Exam question 2 · Splinters, stings, allergies and asthma
Identify the principal reason for which a splinter ought to be removed, with clean tweezers, by an adult.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: identify, remove · To what, where: principal reason, splinter
This is exam question 2 of lesson 85 «Splinters, stings, allergies and asthma» 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 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 which | case |
| 6 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 removed | obl |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 splinter | det |
| 8 | splinter | splinter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 removed | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | ought | ought | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 12 removed | aux |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 removed | mark |
| 11 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 12 removed | aux:pass |
| 12 | removed | remove | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 reason | acl:relcl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 tweezers | punct |
| 14 | with | with | ADP | _ | 16 tweezers | case |
| 15 | clean | clean | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 tweezers | amod |
| 16 | tweezers | tweezer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Identify | obl |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 adult | punct |
| 18 | by | by | ADP | _ | 20 adult | case |
| 19 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 20 adult | det |
| 20 | adult | adult | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Identify | obl |
| 21 | . | . | 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 | with clean tweezers; by a adult | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme | |||
| 2 | remove | ought · passive | you not said here | a splinter | for the principal reason | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
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 splinter left in the skin is harmless and is removed only for appearance
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 splinter | det |
| 2 | splinter | splinter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 harmless | nsubj |
| 3 | left | leave | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 splinter | acl |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 skin | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 skin | det |
| 6 | skin | skin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 left | obl |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 harmless | cop |
| 8 | harmless | harmless | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 removed | cc |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 removed | aux:pass |
| 11 | removed | remove | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 harmless | conj |
| 12 | only | only | ADV | _ | 14 appearance | advmod |
| 13 | for | for | ADP | _ | 14 appearance | case |
| 14 | appearance | appearance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 removed | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | participle | a splinter not said here | in the skin result | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in skin=Result | ||||
| 2 | is | present | a splinter | harmless property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | remove | present · passive | a splinter not said here | appearance | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: appearance=Theme |
Option 2
A splinter left in the skin will migrate towards the heart within a day
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 splinter | det |
| 2 | splinter | splinter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 migrate | nsubj |
| 3 | left | leave | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 splinter | acl |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 skin | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 skin | det |
| 6 | skin | skin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 left | obl |
| 7 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 migrate | aux |
| 8 | migrate | migrate | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 9 | towards | towards | ADP | _ | 11 heart | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 heart | det |
| 11 | heart | heart | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 migrate | obl |
| 12 | within | within | ADP | _ | 14 day | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 day | det |
| 14 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 migrate | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | participle | a splinter not said here | in the skin result | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in skin=Result | ||||
| 2 | migrate | future | a splinter | day | towards the heart | tree rules |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
A splinter left in the skin may admit germs and occasion an infection
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 splinter | det |
| 2 | splinter | splinter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 admit | nsubj |
| 3 | left | leave | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 splinter | acl |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 skin | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 skin | det |
| 6 | skin | skin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 left | obl |
| 7 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 admit | aux |
| 8 | admit | admit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 9 | germs | germ | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 admit | obj |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 occasion | cc |
| 11 | occasion | occasion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 germs | conj |
| 12 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 infection | det |
| 13 | infection | infection | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 admit | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | participle | a splinter not said here | in the skin result | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in skin=Result | ||||
| 2 | admit speech: other | may | a splinter | germs and occasion | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent germ=Theme infection=Location |
Option 4
A splinter left in the skin will be absorbed and turned into new bone
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 splinter | det |
| 2 | splinter | splinter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 absorbed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | left | leave | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 splinter | acl |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 skin | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 skin | det |
| 6 | skin | skin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 left | obl |
| 7 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 absorbed | aux |
| 8 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 9 absorbed | aux:pass |
| 9 | absorbed | absorb | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 turned | cc |
| 11 | turned | turn | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 absorbed | conj |
| 12 | into | into | ADP | _ | 14 bone | case |
| 13 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 bone | amod |
| 14 | bone | bone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 turned | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | participle | a splinter not said here | in the skin result | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in skin=Result | ||||
| 2 | absorb | future · passive | a splinter | vn absorb-39.8 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 3 | turn | participle | new bone | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into bone=Trajectory |
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