Exam question 2 · Eyes and ears
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the observation of the Sun during an eclipse?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, characteris, observe · To what, where: observation, Sun
This is exam question 2 of lesson 3 «Eyes and ears» 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 | Which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 characterises | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 statements | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 statements | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 statements | amod |
| 5 | statements | statement | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 characterises | obl |
| 6 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 7 accurately | advmod |
| 7 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 8 characterises | advmod |
| 8 | characterises | characteris | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 observation | det |
| 10 | observation | observation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 characterises | obj |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 Sun | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 Sun | det |
| 13 | Sun | Sun | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 observation | nmod |
| 14 | during | during | ADP | _ | 16 eclipse | case |
| 15 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 eclipse | det |
| 16 | eclipse | eclipse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 characterises | obl |
| 17 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 characterises | punct |
| # | 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 | characteris | present | the observation of the Sun | during a eclipse | of the following statements; accurately property | tree rules | |||
| 3 | observe | the Sun | nom observation «act transitive»: of=patient |
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
It is safe provided ordinary sunglasses are worn
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 safe | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 safe | cop |
| 3 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | provided | provide | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 sunglasses | amod |
| 5 | ordinary | ordinary | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 sunglasses | amod |
| 6 | sunglasses | sunglasses | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 worn | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 worn | aux:pass |
| 8 | worn | wear | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 safe | parataxis |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | It | safe property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | provide | participle | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition | ||||||
| 3 | wear | present · passive | provided ordinary sunglasses | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: subject=Source |
Option 2
It is safe, the diminished light precluding injury
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 safe | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 safe | cop |
| 3 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 light | punct |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 light | det |
| 6 | diminished | diminish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 light | amod |
| 7 | light | light | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 safe | conj |
| 8 | precluding | preclude | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 light | acl |
| 9 | injury | injury | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 precluding | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | It | safe property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | diminish | participle | vn caused_calibratable_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 3 | preclude | gerund | the diminished light not said here | injury | vn exclude-107.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent injury=Theme |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
It is hazardous, the retina being liable to injury without sensation of pain
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 hazardous | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 hazardous | cop |
| 3 | hazardous | hazardous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 liable | punct |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 retina | det |
| 6 | retina | retina | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 liable | nsubj |
| 7 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 liable | cop |
| 8 | liable | liable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 hazardous | conj |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 injury | case |
| 10 | injury | injury | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 liable | obl |
| 11 | without | without | ADP | _ | 12 sensation | case |
| 12 | sensation | sensation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 hazardous | obl |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 pain | case |
| 14 | pain | pain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 sensation | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | It | without sensation of pain; hazardous property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | gerund | the retina | to injury; liable property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | sense | pain | nom sensation «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
Option 4
It is hazardous solely to persons of advanced age
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 hazardous | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 hazardous | cop |
| 3 | hazardous | hazardous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | solely | solely | ADV | _ | 3 hazardous | advmod |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 persons | case |
| 6 | persons | person | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 hazardous | obl |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 age | case |
| 8 | advanced | advanced | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 age | amod |
| 9 | age | age | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 persons | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | It | to persons of advanced age; hazardous, solely property | tree rules |
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