Exam question 4 · Grandma and Uncle on opposite sides: staying friends
It is given that a referendum is held in respect of an amendment to the constitution of Ireland. Determine the nature of such a vote.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: give, hold, respect, constitute, determine · To what, where: It, referendum, respect, amendment, Ireland, nature
This is exam question 4 of lesson 15 «Grandma and Uncle on opposite sides: staying friends» of the politics 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 referendum is held in respect of an amendment to the constitution of Ireland.
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 held | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 referendum | det |
| 6 | referendum | referendum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 held | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 held | aux:pass |
| 8 | held | hold | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 given | advcl |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 respect | case |
| 10 | respect | respect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 held | obl |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 amendment | case |
| 12 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 amendment | det |
| 13 | amendment | amendment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 respect | nmod |
| 14 | to | to | ADP | _ | 16 constitution | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 constitution | det |
| 16 | constitution | constitution | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 amendment | nmod |
| 17 | of | of | ADP | _ | 18 Ireland | case |
| 18 | Ireland | Ireland | PROPN | Number=Sing | 16 constitution | nmod |
| 19 | . | . | 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 | hold | present · passive | a referendum | respect of a amendment to the constitution of Ireland | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in respect=Location | ||||
| 3 | respect | a amendment to the constitution of Ireland | nom respect «cognition transitive»: of=patient | ||||||
| 4 | constitute | Ireland | nom constitution «communication 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.
Sentence 2: Determine the nature of such a vote.
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 | 3 nature | det |
| 3 | nature | nature | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Determine | obj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 vote | case |
| 5 | such | such | DET | PronType=Ind | 7 vote | det:predet |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 vote | det |
| 7 | vote | vote | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 nature | nmod |
| 8 | . | . | 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 nature of such vote | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nature=Topic |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
A vote in which candidates are ranked in order of preference
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 vote | det |
| 2 | vote | vote | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 which | case |
| 4 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 ranked | obl |
| 5 | candidates | candidate | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 ranked | nsubj:pass |
| 6 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 ranked | aux:pass |
| 7 | ranked | rank | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 vote | acl:relcl |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 order | case |
| 9 | order | order | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 ranked | obl |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 preference | case |
| 11 | preference | preference | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 order | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rank | present · passive | candidates | a vote | in order of preference | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S_ING»: subject=Theme | |||
| 2 | order | preference | nom order «communication transitive»: of=patient |
Option 2
A vote in which each family casts one ballot
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 vote | det |
| 2 | vote | vote | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 which | case |
| 4 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 casts | obl |
| 5 | each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 family | det |
| 6 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 casts | nsubj |
| 7 | casts | cast | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 vote | acl:relcl |
| 8 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 9 ballot | nummod |
| 9 | ballot | ballot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 casts | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cast | present | each family | one ballot | a vote | vn throw-17.1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent ballot=Theme in which=Destination |
Option 3
A vote in which members of parliament alone elect a prime minister from among their number
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 vote | det |
| 2 | vote | vote | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 elect | nsubj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 members | case |
| 4 | which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 5 members | det |
| 5 | members | member | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 vote | nmod |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 parliament | case |
| 7 | parliament | parliament | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 members | nmod |
| 8 | alone | alone | ADV | _ | 9 elect | advmod |
| 9 | elect | elect | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 minister | det |
| 11 | prime | prime | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 minister | amod |
| 12 | minister | minister | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 elect | obj |
| 13 | from | from | ADP | _ | 16 number | case |
| 14 | among | among | ADP | _ | 16 number | case |
| 15 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 number | nmod:poss |
| 16 | number | number | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 elect | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | elect | past | a vote in which members of parliament | a prime minister | members's number | alone property | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent minister=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
A vote in which the electorate answers a single question with yes or no
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 vote | det |
| 2 | vote | vote | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 which | case |
| 4 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 answers | obl |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 electorate | det |
| 6 | electorate | electorate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 answers | nsubj |
| 7 | answers | answer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 vote | acl:relcl |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 question | det |
| 9 | single | single | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 question | amod |
| 10 | question | question | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 answers | obj |
| 11 | with | with | ADP | _ | 12 yes | case |
| 12 | yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 7 answers | discourse |
| 13 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 14 no | cc |
| 14 | no | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 12 yes | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | answer speech: assert | present | the electorate | a single question | a vote | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent question=Eventuality |
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