Exam question 1 · My dad could lift a car: playground boasting

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the assertion «My dad could lift a car with one hand», made during a dispute in a playground?

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: dad · What happens: follow, characteris, lift, make · To what, where: assertion, car · Speech: someone speaks here

This is exam question 1 of lesson 48 «My dad could lift a car: playground boasting» 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	1 Which	nmod
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 assertion	det
10	assertion	assertion	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 characterises	obj
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 lift	punct
12	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 dad	nmod:poss
13	dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 lift	nsubj
14	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	15 lift	aux
15	lift	lift	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 characterises	parataxis
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 car	det
17	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 lift	obj
18	with	with	ADP	_	20 hand	case
19	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	20 hand	nummod
20	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 lift	obl
21	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 lift	punct
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 made	punct
23	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 characterises	parataxis
24	during	during	ADP	_	26 dispute	case
25	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	26 dispute	det
26	dispute	dispute	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 made	obl
27	in	in	ADP	_	29 playground	case
28	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	29 playground	det
29	playground	playground	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 dispute	nmod
30	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 characterises	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund					vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	characteris	present		the assertion		accurately property	tree rules
3	lift in a quote	could	My dad	a car		with one hand	vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent car=Theme
4	make	participle			during a dispute in a playground		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

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 threat directed at the other party

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 threat	det
2	threat	threat	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	directed	direct	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 threat	acl
4	at	at	ADP	_	7 party	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 party	det
6	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 party	amod
7	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 directed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	direct	participle		a threat not said here		the other party			vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.predicate»: agent=Agent at party=Eventuality

Option 2

A literal statement of the father's capabilities

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 statement	det
2	literal	literal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 statement	amod
3	statement	statement	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	8 capabilities	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 father	det
6	father	father	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 capabilities	nmod:poss
7	's	's	PART	_	6 father	case
8	capabilities	capability	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 statement	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	state			the father's capabilities					nom statement «communication transitive»: of=patient

Option 3

A deliberate falsehood designed to deceive the listener

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 falsehood	det
2	deliberate	deliberate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 falsehood	amod
3	falsehood	falsehood	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	designed	design	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 falsehood	acl
5	to	to	PART	_	6 deceive	mark
6	deceive	deceive	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 designed	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 listener	det
8	listener	listener	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 deceive	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	design	participle		a deliberate falsehood not said here					vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	deceive	to-infinitive		the listener					vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent listener=Patient

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

A boast expressing pride and affection rather than a measured fact

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 boast	det
2	boast	boast	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	expressing	express	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 boast	acl
4	pride	pride	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 expressing	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 affection	cc
6	affection	affection	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pride	conj
7	rather	rather	ADV	ExtPos=CCONJ	11 fact	cc
8	than	than	ADP	_	7 rather	fixed
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 fact	det
10	measured	measure	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 fact	amod
11	fact	fact	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 expressing	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	express	gerund	a boast not said here	pride and affection					vn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pride=Theme
2	measure	participle							vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme

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