Exam question 3 · Divorce and two homes
Ascertain the role of the child where a family court is required to determine with which parent the child shall reside.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, child · What happens: ascertain, require, determine, reside · To what, where: role, family court, parent
This is exam question 3 of lesson 516 «Divorce and two homes» 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 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 role | det |
| 3 | role | role | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ascertain | obj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 child | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 child | det |
| 6 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 role | nmod |
| 7 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 12 required | advmod |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 court | det |
| 9 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 court | compound |
| 10 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 required | nsubj |
| 11 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 required | aux:pass |
| 12 | required | require | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 child | acl:relcl |
| 13 | to | to | PART | _ | 14 determine | mark |
| 14 | determine | determine | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 required | xcomp |
| 15 | with | with | ADP | _ | 17 parent | case |
| 16 | which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 17 parent | det |
| 17 | parent | parent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 determine | obl |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 child | det |
| 19 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 reside | nsubj |
| 20 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 21 reside | aux |
| 21 | reside | reside | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 17 parent | acl:relcl |
| 22 | . | . | 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 role of the child | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent role=Topic | ||||
| 2 | require | present · passive | a family court | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | determine | to-infinitive | with which parent | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | reside | shall | the child | which parent not said here | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme parent=Location |
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
The child's views are heard, whereas the decision rests with adults
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 child | det |
| 2 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 views | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 child | case |
| 4 | views | view | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 heard | nsubj:pass |
| 5 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 heard | aux:pass |
| 6 | heard | hear | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 rests | punct |
| 8 | whereas | whereas | SCONJ | _ | 11 rests | mark |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 decision | det |
| 10 | decision | decision | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 rests | nsubj |
| 11 | rests | rest | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 heard | conj |
| 12 | with | with | ADP | _ | 13 adults | case |
| 13 | adults | adult | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 rests | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hear | present · passive | the child's views | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: subject=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | rest | present | the decision | with adults | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | view | the child | nom view «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
The child is obliged to nominate one parent in open court
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 child | det |
| 2 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 obliged | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 obliged | aux:pass |
| 4 | obliged | oblige | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 nominate | mark |
| 6 | nominate | nominate | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 obliged | xcomp |
| 7 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 8 parent | nummod |
| 8 | parent | parent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 nominate | obj |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 court | case |
| 10 | open | open | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 court | amod |
| 11 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 nominate | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | oblige | present · passive | the child | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: subject=Patient clause=Result | |||||
| 2 | nominate | to-infinitive | one parent | open court | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parent=Theme |
Option 3
The child is excluded from any expression of views whatsoever
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 child | det |
| 2 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 excluded | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 excluded | aux:pass |
| 4 | excluded | exclude | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 7 expression | case |
| 6 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 7 expression | det |
| 7 | expression | expression | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 excluded | obl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 views | case |
| 9 | views | view | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 expression | nmod |
| 10 | whatsoever | whatsoever | ADV | _ | 4 excluded | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | exclude | present · passive | the child | any expression of views | whatsoever property | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Beneficiary from expression=Eventuality |
Option 4
The child determines the matter alone by written declaration
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 child | det |
| 2 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 determines | nsubj |
| 3 | determines | determine | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 matter | det |
| 5 | matter | matter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 determines | obj |
| 6 | alone | alone | ADV | _ | 3 determines | advmod |
| 7 | by | by | ADP | _ | 9 declaration | case |
| 8 | written | write | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 declaration | amod |
| 9 | declaration | declaration | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 determines | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | determine | present | the child | the matter | by written declaration; alone property | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent matter=Topic | |||
| 2 | write | participle | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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