Exam question 4 · Israel and Gaza: what happened, as widely reported
State the allegation brought by South Africa before the International Court of Justice.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: state, bring · To what, where: allegation
This is exam question 4 of lesson 26 «Israel and Gaza: what happened, as widely reported» 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State | state | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 allegation | det |
| 3 | allegation | allegation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 State | obj |
| 4 | brought | bring | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 allegation | acl |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 Africa | case |
| 6 | South | South | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 Africa | compound |
| 7 | Africa | Africa | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 brought | obl |
| 8 | before | before | ADP | _ | 11 Court | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 Court | det |
| 10 | International | International | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 Court | amod |
| 11 | Court | Court | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 brought | obl |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 Justice | case |
| 13 | Justice | Justice | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 Court | nmod |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 State | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | state speech: other | imperative | you not said here | the allegation | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent allegation=Topic | ||||
| 2 | bring | participle | the allegation not said here | before the International Court of Justice | by South Africa | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent before court=Destination |
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
That the court ought to relocate to Gaza
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 court | det |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 court | det |
| 3 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 relocate | nsubj |
| 4 | ought | ought | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 relocate | aux |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 relocate | mark |
| 6 | relocate | relocate | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 Gaza | case |
| 8 | Gaza | Gaza | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 relocate | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | relocate | ought | that court | Gaza | tree rules |
Option 2
That Egypt had annexed the Gaza Strip
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 2 Egypt | det |
| 2 | Egypt | Egypt | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 annexed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 annexed | aux |
| 4 | annexed | annex | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Strip | det |
| 6 | Gaza | Gaza | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 Strip | compound |
| 7 | Strip | Strip | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 annexed | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | annex | past · perfect · passive | that Egypt | tree rules |
Option 3
That Hamas constitutes a member state of the United Nations, entitled to vote in the General Assembly
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 2 Hamas | det |
| 2 | Hamas | Hamas | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 constitutes | nsubj |
| 3 | constitutes | constitute | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 state | det |
| 5 | member | member | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 state | compound |
| 6 | state | state | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 constitutes | obj |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 Nations | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 Nations | det |
| 9 | United | United | PROPN | _ | 10 Nations | compound |
| 10 | Nations | Nation | PROPN | Number=Plur | 6 state | nmod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 entitled | punct |
| 12 | entitled | entitle | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 constitutes | conj |
| 13 | to | to | PART | _ | 14 vote | mark |
| 14 | vote | vote | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 entitled | xcomp |
| 15 | in | in | ADP | _ | 18 Assembly | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 Assembly | det |
| 17 | General | General | PROPN | Number=Sing | 18 Assembly | flat |
| 18 | Assembly | Assembly | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 vote | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | constitute | present | that Hamas | a member state of the United Nations | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme state=Pivot | ||||
| 2 | entitle | past | that Hamas not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | vote | to-infinitive | that Hamas not said here | the General Assembly | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
That Israel's conduct in Gaza constitutes genocide, an allegation which Israel rejects
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 2 Israel | det |
| 2 | Israel | Israel | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 conduct | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 Israel | case |
| 4 | conduct | conduct | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 constitutes | nsubj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 Gaza | case |
| 6 | Gaza | Gaza | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 conduct | nmod |
| 7 | constitutes | constitute | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | genocide | genocide | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 constitutes | obj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 allegation | punct |
| 10 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 allegation | det |
| 11 | allegation | allegation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 genocide | appos |
| 12 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 14 rejects | nsubj |
| 13 | Israel | Israel | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 rejects | nsubj |
| 14 | rejects | reject | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 allegation | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | constitute | present | that Israel's conduct in Gaza | genocide | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme genocide=Pivot | ||||
| 2 | reject | present | a allegation | vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | conduct | that Israel | Gaza | nom conduct «act transitive»: poss=agent in=place |
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