Exam question 2 · Animals in the sea and the river
It is given that a bather has been stung by a jellyfish. Select the response consistent with established first-aid advice.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: jellyfish, you · What happens: give, sting, select, establish · To what, where: It, bather, response, aid advice
This is exam question 2 of lesson 11 «Animals in the sea and the river» 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 bather has been stung by a jellyfish.
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 | _ | 9 stung | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 bather | det |
| 6 | bather | bather | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 stung | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 stung | aux |
| 8 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 9 stung | aux:pass |
| 9 | stung | sting | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 given | advcl |
| 10 | by | by | ADP | _ | 12 jellyfish | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 jellyfish | det |
| 12 | jellyfish | jellyfish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 stung | obl |
| 13 | . | . | 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 | sting | present · perfect · passive | a jellyfish | a bather | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer |
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 consistent with established first-aid advice.
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 | consistent | consistent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Select | xcomp |
| 5 | with | with | SCONJ | _ | 6 established | mark |
| 6 | established | establish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 consistent | acl |
| 7 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 10 advice | advmod |
| 8 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 7 first | punct |
| 9 | aid | aid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 advice | compound |
| 10 | advice | advice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 established | obl |
| 11 | . | . | 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 | consistent property | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme | |||
| 2 | establish | participle | aid advice | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Vigorous rubbing of the area with sand
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vigorous | vigorous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 rubbing | amod |
| 2 | rubbing | rubbing | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 area | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 area | det |
| 5 | area | area | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 rubbing | nmod |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 sand | case |
| 7 | sand | sand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 area | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rub | the area with sand | nom rubbing «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |
Option 2
Disregard of the sting until the following day
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disregard | disregard | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 sting | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 sting | det |
| 4 | sting | sting | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Disregard | nmod |
| 5 | until | until | ADP | _ | 8 day | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 day | det |
| 7 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 day | amod |
| 8 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Disregard | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | disregard | the sting | until the following day | nom disregard «cognition transitive»: of=patient until=obl |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Rinsing with seawater, careful removal of tentacles and summoning a lifeguard
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rinsing | rinse | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | with | with | ADP | _ | 3 seawater | case |
| 3 | seawater | seawater | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Rinsing | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 removal | punct |
| 5 | careful | careful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 removal | amod |
| 6 | removal | removal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 seawater | conj |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 tentacles | case |
| 8 | tentacles | tentacle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 removal | nmod |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 summoning | cc |
| 10 | summoning | summon | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Rinsing | conj |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 lifeguard | det |
| 12 | lifeguard | lifeguard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 summoning | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rinse | gerund | with seawater and careful removal of tentacles | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | summon | gerund | a lifeguard | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lifeguard=Recipient | |||||
| 3 | remove | tentacles | nom removal «act transitive»: of=patient |
Option 4
Application of urine to the affected area
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Application | application | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 3 urine | case |
| 3 | urine | urine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Application | nmod |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 area | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 area | det |
| 6 | affected | affected | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 area | amod |
| 7 | area | area | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Application | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | apply | urine | to the affected area | nom application «act intransitive»: of=agent to=obl |
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