Exam question 1 · Hello and goodbye: greetings

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the customary use of bonjour in France?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, characteris, use · To what, where: customary use, bonjour

This is exam question 1 of lesson 4 «Hello and goodbye: greetings» of the French 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	Which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 characterises	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 statements	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 statements	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 statements	amod
5	statements	statement	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 characterises	obl
6	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	7 accurately	advmod
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	8 characterises	advmod
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 use	det
10	customary	customary	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 use	compound
11	use	use	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 characterises	obj
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 bonjour	case
13	bonjour	bonjour	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 use	nmod
14	in	in	ADP	_	15 France	case
15	France	France	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 bonjour	nmod
16	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 characterises	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	characteris	present	the customary use of bonjour in France	of the following statements; accurately property	tree rules
3	use		bonjour in France		nom use «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

It is considered impolite when addressed to shopkeepers

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 considered	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 considered	aux:pass
3	considered	consider	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	impolite	impolite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 considered	xcomp
5	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	6 addressed	advmod
6	addressed	address	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 considered	xcomp
7	to	to	ADP	_	8 shopkeepers	case
8	shopkeepers	shopkeeper	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 addressed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	consider	present · passive		It				impolite property	vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Attribute clause=Theme
2	address	participle						to shopkeepers	vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Option 2

It is reserved exclusively for close acquaintances and relatives

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 reserved	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 reserved	aux:pass
3	reserved	reserve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	exclusively	exclusively	ADV	_	3 reserved	advmod
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 acquaintances	case
6	close	close	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 acquaintances	amod
7	acquaintances	acquaintance	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 reserved	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 relatives	cc
9	relatives	relative	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 acquaintances	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	reserve	present · passive		It				for close acquaintances and relatives; exclusively property	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Theme for acquaintance=Beneficiary

Option 3

It is employed solely upon retiring for the night

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 employed	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 employed	aux:pass
3	employed	employ	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	solely	solely	ADV	_	3 employed	advmod
5	upon	upon	SCONJ	_	6 retiring	mark
6	retiring	retire	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 employed	advcl
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 night	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 night	det
9	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 retiring	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	employ	present · passive		It				solely property	vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	retire	gerund					night		vn resign-10.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

It is expected as an opening courtesy towards any person addressed during the day

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 expected	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 expected	aux:pass
3	expected	expect	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	as	as	ADP	_	7 courtesy	case
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 courtesy	det
6	opening	opening	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 courtesy	amod
7	courtesy	courtesy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 expected	obl
8	towards	towards	ADP	_	10 person	case
9	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	10 person	det
10	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 expected	obl
11	addressed	address	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 person	acl
12	during	during	ADP	_	14 day	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 day	det
14	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 addressed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	expect	present · passive		It				as a opening courtesy; towards any person	vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	address	participle		any person not said here			day		vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

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