Exam question 1 · The great rivers
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the relative lengths of the Nile and the Amazon?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, characteris · To what, where: relative lengths
This is exam question 1 of lesson 16 «The great rivers» of the geography 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 lengths | det |
| 10 | relative | relative | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 lengths | amod |
| 11 | lengths | length | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 characterises | obj |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 Nile | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 Nile | det |
| 14 | Nile | Nile | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 lengths | nmod |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 Amazon | cc |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 Amazon | det |
| 17 | Amazon | Amazon | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 Nile | conj |
| 18 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 characterises | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | characteris | present | the relative lengths of the Nile and the Amazon | of the following statements; accurately property | tree rules |
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
The Nile is shorter than the Thames
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Nile | det |
| 2 | Nile | Nile | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 shorter | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 shorter | cop |
| 4 | shorter | short | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | root | root |
| 5 | than | than | ADP | _ | 7 Thames | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Thames | det |
| 7 | Thames | Thames | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 shorter | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the Nile | than the Thames; short property | tree rules |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
The Nile is conventionally designated the longest, whereas certain measurements accord greater length to the Amazon
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Nile | det |
| 2 | Nile | Nile | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 designated | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 designated | aux:pass |
| 4 | conventionally | conventionally | ADV | _ | 5 designated | advmod |
| 5 | designated | designate | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 longest | det |
| 7 | longest | long | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 designated | obj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 length | punct |
| 9 | whereas | whereas | SCONJ | _ | 14 length | case |
| 10 | certain | certain | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 measurements | amod |
| 11 | measurements | measurement | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 length | nsubj |
| 12 | accord | accord | ADV | _ | 13 greater | advmod |
| 13 | greater | great | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 14 length | amod |
| 14 | length | length | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 designated | obl |
| 15 | to | to | ADP | _ | 17 Amazon | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 Amazon | det |
| 17 | Amazon | Amazon | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 length | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | designate | present · passive | the Nile | whereas greater length to the Amazon; conventionally property | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Theme long=Attribute |
Option 3
The two rivers are of precisely identical length
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 rivers | det |
| 2 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 3 rivers | nummod |
| 3 | rivers | river | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 length | nsubj |
| 4 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 length | cop |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 length | case |
| 6 | precisely | precisely | ADV | _ | 7 identical | advmod |
| 7 | identical | identical | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 length | amod |
| 8 | length | length | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the two rivers | of identical length | tree rules |
Option 4
The Amazon is universally acknowledged to be twice the length of the Nile
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Amazon | det |
| 2 | Amazon | Amazon | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 acknowledged | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 acknowledged | aux:pass |
| 4 | universally | universally | ADV | _ | 5 acknowledged | advmod |
| 5 | acknowledged | acknowledge | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 length | mark |
| 7 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 10 length | cop |
| 8 | twice | twice | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 10 length | advmod |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 length | det |
| 10 | length | length | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 acknowledged | xcomp |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 Nile | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 Nile | det |
| 13 | Nile | Nile | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 length | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | acknowledge | present · passive | the Amazon | universally property | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic | ||||
| 2 | is a | to-infinitive | the length | of the Nile; twice property | tree rules |
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