Exam question 3 · What really happens to things you swallow
It is given that a person is experiencing a seizure. Select the response that is consistent with established first-aid guidance.
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: person, you, response · What happens: give, experience, select, be, establish · To what, where: It, seizure, response, aid guidance
This is exam question 3 of lesson 1 «What really happens to things you swallow» of the myths 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 person is experiencing a seizure.
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 experiencing | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 person | det |
| 6 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 experiencing | nsubj |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 experiencing | aux |
| 8 | experiencing | experience | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 given | advcl |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 seizure | det |
| 10 | seizure | seizure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 experiencing | obj |
| 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 | experience | present · progressive | a person | a seizure | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer seizure=Stimulus |
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: Select the response that is consistent with established first-aid guidance.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Select | select | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 response | det |
| 3 | response | response | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Select | obj |
| 4 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 consistent | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 consistent | cop |
| 6 | consistent | consistent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 response | acl |
| 7 | with | with | SCONJ | _ | 8 established | mark |
| 8 | established | establish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 consistent | acl |
| 9 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 12 guidance | advmod |
| 10 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 9 first | punct |
| 11 | aid | aid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 guidance | compound |
| 12 | guidance | guidance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 established | obl |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Select | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | select | imperative | you not said here | the response | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme | ||||
| 2 | is | present | the response | consistent property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | establish | participle | aid guidance | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
The options
Option 1
A rigid object is to be inserted between the teeth
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 object | det |
| 2 | rigid | rigid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 object | amod |
| 3 | object | object | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 inserted | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 inserted | aux |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 inserted | mark |
| 6 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 7 inserted | aux:pass |
| 7 | inserted | insert | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 8 | between | between | ADP | _ | 10 teeth | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 teeth | det |
| 10 | teeth | tooth | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 inserted | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | insert | present · passive | a rigid object | the teeth | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme between tooth=Destination |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Nothing whatsoever is to be placed within the person's mouth
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | root | root |
| 2 | whatsoever | whatsoever | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 placed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 placed | aux:pass |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 placed | mark |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 placed | aux:pass |
| 6 | placed | place | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 1 Nothing | acl:relcl |
| 7 | within | within | ADP | _ | 11 mouth | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 person | det |
| 9 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 mouth | nmod:poss |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 person | case |
| 11 | mouth | mouth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 placed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | place | present · passive | whatsoever | within the person's mouth | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 3
Water is to be poured into the mouth of the person
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 poured | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 poured | aux:pass |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 poured | mark |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 poured | aux:pass |
| 5 | poured | pour | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | into | into | ADP | _ | 8 mouth | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 mouth | det |
| 8 | mouth | mouth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 poured | obl |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 person | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 person | det |
| 11 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 mouth | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pour | present · passive | Water | the mouth of the person | vn pour-9.5 «NP V NP PP.initial_location PP.destination»: subject=Theme into mouth=Destination |
Option 4
The tongue of the person is to be grasped firmly and withheld with the fingers
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 tongue | det |
| 2 | tongue | tongue | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 grasped | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 person | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 person | det |
| 5 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 tongue | nmod |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 grasped | aux |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 grasped | mark |
| 8 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 9 grasped | aux:pass |
| 9 | grasped | grasp | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 10 | firmly | firmly | ADV | _ | 9 grasped | advmod |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 withheld | cc |
| 12 | withheld | withhold | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 grasped | conj |
| 13 | with | with | ADP | _ | 15 fingers | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 fingers | det |
| 15 | fingers | finger | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 withheld | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grasp | present · passive | the tongue of the person | firmly property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | withhold | participle | with the fingers | tree rules |
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