Exam question 2 · Saying sorry, and the sorry that is not accepted

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the expression «Sorry you got upset»?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you · What happens: follow, characteris, get · To what, where: expression · Speech: someone speaks here

This is exam question 2 of lesson 477 «Saying sorry, and the sorry that is not accepted» 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	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 expression	det
10	expression	expression	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 characterises	obj
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 got	punct
12	Sorry	sorry	INTJ	_	14 got	discourse
13	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	14 got	nsubj
14	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 characterises	parataxis
15	upset	upset	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 got	xcomp
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 got	punct
17	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 characterises	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	characteris	present		the expression	of the following statements; accurately property	tree rules
3	get in a quote	past	you		upset property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

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 · ✓ the right answer

It attributes fault to the feelings of the injured party

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	2 attributes	nsubj
2	attributes	attribute	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	fault	fault	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 attributes	obj
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 feelings	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 feelings	det
6	feelings	feeling	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 attributes	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	10 party	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 party	det
9	injured	injure	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 party	amod
10	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 feelings	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	attribute	present	It	fault				to the feelings of the injured party	tree rules
2	injure	participle							tree rules

Option 2

It constitutes a complete and adequate apology in every respect

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	2 constitutes	nsubj
2	constitutes	constitute	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 apology	det
4	complete	complete	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 apology	amod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 adequate	cc
6	adequate	adequate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 complete	conj
7	apology	apology	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 constitutes	obj
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 respect	case
9	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	10 respect	det
10	respect	respect	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 constitutes	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	constitute	present	It	a complete apology		every respect			vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme apology=Pivot

Option 3

It acknowledges precisely the wrong committed

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	2 acknowledges	nsubj
2	acknowledges	acknowledge	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	precisely	precisely	ADV	_	2 acknowledges	advmod
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 committed	det
5	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 committed	amod
6	committed	committed	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 acknowledges	obl:unmarked

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	acknowledge	present	It	the wrong committed				precisely property	vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent

Option 4

It is the most courteous form of apology

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	6 form	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 form	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 form	det
4	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	5 courteous	advmod
5	courteous	courteous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 form	amod
6	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 apology	case
8	apology	apology	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 form	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	It	the courteous form				of apology	tree rules

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