Exam question 4 · Twins and big families
It is given that one twin habitually responds on behalf of the other. Ascertain the probable effect upon the quieter twin.
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: one twin, you · What happens: give, respond, ascertain · To what, where: It, behalf, probable effect
This is exam question 4 of lesson 503 «Twins and big families» 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 one twin habitually responds on behalf of the other.
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 | _ | 8 responds | mark |
| 5 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 6 twin | nummod |
| 6 | twin | twin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 responds | nsubj |
| 7 | habitually | habitually | ADV | _ | 8 responds | advmod |
| 8 | responds | respond | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 9 | on | on | ADP | _ | 10 behalf | case |
| 10 | behalf | behalf | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 responds | obl |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 other | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 other | det |
| 13 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 behalf | nmod |
| 14 | . | . | 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 | respond speech: other | present | one twin | behalf of the other | habitually property | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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: Ascertain the probable effect upon the quieter twin.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ascertain | ascertain | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 effect | det |
| 3 | probable | probable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 effect | amod |
| 4 | effect | effect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ascertain | obj |
| 5 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 8 twin | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 twin | det |
| 7 | quieter | quiet | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 8 twin | amod |
| 8 | twin | twin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 effect | nmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Ascertain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ascertain | imperative | you not said here | the probable effect | upon the quieter twin | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent effect=Topic |
The options
Option 1
The quieter twin will be relieved of all duties
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 twin | det |
| 2 | quieter | quiet | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 3 twin | amod |
| 3 | twin | twin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 relieved | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 relieved | aux |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 relieved | aux:pass |
| 6 | relieved | relieve | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 duties | case |
| 8 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 9 duties | det |
| 9 | duties | duty | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 relieved | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | relieve | future · passive | the quieter twin | of all duties | vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: subject=Source of duty=Theme |
Option 2
The quieter twin will become the more talkative
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 twin | det |
| 2 | quieter | quiet | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 3 twin | amod |
| 3 | twin | twin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 become | nsubj |
| 4 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 become | aux |
| 5 | become | become | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 talkative | det |
| 7 | more | more | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 8 talkative | advmod |
| 8 | talkative | talkative | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 become | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | become | future | the quieter twin | talkative property | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The quieter twin may feel invisible
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 twin | det |
| 2 | quieter | quiet | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 3 twin | amod |
| 3 | twin | twin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 feel | nsubj |
| 4 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 feel | aux |
| 5 | feel | feel | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | invisible | invisible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 feel | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feel | may | the quieter twin | invisible property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
Option 4
The quieter twin will cease to have preferences
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 twin | det |
| 2 | quieter | quiet | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 3 twin | amod |
| 3 | twin | twin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 cease | nsubj |
| 4 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 cease | aux |
| 5 | cease | cease | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 have | mark |
| 7 | have | have | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 cease | xcomp |
| 8 | preferences | preference | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 have | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cease | future | the quieter twin | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | have | to-infinitive | the quieter twin not said here | preferences | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent preference=Patient |
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