Exam question 1 · The best ever and shocking: adverts and headlines
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the slogan «The BEST breakfast EVER!» printed upon a cereal packet?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, characteris, print · To what, where: slogan
This is exam question 1 of lesson 47 «The best ever and shocking: adverts and headlines» 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 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 slogan | det |
| 10 | slogan | slogan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 characterises | obj |
| 11 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 14 breakfast | punct |
| 12 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 breakfast | det |
| 13 | BEST | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 14 breakfast | amod |
| 14 | breakfast | breakfast | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 slogan | appos |
| 15 | EVER | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 14 breakfast | advmod |
| 16 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 14 breakfast | punct |
| 17 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 14 breakfast | punct |
| 18 | printed | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 slogan | acl | |
| 19 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 22 packet | case |
| 20 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 22 packet | det |
| 21 | cereal | cereal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 packet | compound |
| 22 | packet | packet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 printed | obl |
| 23 | ? | ? | 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 slogan | of the following statements; accurately property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | participle | the slogan not said here | upon a cereal packet | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=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.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
It is a measured fact verified by scientific inquiry
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 | 5 fact | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 fact | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 fact | det |
| 4 | measured | measure | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 fact | amod |
| 5 | fact | fact | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | verified | verify | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 fact | acl |
| 7 | by | by | ADP | _ | 9 inquiry | case |
| 8 | scientific | scientific | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 inquiry | amod |
| 9 | inquiry | inquiry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 verified | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | measure | participle | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | is a | present | It | a measured fact | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | verify | participle | a measured fact not said here | by scientific inquiry | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
It is a guarantee of the nutritional quality of the product
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 | 4 guarantee | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 guarantee | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 guarantee | det |
| 4 | guarantee | guarantee | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 quality | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 quality | det |
| 7 | nutritional | nutritional | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 quality | amod |
| 8 | quality | quality | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 guarantee | nmod |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 product | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 product | det |
| 11 | product | product | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 quality | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a guarantee | of the nutritional quality of the product | tree rules |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
It is an expression of opinion intended to promote sales
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 | 4 expression | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 expression | cop |
| 3 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 expression | det |
| 4 | expression | expression | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 opinion | case |
| 6 | opinion | opinion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 expression | nmod |
| 7 | intended | intend | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 expression | acl |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 promote | mark |
| 9 | promote | promote | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 intended | xcomp |
| 10 | sales | sale | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 promote | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a expression | of opinion | tree rules | |||
| 2 | intend | participle | a expression not said here | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | promote not said to happen | to-infinitive | sales | vn promote-102 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sale=Theme |
Option 4
It is an official award conferred upon the manufacturer
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 | 5 award | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 award | cop |
| 3 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 award | det |
| 4 | official | official | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 award | amod |
| 5 | award | award | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | conferred | confer | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 award | acl |
| 7 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 9 manufacturer | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 manufacturer | det |
| 9 | manufacturer | manufacturer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 conferred | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a official award | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | confer | participle | a official award not said here | upon the manufacturer | vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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