Exam question 4 · Hard things at home: broken promises, silence, money and i…

Ascertain which of the following most accurately describes the significance of words spoken repeatedly in anger by a parent.

Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: you · What happens: ascertain, follow, describe, speak · To what, where: significance, words, anger · Speech: someone speaks here

This is exam question 4 of lesson 13 «Hard things at home: broken promises, silence, money and illness» of the reflection 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	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 following	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 following	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 following	det
5	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Ascertain	ccomp
6	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	7 accurately	advmod
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	8 describes	advmod
8	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 following	advcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 significance	det
10	significance	significance	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 describes	obj
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 words	case
12	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 significance	nmod
13	spoken	speak	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 words	acl
14	repeatedly	repeatedly	ADV	_	13 spoken	advmod
15	in	in	ADP	_	16 anger	case
16	anger	anger	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 spoken	obl
17	by	by	ADP	_	19 parent	case
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 parent	det
19	parent	parent	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 spoken	obl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Ascertain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	ascertain	imperative	you not said here				vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	follow	gerund					vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	describe	present		the significance of words		accurately property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent significance=Theme
4	speak speech: other	participle		words not said here	anger	by a parent; repeatedly property	vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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

Such words should be repeated by the child to the parent in return

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 words	amod
2	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 repeated	nsubj:pass
3	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 repeated	aux
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 repeated	aux:pass
5	repeated	repeat	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	by	by	ADP	_	8 child	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 child	det
8	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 repeated	obl
9	to	to	ADP	_	11 parent	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 parent	det
11	parent	parent	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 repeated	obl
12	in	in	ADP	_	13 return	case
13	return	return	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 parent	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	repeat	should · passive	the child	Such words	the parent in return				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent subject=Topic to parent=Recipient

Option 2

Such words are of no consequence and never affect a child

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 words	amod
2	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 consequence	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 consequence	cop
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 consequence	case
5	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	6 consequence	det
6	consequence	consequence	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 affect	cc
8	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	9 affect	advmod
9	affect	affect	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 consequence	conj
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 child	det
11	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 affect	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Such words					of no consequence	tree rules
2	not affect	infinitive	Such words not said here	a child					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus child=Experiencer

Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

Such words may persist in memory but do not establish their own truth

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 words	amod
2	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 persist	nsubj
3	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 persist	aux
4	persist	persist	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 memory	case
6	memory	memory	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 persist	obl
7	but	but	CCONJ	_	10 establish	cc
8	do	do	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	10 establish	aux
9	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 establish	advmod
10	establish	establish	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 persist	conj
11	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 truth	nmod:poss
12	own	own	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 truth	amod
13	truth	truth	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 establish	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	persist	may	Such words			memory			vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in memory=Location
2	not establish	infinitive · do-support	Such words not said here	words's own truth					vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent truth=Patient

Option 4

Such words constitute an accurate assessment of the child's character

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 words	amod
2	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 constitute	nsubj
3	constitute	constitute	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 assessment	det
5	accurate	accurate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 assessment	amod
6	assessment	assessment	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 constitute	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	11 character	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 child	det
9	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 character	nmod:poss
10	's	's	PART	_	9 child	case
11	character	character	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 assessment	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	constitute	present	Such words	a accurate assessment of the child's character					vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme assessment=Pivot
2	assess			the child's character					nom assessment «cognition transitive»: of=patient

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