Exam question 2 · Ancient times and famous stories

Identify the function properly ascribed to the Roman structure designated a vomitorium.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, function · What happens: identify, ascribe, designate · To what, where: function, vomitorium

This is exam question 2 of lesson 21 «Ancient times and famous stories» 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	3 function	det
3	function	function	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 designated	nsubj
4	properly	properly	ADV	_	5 ascribed	advmod
5	ascribed	ascribe	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 function	acl
6	to	to	ADP	_	9 structure	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 structure	det
8	Roman	roman	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 structure	amod
9	structure	structure	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 ascribed	obl
10	designated	designate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	1 Identify	parataxis
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 vomitorium	det
12	vomitorium	vomitorium	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 designated	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Identify	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	identify	imperative	you not said here			vn empathize-88.2 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
2	ascribe	participle		the function not said here	to the Roman structure; properly property	tree rules
3	designate	past	the function	a vomitorium		vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vomitorium=Theme

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

A cell for the confinement of animals

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 cell	det
2	cell	cell	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	5 confinement	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 confinement	det
5	confinement	confinement	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cell	nmod
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 animals	case
7	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 confinement	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	confine			animals					nom confinement «state transitive»: of=patient

Option 2

A kitchen for the preparation of feasts

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 kitchen	det
2	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	5 preparation	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 preparation	det
5	preparation	preparation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 kitchen	nmod
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 feasts	case
7	feasts	feast	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 preparation	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	prepare			feasts					nom preparation «act transitive»: of=patient

Option 3

A chamber reserved for illness during banquets

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 chamber	det
2	chamber	chamber	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	reserved	reserve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 chamber	acl
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 illness	case
5	illness	illness	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 reserved	obl
6	during	during	ADP	_	7 banquets	case
7	banquets	banquet	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 reserved	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	reserve	participle		a chamber not said here			during banquets	for illness	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for illness=Beneficiary

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

A passage permitting the rapid exit of crowds

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 passage	det
2	passage	passage	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	permitting	permit	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 passage	acl
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 exit	det
5	rapid	rapid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 exit	amod
6	exit	exit	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 permitting	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 crowds	case
8	crowds	crowd	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 exit	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	permit	gerund	a passage not said here	the rapid exit of crowds					vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent exit=Theme

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