Exam question 2 · Parents far away: the army, work abroad, prison
Identify the principal reason, as stated in the lesson, for which certain parents undertake employment abroad.
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, certain parents · What happens: identify, state, undertake · To what, where: principal reason, lesson, employment
This is exam question 2 of lesson 519 «Parents far away: the army, work abroad, prison» 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 | Identify | identify | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 reason | det |
| 3 | principal | principal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 reason | amod |
| 4 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Identify | obj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 stated | punct |
| 6 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 7 stated | mark |
| 7 | stated | state | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 1 Identify | advcl |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 lesson | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 lesson | det |
| 10 | lesson | lesson | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 stated | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 undertake | punct |
| 12 | for | for | ADP | _ | 13 which | case |
| 13 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 16 undertake | obl |
| 14 | certain | certain | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 parents | amod |
| 15 | parents | parent | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 undertake | nsubj |
| 16 | undertake | undertake | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Identify | parataxis |
| 17 | employment | employment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 undertake | obj |
| 18 | abroad | abroad | ADV | _ | 16 undertake | advmod |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Identify | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | identify | imperative | you not said here | the principal reason | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme | ||||
| 2 | state speech: other | participle | you not said here | the lesson | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | undertake | present | certain parents | employment | abroad property | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent employment=Eventuality |
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
In order to avoid the celebration of family birthdays
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | SCONJ | ExtPos=SCONJ | 4 avoid | mark |
| 2 | order | order | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 In | fixed |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 avoid | mark |
| 4 | avoid | avoid | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 celebration | det |
| 6 | celebration | celebration | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 avoid | obj |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 birthdays | case |
| 8 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 birthdays | compound |
| 9 | birthdays | birthday | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 celebration | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | avoid | to-infinitive | the celebration of family birthdays | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent celebration=Location | |||||
| 2 | celebrate | family birthdays | nom celebration «event transitive»: of=patient |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
Because they no longer wish to see their children
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Because | because | SCONJ | _ | 5 wish | mark |
| 2 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 wish | nsubj |
| 3 | no | no | ADV | _ | 4 longer | advmod |
| 4 | longer | long | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 5 wish | advmod |
| 5 | wish | wish | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 see | mark |
| 7 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 wish | xcomp |
| 8 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 children | nmod:poss |
| 9 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 see | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wish | present | they | long property | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | ||||
| 2 | see not said to happen | to-infinitive | they not said here | their children | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer child=Stimulus |
Option 3
Because employment within the country is prohibited
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Because | because | SCONJ | _ | 7 prohibited | mark |
| 2 | employment | employment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 prohibited | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | within | within | ADP | _ | 5 country | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 country | det |
| 5 | country | country | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 employment | nmod |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 prohibited | aux:pass |
| 7 | prohibited | prohibit | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prohibit | present · passive | employment within the country | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
To earn a greater income on behalf of the family
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 earn | mark |
| 2 | earn | earn | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 income | det |
| 4 | greater | great | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 5 income | amod |
| 5 | income | income | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 earn | obj |
| 6 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 behalf | case |
| 7 | behalf | behalf | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 earn | obl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 family | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 family | det |
| 10 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 behalf | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | earn | to-infinitive | a greater income | behalf of the family | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent income=Theme on behalf=Source |
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