Exam question 3 · Older siblings and YouTube gameplay
It is given that a child is requested by a sibling to conceal conduct which occasions the child distress. Select the response consistent with sound guidance.
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: sibling, conduct, you · What happens: give, request, conceal, occasion, select · To what, where: It, child, conduct, child distress, response
This is exam question 3 of lesson 423 «Older siblings and YouTube gameplay» 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 child is requested by a sibling to conceal conduct which occasions the child distress.
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 | _ | 8 requested | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 child | det |
| 6 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 requested | nsubj |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 requested | aux:pass |
| 8 | requested | request | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 given | advcl |
| 9 | by | by | ADP | _ | 11 sibling | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 sibling | det |
| 11 | sibling | sibling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 requested | obl |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 conceal | mark |
| 13 | conceal | conceal | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 requested | advcl |
| 14 | conduct | conduct | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 conceal | obj |
| 15 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 16 occasions | nsubj |
| 16 | occasions | occasion | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 conduct | acl:relcl |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 distress | det |
| 18 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 distress | compound |
| 19 | distress | distress | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 occasions | obj |
| 20 | . | . | 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 | request | present · passive | a sibling | a child | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient | ||||
| 3 | conceal | to-infinitive | a sibling not said here | conduct | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conduct=Patient | ||||
| 4 | occasion | present | conduct | the child distress | 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 sound guidance.
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 | _ | 7 guidance | case |
| 6 | sound | sound | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 guidance | compound |
| 7 | guidance | guidance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 consistent | obl |
| 8 | . | . | 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 |
The options
Option 1
The child ought to participate in the conduct concerned
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 child | det |
| 2 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 participate | nsubj |
| 3 | ought | ought | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 participate | aux |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 participate | mark |
| 5 | participate | participate | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 conduct | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 conduct | det |
| 8 | conduct | conduct | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 participate | obl |
| 9 | concerned | concerned | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 participate | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | participate | ought | the child | in the conduct; concerned property | vn cooperate-73.1-2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in conduct=Theme |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
The matter ought to be disclosed to a trusted adult
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 matter | det |
| 2 | matter | matter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 disclosed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | ought | ought | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 disclosed | aux |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 disclosed | mark |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 disclosed | aux:pass |
| 6 | disclosed | disclose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 adult | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 adult | det |
| 9 | trusted | trust | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 adult | amod |
| 10 | adult | adult | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 disclosed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | disclose | ought · passive | the matter | a trusted adult | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to adult=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | trust | participle | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
The matter ought to be disclosed to classmates
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 matter | det |
| 2 | matter | matter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 disclosed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | ought | ought | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 disclosed | aux |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 disclosed | mark |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 disclosed | aux:pass |
| 6 | disclosed | disclose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 classmates | case |
| 8 | classmates | classmate | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 disclosed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | disclose | ought · passive | the matter | classmates | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to classmate=Recipient |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
The secret ought to be maintained in all circumstances
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 secret | det |
| 2 | secret | secret | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 maintained | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | ought | ought | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 maintained | aux |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 maintained | mark |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 maintained | aux:pass |
| 6 | maintained | maintain | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 circumstances | case |
| 8 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 9 circumstances | det |
| 9 | circumstances | circumstance | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 maintained | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | maintain | ought · passive | the secret | all circumstances | vn declare-29.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Theme |
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