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Exam question 2 · Screen-time rules and arguments

It is given that a pupil concealed a device in order to play during the night. Select the consequence most consistent with the established facts.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: pupil, you · What happens: give, conceal, play, select, establish · To what, where: It, device, order, consequence

This is exam question 2 of lesson 421 «Screen-time rules and arguments» 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 concealed a device in order to play during the night.

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	_	7 concealed	mark
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 pupil	det
6	pupil	pupil	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 concealed	nsubj
7	concealed	conceal	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 given	advcl
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 device	det
9	device	device	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 concealed	obj
10	in	in	ADP	_	11 order	case
11	order	order	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 device	nmod
12	to	to	PART	_	13 play	mark
13	play	play	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 concealed	advcl
14	during	during	ADP	_	16 night	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 night	det
16	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 play	obl
17	.	.	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	conceal	past	a pupil	a device		order			vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent device=Patient in order=Location
3	play	to-infinitive	a pupil not said here				night		vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: 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.

Sentence 2: Select the consequence most 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 consequence	det
3	consequence	consequence	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Select	obj
4	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	5 consistent	advmod
5	consistent	consistent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 consequence	amod
6	with	with	ADP	_	9 facts	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 facts	det
8	established	establish	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 facts	amod
9	facts	fact	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 consistent	obl
10	.	.	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 consequence					vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consequence=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

The diminution of parental trust, slowly restored

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 diminution	det
2	diminution	diminution	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 trust	case
4	parental	parental	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 trust	amod
5	trust	trust	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 diminution	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 diminution	punct
7	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	8 restored	advmod
8	restored	restore	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 diminution	advcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	restore	participle						slowly property	vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent
2	diminish		parental trust						nom diminution «process intransitive»: of=agent

Option 2

The absence of any consequence whatsoever

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 absence	det
2	absence	absence	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 consequence	case
4	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	5 consequence	det
5	consequence	consequence	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 absence	nmod
6	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	_	5 consequence	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	absent			any consequence					nom absence «state transitive»: of=patient

Option 3

The immediate award of additional screen time

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 award	det
2	immediate	immediate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 award	amod
3	award	award	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	7 time	case
5	additional	additional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 time	amod
6	screen	screen	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 time	compound
7	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 award	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	award			additional screen time					nom award «act transitive»: of=patient

Option 4

The permanent improvement of his concentration at school

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 improvement	det
2	permanent	permanent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 improvement	amod
3	improvement	improvement	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 concentration	case
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 concentration	nmod:poss
6	concentration	concentration	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 improvement	nmod
7	at	at	ADP	_	8 school	case
8	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 improvement	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	improve		his concentration			school			nom improvement «event intransitive»: of=agent at=place

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