Exam question 4 · The friend with a PS6
It is given that a pupil placed fifth in a competition but reported a first place. Determine the statement most consistent with the established facts.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: give, place, report, determine, establish · To what, where: It, competition, pupil, first place, statement
This is exam question 4 of lesson 434 «The friend with a PS6» 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 placed fifth in a competition but reported a first place.
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 fifth | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 pupil | det |
| 6 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 fifth | compound |
| 7 | placed | place | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 pupil | acl |
| 8 | fifth | fifth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 given | advcl |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 competition | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 competition | det |
| 11 | competition | competition | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 given | obl |
| 12 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 13 reported | cc |
| 13 | reported | report | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | conj |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 place | det |
| 15 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 16 place | amod |
| 16 | place | place | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 reported | obj |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 given | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present · passive | It | a competition | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ||||
| 2 | place | participle | a pupil not said here | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | report | past | a first place | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=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.
Sentence 2: Determine the statement most consistent with the established facts.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Determine | determine | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 statement | det |
| 3 | statement | statement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Determine | obj |
| 4 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 5 consistent | advmod |
| 5 | consistent | consistent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 statement | 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 Determine | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | determine | imperative | you not said here | the statement | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statement=Topic | ||||
| 2 | establish | participle | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
The false report increased the pupil's credit
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 report | det |
| 2 | false | false | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 report | amod |
| 3 | report | report | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 increased | nsubj |
| 4 | increased | increase | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 pupil | det |
| 6 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 credit | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 pupil | case |
| 8 | credit | credit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 increased | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | increase | past | the false report | the pupil's credit | vn caused_calibratable_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Causer credit=Patient | ||||
| 2 | credit | the pupil | nom credit «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
The genuine result was wholly without merit, fifth place being a defeat like any other
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 result | det |
| 2 | genuine | genuine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 result | amod |
| 3 | result | result | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 merit | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 merit | cop |
| 5 | wholly | wholly | ADV | _ | 7 merit | advmod |
| 6 | without | without | ADP | _ | 7 merit | case |
| 7 | merit | merit | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 defeat | punct |
| 9 | fifth | fifth | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 place | amod |
| 10 | place | place | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 defeat | nsubj |
| 11 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 13 defeat | cop |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 defeat | det |
| 13 | defeat | defeat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 merit | conj |
| 14 | like | like | ADP | _ | 16 other | case |
| 15 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 16 other | det |
| 16 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 defeat | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the genuine result | without merit and a defeat; wholly property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a | gerund | fifth place | a defeat | like any other | tree rules |
Option 3
No person could verify the result
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 2 person | det |
| 2 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 verify | nsubj |
| 3 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 verify | aux |
| 4 | verify | verify | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 result | det |
| 6 | result | result | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 verify | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | verify | could | no person | the result | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot result=Topic |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
The genuine result was creditable, and its honest report the braver course
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 result | det |
| 2 | genuine | genuine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 result | amod |
| 3 | result | result | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 creditable | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 creditable | cop |
| 5 | creditable | creditable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 report | punct |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 report | cc |
| 8 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 report | nmod:poss |
| 9 | honest | honest | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 report | amod |
| 10 | report | report | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 creditable | conj |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 braver | det |
| 12 | braver | brave | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 10 report | amod |
| 13 | course | course | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 report | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the genuine result | creditable property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | report | result | nom report «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
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