Exam question 3 · Skating and sports safety
It is given that a participant in a sport has sustained a blow to the head but declares that he feels well. Select the appropriate course of action.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: he, you · What happens: give, sustain, declare, feel, select · To what, where: It, participant, appropriate course
This is exam question 3 of lesson 6 «Skating and sports safety» 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
Sentence 1: It is given that a participant in a sport has sustained a blow to the head but declares that he feels well.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 given | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | aux:pass |
| 3 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 11 sustained | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 participant | det |
| 6 | participant | participant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 sustained | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 sport | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 sport | det |
| 9 | sport | sport | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 participant | nmod |
| 10 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 sustained | aux |
| 11 | sustained | sustain | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 given | advcl |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 blow | det |
| 13 | blow | blow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 sustained | obj |
| 14 | to | to | ADP | _ | 16 head | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 head | det |
| 16 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 blow | nmod |
| 17 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 18 declares | cc |
| 18 | declares | declare | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | conj |
| 19 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 21 feels | mark |
| 20 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 feels | nsubj |
| 21 | feels | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 declares | advcl |
| 22 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 21 feels | advmod |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 given | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present · passive | It | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | sustain | present · perfect · passive | a participant in a sport | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | declare speech: other | present | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 4 | feel | present | he | well property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
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.
Sentence 2: Select the appropriate course of action.
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 | 4 course | det |
| 3 | appropriate | appropriate | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 course | amod |
| 4 | course | course | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Select | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 action | case |
| 6 | action | action | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 course | nmod |
| 7 | . | . | 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 appropriate course of action | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent course=Theme |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
He should continue to play, since he reports no symptoms
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 continue | nsubj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 continue | aux |
| 3 | continue | continue | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 play | mark |
| 5 | play | play | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 continue | xcomp |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 reports | punct |
| 7 | since | since | SCONJ | _ | 9 reports | mark |
| 8 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 reports | nsubj |
| 9 | reports | report | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 continue | parataxis |
| 10 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 11 symptoms | det |
| 11 | symptoms | symptom | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 reports | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | continue | should | He | vn continue-55.3 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | play | to-infinitive | He not said here | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | report | present | he | no symptoms | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent symptom=Patient |
Option 2
He should resume play after drinking a quantity of water
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 resume | nsubj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 resume | aux |
| 3 | resume | resume | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | play | play | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 resume | obj |
| 5 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 6 drinking | mark |
| 6 | drinking | drink | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 resume | advcl |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 quantity | det |
| 8 | quantity | quantity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 drinking | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 water | case |
| 10 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 quantity | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | resume | should | He | play | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent play=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | drink | gerund | He not said here | a quantity of water | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quantity=Patient |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
He should cease playing and be examined, notwithstanding that he feels well
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 cease | nsubj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 cease | aux |
| 3 | cease | cease | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | playing | play | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 cease | xcomp |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 examined | cc |
| 6 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 7 examined | aux:pass |
| 7 | examined | examine | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 playing | conj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 notwithstanding | punct |
| 9 | notwithstanding | notwithstand | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 playing | parataxis |
| 10 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 12 feels | mark |
| 11 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 feels | nsubj |
| 12 | feels | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 notwithstanding | ccomp |
| 13 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 12 feels | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cease | should | He | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | play | gerund | He not said here | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | examine | infinitive · passive | He not said here | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP» | |||||
| 4 | notwithstand | gerund | tree rules | ||||||
| 5 | feel | present | he | well property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
Option 4
He should continue but avoid heading the ball
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 continue | nsubj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 continue | aux |
| 3 | continue | continue | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 5 avoid | cc |
| 5 | avoid | avoid | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 continue | conj |
| 6 | heading | head | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 avoid | xcomp |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 ball | det |
| 8 | ball | ball | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 heading | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | continue | should | He | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | avoid | infinitive | He not said here | vn avoid-52 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | head | gerund | He not said here | the ball | vn conduct-111.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme |
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