Exam question 1 · Living in a children's home
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the reason for which a child may reside in a children's home?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: child · What happens: follow, characteris, reside · To what, where: reason, home
This is exam question 1 of lesson 520 «Living in a children's home» 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 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 reason | det |
| 10 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 characterises | obj |
| 11 | for | for | ADP | _ | 12 which | case |
| 12 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 16 reside | obl |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 child | det |
| 14 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 reside | nsubj |
| 15 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 16 reside | aux |
| 16 | reside | reside | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 reason | parataxis |
| 17 | in | in | ADP | _ | 21 home | case |
| 18 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 19 children | det |
| 19 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 21 home | nmod:poss |
| 20 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 19 children | case |
| 21 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 reside | obl |
| 22 | ? | ? | 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 | the reason | of the following statements; accurately property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | reside | may | a child | a children's home | for the reason | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in home=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
The child has been expelled from school for poor conduct
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 | 5 expelled | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 expelled | aux |
| 4 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 5 expelled | aux:pass |
| 5 | expelled | expel | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | from | from | ADP | _ | 7 school | case |
| 7 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 expelled | obl |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 conduct | case |
| 9 | poor | poor | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 conduct | amod |
| 10 | conduct | conduct | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 expelled | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | expel | present · perfect · passive | the child | school | for poor conduct | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme from school=Source |
Option 2
The child has elected to leave a satisfactory family home
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 elected | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 elected | aux |
| 4 | elected | elect | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 leave | mark |
| 6 | leave | leave | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 elected | xcomp |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 family | det |
| 8 | satisfactory | satisfactory | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 family | amod |
| 9 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 leave | obj |
| 10 | home | home | ADV | _ | 6 leave | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | elect | present · perfect · passive | the child | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | leave | to-infinitive | a satisfactory family | home property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent family=Theme |
Option 3
Residence in such a home is compulsory for all children
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Residence | residence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 compulsory | nsubj |
| 2 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 home | case |
| 3 | such | such | DET | PronType=Ind | 5 home | det:predet |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 home | det |
| 5 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Residence | nmod |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 compulsory | cop |
| 7 | compulsory | compulsory | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 children | case |
| 9 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 10 children | det |
| 10 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 compulsory | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Residence in such home | for all children; compulsory property | tree rules |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The child's parents are presently unable to care for the child safely
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 parents | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 child | case |
| 4 | parents | parent | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 unable | nsubj |
| 5 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 unable | cop |
| 6 | presently | presently | ADV | _ | 7 unable | advmod |
| 7 | unable | unable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 care | mark |
| 9 | care | care | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 unable | xcomp |
| 10 | for | for | ADP | _ | 12 child | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 child | det |
| 12 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 care | obl |
| 13 | safely | safely | ADV | _ | 9 care | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the child's parents | presently, unable property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | care | to-infinitive | the child's parents not said here | for the child; safely property | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for child=Theme |
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