Exam question 1 · The electric meter, the food bank and «we can't afford it»

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a prepayment meter?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, characteris · To what, where: prepayment meter

This is exam question 1 of lesson 488 «The electric meter, the food bank and «we can't afford it»» 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	11 meter	det
10	prepayment	prepayment	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 meter	compound
11	meter	meter	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 characterises	obj
12	?	?	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 prepayment meter				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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

A device paid in advance, the supply ceasing when the credit is exhausted

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 device	det
2	device	device	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	paid	pay	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 device	acl
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 advance	case
5	advance	advance	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 paid	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 supply	punct
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 supply	det
8	supply	supply	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 device	conj
9	ceasing	cease	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 device	acl
10	when	when	SCONJ	_	14 exhausted	mark
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 credit	det
12	credit	credit	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 exhausted	nsubj:pass
13	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 exhausted	aux:pass
14	exhausted	exhaust	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 ceasing	advcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	pay	participle		a device and the supply not said here	advance	vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	cease	gerund	a device and the supply not said here			vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
3	exhaust	present · passive		the credit		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer

Option 2

A device whose supply is provided gratuitously by the local council

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 device	det
2	device	device	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 provided	nsubj:pass
3	whose	whose	PRON	Poss=Yes PronType=Rel	4 supply	nmod:poss
4	supply	supply	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 device	obj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 provided	aux:pass
6	provided	provide	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	gratuitously	gratuitously	ADV	_	6 provided	advmod
8	by	by	ADP	_	11 council	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 council	det
10	local	local	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 council	amod
11	council	council	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 provided	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	provide	present · passive	the local council	a device				gratuitously property	vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition subject=Theme

Option 3

A device which generates electricity independently of any supplier

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 device	det
2	device	device	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 generates	nsubj
4	generates	generate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 device	acl:relcl
5	electricity	electricity	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 generates	obj
6	independently	independently	ADV	ExtPos=ADV	4 generates	advmod
7	of	of	ADP	_	6 independently	fixed
8	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	9 supplier	det
9	supplier	supplier	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 generates	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	generate	present	a device	electricity				independently property	tree rules

Option 4

A device whose charges are settled once a year, in arrears, by the household

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 device	det
2	device	device	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 settled	nsubj:pass
3	whose	whose	PRON	Poss=Yes PronType=Rel	4 charges	nmod:poss
4	charges	charge	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 settled	nsubj:pass
5	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 settled	aux:pass
6	settled	settle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	6 settled	advmod
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 year	det
9	year	year	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 once	obl:unmarked
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 arrears	punct
11	in	in	ADP	_	12 arrears	case
12	arrears	arrear	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 settled	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 household	punct
14	by	by	ADP	_	16 household	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 household	det
16	household	household	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 settled	parataxis

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	settle	present · passive		a device		arrears		once property	vn odge-46-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in arrear=Location

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