Exam question 3 · Moving, swimming and sport
It is given that a participant in a sporting activity experiences a sharp pain in a joint. Identify the appropriate course of action.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you · What happens: give, sport, identify · To what, where: It, sporting activity experiences, appropriate course
This is exam question 3 of lesson 5 «Moving, swimming and sport» 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 participant in a sporting activity experiences a sharp pain in a joint.
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 | _ | 6 participant | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 participant | det |
| 6 | participant | participant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 given | xcomp |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 experiences | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 experiences | det |
| 9 | sporting | sport | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 11 experiences | amod |
| 10 | activity | activity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 experiences | compound |
| 11 | experiences | experience | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 given | obl |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 pain | det |
| 13 | sharp | sharp | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 pain | amod |
| 14 | pain | pain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 experiences | conj |
| 15 | in | in | ADP | _ | 17 joint | case |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 joint | det |
| 17 | joint | joint | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 pain | nmod |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 given | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present · passive | It | a sporting activity experiences and a sharp pain in a joint | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ||||
| 2 | sport | gerund | tree rules |
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: Identify the appropriate course of action.
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 course | det |
| 3 | appropriate | appropriate | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 course | amod |
| 4 | course | course | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Identify | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 action | case |
| 6 | action | action | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 course | nmod |
| 7 | . | . | 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 appropriate course of action | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent course=Theme |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Cessation of the activity, since sharp pain signals possible injury
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cessation | cessation | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 activity | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 activity | det |
| 4 | activity | activity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Cessation | nmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 injury | punct |
| 6 | since | since | ADP | _ | 11 injury | case |
| 7 | sharp | sharp | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 injury | amod |
| 8 | pain | pain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 signals | compound |
| 9 | signals | signal | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 sharp | obj |
| 10 | possible | possible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 injury | amod |
| 11 | injury | injury | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Cessation | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cease | the activity | nom cessation «event transitive»: of=patient |
Option 2
Continuation of the activity with increased effort until the pain subsides
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Continuation | continuation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 subsides | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 activity | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 activity | det |
| 4 | activity | activity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Continuation | nmod |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 effort | case |
| 6 | increased | increase | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 effort | amod |
| 7 | effort | effort | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 activity | nmod |
| 8 | until | until | ADP | _ | 10 pain | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 pain | det |
| 10 | pain | pain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 effort | nmod |
| 11 | subsides | subside | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | increase | participle | vn caused_calibratable_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 2 | subside | present | Continuation of the activity with increased effort until the pain | vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 3 | continue | the activity with increased effort until the pain | nom continuation «act transitive»: of=patient |
Option 3
Disregard of the pain, which indicates progress
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 pain | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 pain | det |
| 4 | pain | pain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Disregard | nmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 indicates | punct |
| 6 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 indicates | nsubj |
| 7 | indicates | indicate | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 pain | acl:relcl |
| 8 | progress | progress | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 indicates | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | indicate | present | the pain | progress | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot progress=Topic | ||||
| 2 | disregard | the pain | nom disregard «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
Option 4
Performance of prolonged stretches upon the joint
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Performance | performance | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 stretches | case |
| 3 | prolonged | prolong | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 stretches | amod |
| 4 | stretches | stretch | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Performance | nmod |
| 5 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 7 joint | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 joint | det |
| 7 | joint | joint | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Performance | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prolong | participle | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | perform | prolonged stretches | upon the joint | nom performance «communication transitive»: of=patient upon=obl |
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