Exam question 2 · Nouns: the names of things, people, places and ideas

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises an abstract noun?

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, characteris · To what, where: abstract noun

This is exam question 2 of lesson 2 «Nouns: the names of things, people, places and ideas» of the language 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	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 noun	det
10	abstract	abstract	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 noun	amod
11	noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 characterises	obj
12	?	?	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		a abstract noun				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

A noun designating a particular person or locality within a nation

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 noun	det
2	noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	designating	designate	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 noun	acl
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 person	det
5	particular	particular	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 person	amod
6	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 designating	obj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 locality	cc
8	locality	locality	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 person	conj
9	within	within	ADP	_	11 nation	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 nation	det
11	nation	nation	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 designating	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	designate	gerund	a noun not said here	a particular person or locality				within a nation	vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Theme

Option 2

A noun employed exclusively in scientific discourse

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 noun	det
2	noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	employed	employ	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 noun	acl
4	exclusively	exclusively	ADV	_	3 employed	advmod
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 discourse	case
6	scientific	scientific	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 discourse	amod
7	discourse	discourse	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 employed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	employ	participle		a noun not said here		scientific discourse		exclusively property	vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

A noun designating an idea or emotion not perceptible by touch

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 noun	det
2	noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	designating	designate	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 noun	acl
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 idea	det
5	idea	idea	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 designating	obj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 emotion	cc
7	emotion	emotion	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 idea	conj
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 perceptible	advmod
9	perceptible	perceptible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 emotion	amod
10	by	by	ADP	_	11 touch	case
11	touch	touch	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 designating	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	designate	gerund	a noun not said here	a idea or emotion				by touch	vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Theme

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice

A noun designating a particular person or locality

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 noun	det
2	noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	designating	designate	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 noun	acl
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 person	det
5	particular	particular	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 person	amod
6	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 designating	obj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 locality	cc
8	locality	locality	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 person	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	designate	gerund	a noun not said here	a particular person or locality					vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Theme

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