Exam question 2 · The new kid and the first day

Given that a new pupil has no companion at lunch, ascertain the most appropriate course of action for that pupil.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: new pupil, you · What happens: give, have, ascertain · To what, where: companion, lunch, appropriate course

This is exam question 2 of lesson 465 «The new kid and the first day» 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	Given	give	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 has	mark
2	that	that	SCONJ	_	6 has	mark
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 pupil	det
4	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 pupil	amod
5	pupil	pupil	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 has	nsubj
6	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 ascertain	advcl
7	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	8 companion	det
8	companion	companion	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 has	obj
9	at	at	ADP	_	10 lunch	case
10	lunch	lunch	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 companion	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 ascertain	punct
12	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 course	det
14	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	15 appropriate	advmod
15	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 course	amod
16	course	course	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 ascertain	obj
17	of	of	ADP	_	18 action	case
18	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 course	nmod
19	for	for	ADP	_	21 pupil	case
20	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	21 pupil	det
21	pupil	pupil	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 action	nmod
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 ascertain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	give	participle				vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient
2	have	present	a new pupil	no companion	lunch	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent companion=Patient
3	ascertain	imperative	you not said here	the appropriate course of action for that pupil		vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent course=Topic

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 · ← Mova's choice

To eat alone in the toilets indefinitely

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 eat	mark
2	eat	eat	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	alone	alone	ADV	_	2 eat	advmod
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 toilets	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 toilets	det
6	toilets	toilet	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 eat	obl
7	indefinitely	indefinitely	ADV	_	2 eat	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	eat	to-infinitive				the toilets		alone, indefinitely property	vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 2

To sit at the table reserved for older pupils

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 sit	mark
2	sit	sit	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	at	at	ADP	_	5 table	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 table	det
5	table	table	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sit	obl
6	reserved	reserve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 table	acl
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 pupils	case
8	older	old	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	9 pupils	amod
9	pupils	pupil	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 reserved	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sit	to-infinitive				the table			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at table=Location
2	reserve	participle		the table not said here				for older pupils	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for pupil=Beneficiary

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

To inform a teacher or a member of the lunchtime staff

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 inform	mark
2	inform	inform	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 teacher	det
4	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 inform	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 member	cc
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 member	det
7	member	member	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 teacher	conj
8	of	of	ADP	_	11 staff	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 staff	det
10	lunchtime	lunchtime	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 staff	compound
11	staff	staff	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 member	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	inform speech: other	to-infinitive			a teacher or a member of the lunchtime staff				vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient

Option 4

To return home without permission

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 return	mark
2	return	return	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	home	home	ADV	_	2 return	advmod
4	without	without	ADP	_	5 permission	case
5	permission	permission	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 return	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	return	to-infinitive						without permission; home property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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