Exam question 4 · Winds, monsoons and ocean currents
It is given that a current of cold water flows towards the equator along the western coast of a continent. Ascertain which current this description fits.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: current, you, description · What happens: give, flow, ascertain, fit · To what, where: It, western coast, current
This is exam question 4 of lesson 22 «Winds, monsoons and ocean currents» 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
Sentence 1: It is given that a current of cold water flows towards the equator along the western coast of a continent.
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 | _ | 10 flows | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 current | det |
| 6 | current | current | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 flows | nsubj |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 water | case |
| 8 | cold | cold | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 water | amod |
| 9 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 current | nmod |
| 10 | flows | flow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 11 | towards | towards | ADP | _ | 13 equator | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 equator | det |
| 13 | equator | equator | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 flows | obl |
| 14 | along | along | ADP | _ | 17 coast | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 coast | det |
| 16 | western | western | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 coast | amod |
| 17 | coast | coast | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 flows | obl |
| 18 | of | of | ADP | _ | 20 continent | case |
| 19 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 20 continent | det |
| 20 | continent | continent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 coast | 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 | flow | present | a current of cold water | the western coast of a continent | towards the equator | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along coast=Location |
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: Ascertain which current this description fits.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ascertain | ascertain | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 3 current | det |
| 3 | current | current | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ascertain | obj |
| 4 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 5 description | det |
| 5 | description | description | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 fits | nsubj |
| 6 | fits | fit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 current | acl:relcl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Ascertain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ascertain | imperative | you not said here | which current | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent current=Topic | ||||
| 2 | fit | present | this description | which current not said here | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent current=Patient |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The Benguela Current off south-western Africa
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Current | det |
| 2 | Benguela | Benguela | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 Current | compound |
| 3 | Current | Current | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | off | off | ADP | _ | 8 Africa | case |
| 5 | south | south | ADV | _ | 8 Africa | compound |
| 6 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 5 south | punct |
| 7 | western | western | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 Africa | amod |
| 8 | Africa | Africa | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 Current | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 2
The North Atlantic Drift off western Europe
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Drift | det |
| 2 | North | North | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 Atlantic | compound |
| 3 | Atlantic | Atlantic | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 Drift | compound |
| 4 | Drift | Drift | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | off | off | ADP | _ | 7 Europe | case |
| 6 | western | western | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 Europe | amod |
| 7 | Europe | Europe | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 Drift | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3
The Gulf Stream off eastern North America
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Stream | det |
| 2 | Gulf | Gulf | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 Stream | compound |
| 3 | Stream | Stream | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | off | off | ADP | _ | 7 America | case |
| 5 | eastern | eastern | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 America | amod |
| 6 | North | North | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 America | compound |
| 7 | America | America | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 Stream | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 4
The current of the Roaring Forties off Antarctica
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 current | det |
| 2 | current | current | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 Forties | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 Forties | det |
| 5 | Roaring | roar | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 Forties | amod |
| 6 | Forties | Forty | PROPN | Number=Plur | 2 current | nmod |
| 7 | off | off | ADP | _ | 8 Antarctica | case |
| 8 | Antarctica | Antarctica | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 Forties | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | roar | gerund | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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