Exam question 2 · The cast: itching, signing and the saw
It is reported that a patient's fingers have become cold, pale and numb beneath a newly applied cast. Identify the appropriate course of action.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: fingers, you · What happens: report, become, apply, identify · To what, where: It, appropriate course
This is exam question 2 of lesson 2 «The cast: itching, signing and the saw» of the medicine 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 reported that a patient's fingers have become cold, pale and numb beneath a newly applied cast.
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 reported | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 reported | aux:pass |
| 3 | reported | report | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 10 become | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 patient | det |
| 6 | patient | patient | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 fingers | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 patient | case |
| 8 | fingers | finger | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 become | nsubj |
| 9 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 become | aux |
| 10 | become | become | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 3 reported | ccomp |
| 11 | cold | cold | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 become | xcomp |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 pale | punct |
| 13 | pale | pale | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 cold | conj |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 numb | cc |
| 15 | numb | numb | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 cold | conj |
| 16 | beneath | beneath | ADP | _ | 20 cast | case |
| 17 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 20 cast | det |
| 18 | newly | newly | ADV | _ | 19 applied | advmod |
| 19 | applied | apply | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 20 cast | amod |
| 20 | cast | cast | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 numb | obl |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 reported | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | report | present · passive | It | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: subject=Theme clause=Attribute | |||||
| 2 | become | present · perfect | a patient's fingers | cold property | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | ||||
| 3 | apply | participle | newly property | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: 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.
Sentence 2: Identify the appropriate course of action.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Identify | identify | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 course | det |
| 3 | appropriate | appropriate | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 course | amod |
| 4 | course | course | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Identify | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 action | case |
| 6 | action | action | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 course | nmod |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Identify | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | identify | imperative | you not said here | the appropriate course of action | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent course=Theme |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
The cast is to be warmed upon a radiator
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 cast | det |
| 2 | cast | cast | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 warmed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 warmed | aux:pass |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 warmed | mark |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 warmed | aux:pass |
| 6 | warmed | warm | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 9 radiator | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 radiator | det |
| 9 | radiator | radiator | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 warmed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | warm | present · passive | the cast | upon a radiator | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
Option 2
An implement is to be inserted to relieve the pressure
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 implement | det |
| 2 | implement | implement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 inserted | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 inserted | aux |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 inserted | mark |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 inserted | aux:pass |
| 6 | inserted | insert | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 relieve | mark |
| 8 | relieve | relieve | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 inserted | xcomp |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 pressure | det |
| 10 | pressure | pressure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 relieve | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | insert | present · passive | a implement | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | relieve | to-infinitive | the pressure | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus pressure=Experiencer |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Medical attention is to be sought without delay
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medical | medical | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 attention | amod |
| 2 | attention | attention | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 sought | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 sought | aux |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 sought | mark |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 sought | aux:pass |
| 6 | sought | seek | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | without | without | ADP | _ | 8 delay | case |
| 8 | delay | delay | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 sought | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | seek | present · passive | Medical attention | without delay | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 4
The patient is to persevere until the following week
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 patient | det |
| 2 | patient | patient | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 persevere | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 persevere | cop |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 persevere | mark |
| 5 | persevere | persevere | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | until | until | ADP | _ | 9 week | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 week | det |
| 8 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 9 week | amod |
| 9 | week | week | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 persevere | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the patient | week | persevere property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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