Exam question 4 · Dares: cliffs, roofs, tombstoning, railways and saying no
It is given that a pupil is aware of a peer's intention to jump from a railway bridge. State the appropriate course of action.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: pupil, peer · What happens: give, be, jump, intend · To what, where: It, railway bridge
This is exam question 4 of lesson 75 «Dares: cliffs, roofs, tombstoning, railways and saying no» 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 pupil is aware of a peer's intention to jump from a railway bridge.
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 aware | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 pupil | det |
| 6 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 aware | nsubj |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 aware | cop |
| 8 | aware | aware | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 given | advcl |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 intention | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 peer | det |
| 11 | peer | peer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 intention | nmod:poss |
| 12 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 11 peer | case |
| 13 | intention | intention | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 aware | obl |
| 14 | to | to | PART | _ | 15 jump | mark |
| 15 | jump | jump | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 13 intention | acl |
| 16 | from | from | ADP | _ | 19 bridge | case |
| 17 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 19 bridge | det |
| 18 | railway | railway | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 bridge | compound |
| 19 | bridge | bridge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 jump | obl |
| 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 | is | present | a pupil | of a peer's intention; aware property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | jump | to-infinitive | a pupil not said here | a railway bridge | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from bridge=Trajectory | ||||
| 4 | intend | a peer | nom intention «cognition transitive»: poss=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: 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 · ← Mova's choice
The matter is to be kept strictly confidential
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 kept | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 kept | aux:pass |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 kept | mark |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 kept | aux:pass |
| 6 | kept | keep | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | strictly | strictly | ADV | _ | 8 confidential | advmod |
| 8 | confidential | confidential | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 kept | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | present · passive | the matter | confidential property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
An adult is to be informed without delay
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 adult | det |
| 2 | adult | adult | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 informed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 informed | aux:pass |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 informed | mark |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 informed | aux:pass |
| 6 | informed | inform | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | without | without | ADP | _ | 8 delay | case |
| 8 | delay | delay | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 informed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | inform speech: other | present · passive | a adult | without delay | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
Option 3
The pupil is to await the outcome
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 pupil | det |
| 2 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 await | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 await | cop |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 await | mark |
| 5 | await | await | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 outcome | det |
| 7 | outcome | outcome | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 await | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the pupil | await property | tree rules |
Option 4
The pupil is to accompany the peer
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 pupil | det |
| 2 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 accompany | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 accompany | cop |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 accompany | mark |
| 5 | accompany | accompany | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 peer | det |
| 7 | peer | peer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 accompany | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the pupil | accompany property | tree rules |
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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