty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	13 games	nummod
13	games	game	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 placed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	place	present · passive		the screen				at a distance of twenty inches; for twenty games	vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme at distance=Destination

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