Exam question 4 · Solving disagreements calmly
Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the solving of problems.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, response, established facts · What happens: select, be, establish, concern, solve · To what, where: response, solving, problems
This is exam question 4 of lesson 54 «Solving disagreements calmly» 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 | Select | select | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 response | det |
| 3 | response | response | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Select | obj |
| 4 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 consistent | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 consistent | cop |
| 6 | consistent | consistent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 response | acl:relcl |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 10 facts | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 facts | det |
| 9 | established | establish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 facts | amod |
| 10 | facts | fact | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 consistent | obl |
| 11 | concerning | concern | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 10 facts | acl |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 solving | det |
| 13 | solving | solving | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 concerning | obj |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 problems | case |
| 15 | problems | problem | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 solving | nmod |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Select | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | select | imperative | you not said here | the response | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme | ||||
| 2 | is | present | the response | with the established facts; consistent property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | establish | participle | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot | ||||||
| 4 | concern | gerund | the established facts not said here | the solving of problems | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus solving=Experiencer | ||||
| 5 | solve | problems | nom solving «act transitive»: of=patient |
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 problem is solved fastest by shouting
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 problem | det |
| 2 | problem | problem | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 solved | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 solved | aux:pass |
| 4 | solved | solve | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | fastest | fast | ADV | Degree=Sup | 4 solved | advmod |
| 6 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 7 shouting | mark |
| 7 | shouting | shout | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 solved | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | solve | present · passive | a problem | fast property | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic | ||||
| 2 | shout speech: express | gerund | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
Calm makes no difference to solving problems
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calm | calm | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 makes | nsubj |
| 2 | makes | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 4 difference | det |
| 4 | difference | difference | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 makes | obj |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 problems | case |
| 6 | solving | solve | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 problems | amod |
| 7 | problems | problem | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 makes | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | present | Calm | no difference | to solving problems | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset difference=Product | |||
| 2 | solve | gerund | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
A problem is more readily solved when all parties are calm
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 problem | det |
| 2 | problem | problem | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 solved | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 solved | aux:pass |
| 4 | more | more | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 6 solved | advmod |
| 5 | readily | readily | ADV | _ | 6 solved | advmod |
| 6 | solved | solve | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 11 calm | mark |
| 8 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 9 parties | det |
| 9 | parties | party | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 calm | nsubj |
| 10 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 calm | cop |
| 11 | calm | calm | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 solved | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | solve | present · passive | a problem | readily property | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic | ||||
| 2 | is | present | all parties | calm property | tree rules |
Option 4
Problems are solved only by the stronger side, whatever the merits of the case
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Problems | problem | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 solved | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 solved | aux:pass |
| 3 | solved | solve | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | only | only | ADV | _ | 8 side | advmod |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 8 side | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 side | det |
| 7 | stronger | strong | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 8 side | amod |
| 8 | side | side | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 solved | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 merits | punct |
| 10 | whatever | whatever | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 merits | det:predet |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 merits | det |
| 12 | merits | merit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 side | appos |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 case | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 case | det |
| 15 | case | case | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 merits | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | solve | present · passive | the stronger side | Problems | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Topic |
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