Exam question 2 · Stories that change
It is given that a pupil claims to have remained at a library until six o'clock, whereas the library closes at five. Select the response consistent with the established facts.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: pupil, library, you · What happens: give, claim, remain, close, select, establish · To what, where: It, library, five, response
This is exam question 2 of lesson 449 «Stories that change» 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 claims to have remained at a library until six o'clock, whereas the library closes at five.
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 claims | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 pupil | det |
| 6 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 claims | nsubj |
| 7 | claims | claim | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 remained | mark |
| 9 | have | have | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 10 remained | aux |
| 10 | remained | remain | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 7 claims | xcomp |
| 11 | at | at | ADP | _ | 13 library | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 library | det |
| 13 | library | library | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 remained | obl |
| 14 | until | until | ADP | _ | 16 o'clock | case |
| 15 | six | six | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 16 o'clock | nummod |
| 16 | o'clock | o'clock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 remained | obl |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 closes | punct |
| 18 | whereas | whereas | SCONJ | _ | 21 closes | mark |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 library | det |
| 20 | library | library | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 closes | nsubj |
| 21 | closes | close | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 claims | conj |
| 22 | at | at | ADP | _ | 23 five | case |
| 23 | five | five | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 21 closes | obl |
| 24 | . | . | 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 | claim speech: other | present | a pupil | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | remain | to-infinitive · perfect | a pupil not said here | a library | until six o'clock | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at library=Location | |||
| 4 | close | present | the library | five | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=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: Select the response 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 response | det |
| 3 | response | response | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Select | obj |
| 4 | consistent | consistent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 response | amod |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 facts | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 facts | det |
| 7 | established | establish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 facts | amod |
| 8 | facts | fact | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 consistent | obl |
| 9 | . | . | 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 | ||||
| 2 | establish | participle | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
The claim is confirmed by the closing time
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 claim | det |
| 2 | claim | claim | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 confirmed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 confirmed | aux:pass |
| 4 | confirmed | confirm | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 8 time | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 time | det |
| 7 | closing | closing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 time | compound |
| 8 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 confirmed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | confirm | present · passive | the claim | time | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
Option 2
The library must have remained open for the pupil
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 library | det |
| 2 | library | library | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 remained | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 remained | aux |
| 4 | have | have | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 remained | aux |
| 5 | remained | remain | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | open | open | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 remained | xcomp |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 pupil | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 pupil | det |
| 9 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 remained | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | remain | must · perfect · passive | the library | for the pupil; open property | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Attribute |
Option 3
The closing time is irrelevant to the claim
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 time | det |
| 2 | closing | closing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 time | compound |
| 3 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 irrelevant | obl:unmarked |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 irrelevant | cop |
| 5 | irrelevant | irrelevant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 claim | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 claim | det |
| 8 | claim | claim | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 irrelevant | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | time | to the claim; irrelevant property | tree rules |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
The claim is contradicted by a single verifiable fact
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 claim | det |
| 2 | claim | claim | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 contradicted | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 contradicted | aux:pass |
| 4 | contradicted | contradict | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 9 fact | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 fact | det |
| 7 | single | single | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 fact | amod |
| 8 | verifiable | verifiable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 fact | amod |
| 9 | fact | fact | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 contradicted | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | contradict | present · passive | a single verifiable fact | the claim | tree rules |
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