Exam question 3 · Viral facts and chain messages
It is given that an unsolicited communication offers an electronic device without charge in exchange for sharing and clicking a link. Determine the most probable purpose of such a communication.
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: unsolicited communication, exchange, you, communication · What happens: give, offer, share, click, determine, purpose · To what, where: It, electronic device, link, probable purpose
This is exam question 3 of lesson 25 «Viral facts and chain messages» 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 an unsolicited communication offers an electronic device without charge in exchange for sharing and clicking a link.
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 offers | mark |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 communication | det |
| 6 | unsolicited | unsolicited | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 communication | amod |
| 7 | communication | communication | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 offers | nsubj |
| 8 | offers | offer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 9 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 device | det |
| 10 | electronic | electronic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 device | amod |
| 11 | device | device | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 offers | obj |
| 12 | without | without | ADP | _ | 13 charge | case |
| 13 | charge | charge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 device | nmod |
| 14 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 exchange | case |
| 15 | exchange | exchange | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 charge | nmod |
| 16 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 17 sharing | mark |
| 17 | sharing | share | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 15 exchange | acl |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 clicking | cc |
| 19 | clicking | click | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 17 sharing | conj |
| 20 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 21 link | det |
| 21 | link | link | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 clicking | obj |
| 22 | . | . | 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 | offer | present | a unsolicited communication | a electronic device | without charge in exchange | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent device=Theme | |||
| 3 | share | gerund | exchange not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | click | gerund | exchange not said here | a link | vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location link=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.
Sentence 2: Determine the most probable purpose of such a communication.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Determine | determine | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 purpose | det |
| 3 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 4 probable | advmod |
| 4 | probable | probable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 purpose | amod |
| 5 | purpose | purpose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Determine | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 communication | case |
| 7 | such | such | DET | PronType=Ind | 9 communication | det:predet |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 communication | det |
| 9 | communication | communication | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 purpose | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Determine | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | determine | imperative | you not said here | the probable purpose of such communication | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent purpose=Topic | ||||
| 2 | purpose | such communication | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |
The options
Option 1
The measurement of internet connection speeds
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 measurement | det |
| 2 | measurement | measurement | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 speeds | case |
| 4 | internet | internet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 connection | compound |
| 5 | connection | connection | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 speeds | compound |
| 6 | speeds | speed | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 measurement | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | measure | connection speeds | nom measurement «act transitive»: of=patient |
Option 2
The conduct of a lawful lottery
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 conduct | det |
| 2 | conduct | conduct | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 lottery | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 lottery | det |
| 5 | lawful | lawful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 lottery | amod |
| 6 | lottery | lottery | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 conduct | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | conduct | a lawful lottery | nom conduct «act transitive»: of=patient |
Option 3
The charitable distribution of devices to children
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 distribution | det |
| 2 | charitable | charitable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 distribution | amod |
| 3 | distribution | distribution | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 devices | case |
| 5 | devices | device | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 distribution | nmod |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 children | case |
| 7 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 devices | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | distribute | devices to children | nom distribution «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The collection of personal details or the distribution of harmful links
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 collection | det |
| 2 | collection | collection | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 details | case |
| 4 | personal | personal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 details | amod |
| 5 | details | detail | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 collection | nmod |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 8 distribution | cc |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 distribution | det |
| 8 | distribution | distribution | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 details | conj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 links | case |
| 10 | harmful | harmful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 links | amod |
| 11 | links | link | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 distribution | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | distribute | harmful links | nom distribution «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
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