Exam question 3 · The friend who only calls when they need something

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a «fair-weather friend»?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, characteris · To what, where: weather friend

This is exam question 3 of lesson 470 «The friend who only calls when they need something» 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	Which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 characterises	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 statements	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 statements	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 statements	amod
5	statements	statement	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 characterises	obl
6	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	7 accurately	advmod
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	8 characterises	advmod
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 friend	det
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 friend	punct
11	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 weather	amod
12	-	-	PUNCT	_	11 fair	punct
13	weather	weather	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 friend	compound
14	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 characterises	obj
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 friend	punct
16	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 characterises	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund							vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	characteris	present		a weather friend				of the following statements; accurately property	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.

The options

Option 1

One whose company is enjoyed chiefly in summer

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 company	nummod
2	whose	whose	PRON	Poss=Yes PronType=Rel	3 company	nmod:poss
3	company	company	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 enjoyed	nsubj:pass
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 enjoyed	aux:pass
5	enjoyed	enjoy	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	chiefly	chiefly	ADV	_	5 enjoyed	advmod
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 summer	case
8	summer	summer	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 enjoyed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	enjoy	present · passive		One company			summer	chiefly property	vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice

One who supports a friend chiefly in adversity

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 supports	nsubj
2	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	3 supports	nsubj
3	supports	support	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 chiefly	det
5	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 chiefly	compound
6	chiefly	chiefly	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 supports	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 adversity	case
8	adversity	adversity	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 supports	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	support	present	One	a friend chiefly		adversity			vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer chiefly=Stimulus

Option 3

One who resides in a warmer country

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
2	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	3 resides	nsubj
3	resides	reside	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 One	acl:relcl
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 country	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 country	det
6	warmer	warm	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	7 country	amod
7	country	country	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 resides	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	reside	present				a warmer country			vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in country=Location

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

One who is present in favourable times and absent in adversity

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
2	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 present	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 present	cop
4	present	present	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 One	acl:relcl
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 times	case
6	favourable	favourable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 times	amod
7	times	time	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 present	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 absent	cc
9	absent	absent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 present	conj
10	in	in	ADP	_	11 adversity	case
11	adversity	adversity	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 absent	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present					time	present property	tree rules
2	be					adversity			tree rules

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