Exam question 2 · Weather, lightning and storms
Identify the principal reason for which the occupants of a metal-roofed motor vehicle are protected from lightning.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, lightning · What happens: identify, roof, protect · To what, where: principal reason, occupants
This is exam question 2 of lesson 15 «Weather, lightning and storms» 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Identify | identify | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 reason | det |
| 3 | principal | principal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 reason | amod |
| 4 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Identify | obj |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 which | case |
| 6 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 17 protected | obl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 occupants | det |
| 8 | occupants | occupant | NOUN | Number=Plur | 17 protected | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 vehicle | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 vehicle | det |
| 11 | metal | metal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 roofed | compound |
| 12 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 11 metal | punct |
| 13 | roofed | roof | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 15 vehicle | amod |
| 14 | motor | motor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 vehicle | compound |
| 15 | vehicle | vehicle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 occupants | nmod |
| 16 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 protected | aux:pass |
| 17 | protected | protect | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 reason | acl:relcl |
| 18 | from | from | ADP | _ | 19 lightning | case |
| 19 | lightning | lightning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 protected | obl:agent |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Identify | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | identify | imperative | you not said here | the principal reason | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme | ||||
| 2 | roof | participle | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | protect | present · passive | lightning | the occupants of a roofed motor vehicle | for the principal reason | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Beneficiary |
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.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
The glass windows repel the electrical discharge
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 windows | det |
| 2 | glass | glass | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 windows | compound |
| 3 | windows | window | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 repel | nsubj |
| 4 | repel | repel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 discharge | det |
| 6 | electrical | electrical | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 discharge | amod |
| 7 | discharge | discharge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 repel | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | repel | present | the glass windows | the electrical discharge | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus discharge=Experiencer |
Option 2
The engine absorbs the electrical energy
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 engine | det |
| 2 | engine | engine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 absorbs | nsubj |
| 3 | absorbs | absorb | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 energy | det |
| 5 | electrical | electrical | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 energy | amod |
| 6 | energy | energy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 absorbs | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | absorb | present | the engine | the electrical energy | vn absorb-39.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Goal energy=Theme |
Option 3
The rubber tyres insulate the vehicle entirely from the ground
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 tyres | det |
| 2 | rubber | rubber | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 tyres | compound |
| 3 | tyres | tyre | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 insulate | nsubj |
| 4 | insulate | insulate | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 vehicle | det |
| 6 | vehicle | vehicle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 insulate | obj |
| 7 | entirely | entirely | ADV | _ | 4 insulate | advmod |
| 8 | from | from | ADP | _ | 10 ground | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 ground | det |
| 10 | ground | ground | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 insulate | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | insulate | present | the rubber tyres | the vehicle | the ground | entirely property | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent vehicle=Destination |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
The current is conducted around the metal body to the ground
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 current | det |
| 2 | current | current | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 conducted | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 conducted | aux:pass |
| 4 | conducted | conduct | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | around | around | ADP | _ | 8 body | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 body | det |
| 7 | metal | metal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 body | compound |
| 8 | body | body | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 conducted | obl |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 11 ground | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 ground | det |
| 11 | ground | ground | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 conducted | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | conduct | present · passive | the current | the metal body | to the ground | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme around body=Destination |
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