Exam question 3 · Small creatures and creepy-crawlies
It is given that an earthworm has been divided into two parts. Select the response consistent with the established facts.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: give, divide, select, establish · To what, where: It, earthworm, two parts, response
This is exam question 3 of lesson 9 «Small creatures and creepy-crawlies» 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 earthworm has been divided into two parts.
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 | _ | 9 divided | mark |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 earthworm | det |
| 6 | earthworm | earthworm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 divided | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 divided | aux |
| 8 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 9 divided | aux:pass |
| 9 | divided | divide | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 given | advcl |
| 10 | into | into | ADP | _ | 12 parts | case |
| 11 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 12 parts | nummod |
| 12 | parts | part | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 divided | obl |
| 13 | . | . | 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 | divide | present · perfect · passive | a earthworm | two parts | vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: subject=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: Select the response consistent with the established facts.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Select | select | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 response | det |
| 3 | response | response | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Select | obj |
| 4 | consistent | consistent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 response | amod |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 facts | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 facts | det |
| 7 | established | establish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 facts | amod |
| 8 | facts | fact | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 consistent | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Select | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | select | imperative | you not said here | the response | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme | ||||
| 2 | establish | participle | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Both parts invariably survive without regeneration
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 parts | det |
| 2 | parts | part | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 survive | nsubj |
| 3 | invariably | invariably | ADV | _ | 4 survive | advmod |
| 4 | survive | survive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | without | without | ADP | _ | 6 regeneration | case |
| 6 | regeneration | regeneration | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 survive | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | survive | present | both parts | without regeneration; invariably property | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
At most the head end may survive and regenerate a tail
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | At | at | ADP | _ | 2 most | case |
| 2 | most | most | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 7 survive | obl |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 end | det |
| 4 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 end | compound |
| 5 | end | end | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 most | nmod |
| 6 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 survive | aux |
| 7 | survive | survive | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 regenerate | cc |
| 9 | regenerate | regenerate | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 7 survive | conj |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 tail | det |
| 11 | tail | tail | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 regenerate | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | survive | may | most the head end | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at most=Location | |||||
| 2 | regenerate | infinitive | a tail | tree rules |
Option 3
Both parts invariably develop into complete worms
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 parts | det |
| 2 | parts | part | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 develop | nsubj |
| 3 | invariably | invariably | ADV | _ | 4 develop | advmod |
| 4 | develop | develop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | into | into | ADP | _ | 7 worms | case |
| 6 | complete | complete | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 worms | amod |
| 7 | worms | worm | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 develop | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | develop | present | both parts | into complete worms; invariably property | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.patient V PP.product»: agent=Patient into worm=Product |
Option 4
The tail end invariably develops a new head
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 end | det |
| 2 | tail | tail | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 end | compound |
| 3 | end | end | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 develops | nsubj |
| 4 | invariably | invariably | ADV | _ | 5 develops | advmod |
| 5 | develops | develop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 head | det |
| 7 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 head | amod |
| 8 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 develops | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | develop | present | the tail end | a new head | invariably property | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Product |
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