Exam question 3 · Facing fears
Pursuant to the attendance of a large crowd by a family, which precaution is recommended?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · What happens: recommend, attend · To what, where: precaution, large crowd
This is exam question 3 of lesson 90 «Facing fears» 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 | Pursuant | pursuant | ADV | _ | 4 attendance | advmod |
| 2 | to | to | ADP | _ | 4 attendance | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 attendance | det |
| 4 | attendance | attendance | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 crowd | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 crowd | det |
| 7 | large | large | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 crowd | amod |
| 8 | crowd | crowd | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 attendance | nmod |
| 9 | by | by | ADP | _ | 11 family | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 family | det |
| 11 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 crowd | nmod |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 recommended | punct |
| 13 | which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 14 precaution | det |
| 14 | precaution | precaution | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 recommended | nsubj:pass |
| 15 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 recommended | aux:pass |
| 16 | recommended | recommend | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 family | acl:relcl |
| 17 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 attendance | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | recommend | present · passive | which precaution | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | attend | a large crowd by a family | nom attendance «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
Each member is instructed to remain wherever they happen to be lost until the evening has ended
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 member | det |
| 2 | member | member | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 instructed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 instructed | aux:pass |
| 4 | instructed | instruct | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 remain | mark |
| 6 | remain | remain | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 instructed | xcomp |
| 7 | wherever | wherever | ADV | PronType=Int | 9 happen | advmod |
| 8 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 happen | nsubj |
| 9 | happen | happen | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 remain | advcl |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 lost | mark |
| 11 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 12 lost | aux:pass |
| 12 | lost | lose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 happen | xcomp |
| 13 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 17 ended | mark |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 evening | det |
| 15 | evening | evening | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 ended | nsubj:pass |
| 16 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 ended | aux |
| 17 | ended | end | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 lost | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | instruct speech: other | present · passive | each member | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP how S_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | remain | to-infinitive | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 3 | happen | present | they | wherever property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | lose | to-infinitive · passive | they not said here | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V» | |||||
| 5 | end | present · perfect · passive | the evening | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: subject=Eventuality |
Option 2
The youngest member is placed in charge of finding the others if anyone is lost
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 member | det |
| 2 | youngest | young | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 3 member | amod |
| 3 | member | member | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 placed | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 placed | aux:pass |
| 5 | placed | place | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 charge | case |
| 7 | charge | charge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 placed | obl |
| 8 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 9 finding | mark |
| 9 | finding | find | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 charge | acl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 others | det |
| 11 | others | other | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 finding | obj |
| 12 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 15 lost | mark |
| 13 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 15 lost | nsubj:pass |
| 14 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 lost | aux:pass |
| 15 | lost | lose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 placed | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | place | present · passive | the youngest member | charge | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in charge=Destination | ||||
| 2 | find | gerund | charge not said here | the others | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent other=Topic | ||||
| 3 | lose a condition, not said to happen | present · passive | anyone | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
A meeting place is agreed in advance, so that each member knows what to do if separated
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 place | det |
| 2 | meeting | meeting | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 place | compound |
| 3 | place | place | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 agreed | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 agreed | aux:pass |
| 5 | agreed | agree | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 advance | case |
| 7 | advance | advance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 agreed | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 knows | punct |
| 9 | so | so | SCONJ | ExtPos=SCONJ | 13 knows | mark |
| 10 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 9 so | fixed |
| 11 | each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 12 member | det |
| 12 | member | member | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 knows | nsubj |
| 13 | knows | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 agreed | conj |
| 14 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 16 do | obj |
| 15 | to | to | PART | _ | 16 do | mark |
| 16 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 13 knows | ccomp |
| 17 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 18 separated | mark |
| 18 | separated | separate | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 16 do | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | agree speech: agree | present · passive | a meeting place | advance | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: subject=Topic | ||||
| 2 | know | present | each member | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 3 | do | to-infinitive | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | ||||||
| 4 | separate a condition, not said to happen | participle | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
Option 4
No arrangement is made, as children are never separated from adults in a crowd
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 2 arrangement | det |
| 2 | arrangement | arrangement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 made | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 made | aux:pass |
| 4 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 separated | punct |
| 6 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 10 separated | mark |
| 7 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 separated | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 separated | aux:pass |
| 9 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 10 separated | advmod |
| 10 | separated | separate | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 made | conj |
| 11 | from | from | ADP | _ | 12 adults | case |
| 12 | adults | adult | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 separated | obl |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 crowd | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 crowd | det |
| 15 | crowd | crowd | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 separated | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | present · passive | no arrangement | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product | |||||
| 2 | not separate | present · passive | children | a crowd | from adults | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient from adult=Co-Patient |
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