Exam question 3 · The granny who spoils you and the strict grandad
Ascertain which category of secret, among the following, must invariably be disclosed to a parent.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: ascertain, follow, disclose · To what, where: category
This is exam question 3 of lesson 512 «The granny who spoils you and the strict grandad» 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 | Ascertain | ascertain | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 3 category | det |
| 3 | category | category | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ascertain | obj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 secret | case |
| 5 | secret | secret | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 category | nmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 following | punct |
| 7 | among | among | ADP | _ | 9 following | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 following | det |
| 9 | following | follow | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Ascertain | parataxis |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 disclosed | punct |
| 11 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 14 disclosed | aux |
| 12 | invariably | invariably | ADV | _ | 14 disclosed | advmod |
| 13 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 14 disclosed | aux:pass |
| 14 | disclosed | disclose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 1 Ascertain | parataxis |
| 15 | to | to | ADP | _ | 17 parent | case |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 parent | det |
| 17 | parent | parent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 disclosed | obl |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Ascertain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ascertain | imperative | you not said here | which category of secret | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent category=Topic | ||||
| 2 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 3 | disclose | must · passive | to a parent; invariably property | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient that S»: to parent=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
A secret concerning the consumption of chips at a chip shop
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 secret | det |
| 2 | secret | secret | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | concerning | concern | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 secret | acl |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 consumption | det |
| 5 | consumption | consumption | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 concerning | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 chips | case |
| 7 | chips | chip | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 consumption | nmod |
| 8 | at | at | ADP | _ | 11 shop | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 shop | det |
| 10 | chip | chip | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 shop | compound |
| 11 | shop | shop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 concerning | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | concern | gerund | a secret not said here | the consumption of chips | a chip shop | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus consumption=Experiencer | |||
| 2 | consume | chips | nom consumption «act transitive»: of=patient |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
A secret concerning safety, or one that causes the child distress
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 safety | det |
| 2 | secret | secret | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 safety | amod |
| 3 | concerning | concerning | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 safety | amod |
| 4 | safety | safety | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 one | punct |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 one | cc |
| 7 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 4 safety | appos |
| 8 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 causes | nsubj |
| 9 | causes | cause | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 one | acl:relcl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 distress | det |
| 11 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 distress | compound |
| 12 | distress | distress | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 causes | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cause | present | the child distress | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition distress=Patient |
Option 3
A secret concerning a surprise prepared for a birthday
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 secret | det |
| 2 | secret | secret | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | concerning | concern | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 secret | acl |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 surprise | det |
| 5 | surprise | surprise | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 concerning | obj |
| 6 | prepared | prepare | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 surprise | acl |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 birthday | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 birthday | det |
| 9 | birthday | birthday | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 prepared | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | concern | gerund | a secret not said here | a surprise | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus surprise=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | prepare | participle | a surprise not said here | for a birthday | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for birthday=Beneficiary |
Option 4
A secret concerning an additional hour of television viewing
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 secret | det |
| 2 | secret | secret | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | concerning | concern | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 secret | acl |
| 4 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 hour | det |
| 5 | additional | additional | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 hour | amod |
| 6 | hour | hour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 concerning | obj |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 viewing | case |
| 8 | television | television | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 viewing | compound |
| 9 | viewing | viewing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 hour | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | concern | gerund | a secret not said here | hour | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
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