Exam question 4 · A knock to the head in sport: if in doubt, sit them out
It is given that a child is vomiting repeatedly with a worsening headache following a blow to the head. State the appropriate course of action.
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: child · What happens: give, vomit, worsen, follow · To what, where: It, blow, head
This is exam question 4 of lesson 47 «A knock to the head in sport: if in doubt, sit them out» 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 given that a child is vomiting repeatedly with a worsening headache following a blow to the head.
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 | _ | 8 vomiting | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 child | det |
| 6 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 vomiting | nsubj |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 vomiting | aux |
| 8 | vomiting | vomit | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 given | advcl |
| 9 | repeatedly | repeatedly | ADV | _ | 8 vomiting | advmod |
| 10 | with | with | ADP | _ | 13 headache | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 headache | det |
| 12 | worsening | worsen | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 13 headache | amod |
| 13 | headache | headache | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 vomiting | obl |
| 14 | following | follow | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 vomiting | conj |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 blow | det |
| 16 | blow | blow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 following | obj |
| 17 | to | to | ADP | _ | 19 head | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 head | det |
| 19 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 blow | nmod |
| 20 | . | . | 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 | vomit | present · progressive | a child | with a worsening headache; repeatedly property | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | worsen | gerund | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 4 | follow | gerund | a child not said here | a blow | the head | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent blow=Theme to head=Trajectory |
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: State the appropriate course of action.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State | state | NOUN | Number=Sing | 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 State | nmod |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 action | case |
| 6 | action | action | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 course | nmod |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 State | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
Emergency services are to be summoned forthwith
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emergency | emergency | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 services | compound |
| 2 | services | service | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 summoned | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 summoned | aux:pass |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 summoned | mark |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 summoned | aux:pass |
| 6 | summoned | summon | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | forthwith | forthwith | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 summoned | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | summon | present · passive | Emergency services | forthwith property | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient |
Option 2
The matter is to be reviewed after one week
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 matter | det |
| 2 | matter | matter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 reviewed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 reviewed | aux:pass |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 reviewed | mark |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 reviewed | aux:pass |
| 6 | reviewed | review | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | after | after | ADP | _ | 9 week | case |
| 8 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 9 week | nummod |
| 9 | week | week | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 reviewed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | review | present · passive | the matter | week | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 3
The child is to be given a carbonated beverage
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 child | det |
| 2 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 given | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 given | aux |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 given | mark |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 given | aux:pass |
| 6 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 beverage | det |
| 8 | carbonated | carbonate | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 beverage | amod |
| 9 | beverage | beverage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 given | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present · passive | the child | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient beverage=Theme | |||||
| 2 | carbonate | participle | tree rules |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
The child is to be permitted to sleep undisturbed
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 child | det |
| 2 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 permitted | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 permitted | aux:pass |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 permitted | mark |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 permitted | aux:pass |
| 6 | permitted | permit | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 sleep | mark |
| 8 | sleep | sleep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 permitted | advcl |
| 9 | undisturbed | undisturbed | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 sleep | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | permit | present · passive | the child | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | sleep | to-infinitive | undisturbed property | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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