Exam question 2 · Ice on ponds and cold water in winter
It is given that a companion has fallen through ice. State the appropriate course of action.
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: companion · What happens: give, fall · To what, where: It, ice
This is exam question 2 of lesson 74 «Ice on ponds and cold water in winter» 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 companion has fallen through ice.
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 fallen | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 companion | det |
| 6 | companion | companion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 fallen | nsubj |
| 7 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 fallen | aux |
| 8 | fallen | fall | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 3 given | advcl |
| 9 | through | through | ADP | _ | 10 ice | case |
| 10 | ice | ice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 fallen | obl |
| 11 | . | . | 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 | fall | present · perfect | a companion | ice | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through ice=Location |
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
Remain upon the bank, summon assistance and reach or throw from safety
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Remain | remain | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 4 bank | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 bank | det |
| 4 | bank | bank | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Remain | obl |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 assistance | punct |
| 6 | summon | summon | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 assistance | amod |
| 7 | assistance | assistance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 bank | conj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 reach | cc |
| 9 | reach | reach | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Remain | conj |
| 10 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 throw | cc |
| 11 | throw | throw | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 9 reach | conj |
| 12 | from | from | ADP | _ | 13 safety | case |
| 13 | safety | safety | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 throw | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | remain | imperative | you not said here | the bank and summon assistance | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme upon bank=Location | ||||
| 2 | reach | infinitive | you not said here | vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | throw | infinitive | you not said here | safety | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent from safety=Initial_Location |
Option 2
Depart the scene without informing any person
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Depart | depart | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 scene | det |
| 3 | scene | scene | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Depart | obj |
| 4 | without | without | SCONJ | _ | 5 informing | mark |
| 5 | informing | inform | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Depart | advcl |
| 6 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 7 person | det |
| 7 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 informing | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | depart | imperative | you not said here | the scene | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme scene=Initial_Location | ||||
| 2 | inform speech: other | gerund | you not said here | any person | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent person=Recipient |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
Proceed onto the ice to effect a rescue
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proceed | proceed | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | onto | onto | ADP | _ | 4 ice | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 ice | det |
| 4 | ice | ice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Proceed | obl |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 effect | mark |
| 6 | effect | effect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Proceed | advcl |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 rescue | det |
| 8 | rescue | rescue | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Proceed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | proceed | imperative | you not said here | a rescue | the ice | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
Enter the water to provide warmth
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enter | enter | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 water | det |
| 3 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Enter | obj |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 provide | mark |
| 5 | provide | provide | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Enter | advcl |
| 6 | warmth | warmth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 provide | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | enter | imperative | you not said here | the water | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme water=Destination | ||||
| 2 | provide | to-infinitive | you not said here | warmth | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition warmth=Theme |
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