Exam question 4 · Moving, new schools, change and grief
It is given that a pupil laughs at an amusing film one week subsequent to the death of a grandparent. Determine which statement is correct.
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: pupil, grandparent, you, statement · What happens: give, laugh, die, determine, be · To what, where: It, amusing film
This is exam question 4 of lesson 97 «Moving, new schools, change and grief» 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 pupil laughs at an amusing film one week subsequent to the death of a grandparent.
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 | _ | 7 laughs | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 pupil | det |
| 6 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 laughs | nsubj |
| 7 | laughs | laugh | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 8 | at | at | ADP | _ | 11 film | case |
| 9 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 film | det |
| 10 | amusing | amusing | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 film | amod |
| 11 | film | film | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 laughs | obl |
| 12 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 14 subsequent | nummod |
| 13 | week | week | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 subsequent | compound |
| 14 | subsequent | subsequent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 film | nmod |
| 15 | to | to | ADP | _ | 17 death | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 death | det |
| 17 | death | death | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 subsequent | nmod |
| 18 | of | of | ADP | _ | 20 grandparent | case |
| 19 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 20 grandparent | det |
| 20 | grandparent | grandparent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 death | nmod |
| 21 | . | . | 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 | laugh | present | a pupil | a amusing film one week subsequent to the death of a grandparent | vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | die | a grandparent | nom death «event intransitive»: of=agent |
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: Determine which statement is correct.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Determine | determine | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 3 statement | det |
| 3 | statement | statement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 correct | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 correct | cop |
| 5 | correct | correct | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Determine | ccomp |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Determine | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | determine | imperative | you not said here | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | present | which statement | correct property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Such conduct demonstrates an absence of genuine affection
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 conduct | amod |
| 2 | conduct | conduct | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 demonstrates | nsubj |
| 3 | demonstrates | demonstrate | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 absence | det |
| 5 | absence | absence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 demonstrates | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 affection | case |
| 7 | genuine | genuine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 affection | amod |
| 8 | affection | affection | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 absence | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate | present | Such conduct | a absence of genuine affection | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot absence=Topic | ||||
| 2 | absent | genuine affection | nom absence «state transitive»: of=patient |
Option 2
Such conduct ought to be prohibited for a period of at least one year
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 conduct | amod |
| 2 | conduct | conduct | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 prohibited | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | ought | ought | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 prohibited | aux |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 prohibited | mark |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 prohibited | aux:pass |
| 6 | prohibited | prohibit | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 period | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 period | det |
| 9 | period | period | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 prohibited | obl |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 year | case |
| 11 | at | at | ADP | _ | 12 least | case |
| 12 | least | least | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 13 one | nmod |
| 13 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 14 year | nummod |
| 14 | year | year | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 period | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prohibit | ought · passive | Such conduct | for a period of one year | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Such conduct is normal, grief occurring in alternating waves
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 conduct | amod |
| 2 | conduct | conduct | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 normal | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 normal | cop |
| 4 | normal | normal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 grief | punct |
| 6 | grief | grief | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 normal | conj |
| 7 | occurring | occur | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 grief | acl |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 waves | case |
| 9 | alternating | alternating | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 waves | compound |
| 10 | waves | wave | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 occurring | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Such conduct | normal property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | occur | gerund | grief not said here | alternating waves | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in wave=Location |
Option 4
Such conduct signifies that mourning has been concluded
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 conduct | amod |
| 2 | conduct | conduct | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 signifies | nsubj |
| 3 | signifies | signify | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 8 concluded | mark |
| 5 | mourning | mourning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 concluded | nsubj:pass |
| 6 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 concluded | aux |
| 7 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 8 concluded | aux:pass |
| 8 | concluded | conclude | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 signifies | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | signify | present | Such conduct | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot | |||||
| 2 | conclude | present · perfect · passive | mourning | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
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