Exam question 4 · The fight I lost and the bullying I can't escape
In respect of bullying conducted by means of electronic messages, determine which statement is correct.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: electronic messages, statement · What happens: conduct, mean, determine, be, respect · To what, where: bullying
This is exam question 4 of lesson 18 «The fight I lost and the bullying I can't escape» 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 | In | in | ADP | _ | 2 respect | case |
| 2 | respect | respect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 means | obl |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 bullying | case |
| 4 | bullying | bullying | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 respect | nmod |
| 5 | conducted | conduct | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 bullying | acl |
| 6 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 conducted | obl |
| 7 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 messages | case |
| 9 | electronic | electronic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 messages | amod |
| 10 | messages | message | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 means | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 determine | punct |
| 12 | determine | determine | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 messages | acl:relcl |
| 13 | which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 14 statement | det |
| 14 | statement | statement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 correct | nsubj |
| 15 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 correct | cop |
| 16 | correct | correct | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 determine | ccomp |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | conduct | participle | bullying not said here | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | mean | present | of electronic messages; in respect of bullying | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in respect=Attribute | |||||
| 3 | determine | present | electronic messages not said here | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | is | present | which statement | correct property | tree rules | ||||
| 5 | respect | bullying | nom respect «cognition 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.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
It constitutes genuine bullying and may be documented and reported
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 | 2 constitutes | nsubj |
| 2 | constitutes | constitute | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | genuine | genuine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 bullying | amod |
| 4 | bullying | bullying | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 constitutes | obj |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 documented | cc |
| 6 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 documented | aux |
| 7 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 8 documented | aux:pass |
| 8 | documented | document | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 constitutes | conj |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 reported | cc |
| 10 | reported | report | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 documented | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | constitute | present | It | genuine bullying | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme bullying=Pivot | ||||
| 2 | document | may · passive | vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP» | ||||||
| 3 | report | participle | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
It is exempt from all consideration, as it is not conducted in person
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 exempt | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 exempt | cop |
| 3 | exempt | exempt | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | from | from | ADP | _ | 6 consideration | case |
| 5 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 consideration | det |
| 6 | consideration | consideration | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 exempt | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 conducted | punct |
| 8 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 12 conducted | mark |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 conducted | nsubj:pass |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 conducted | aux:pass |
| 11 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 12 conducted | advmod |
| 12 | conducted | conduct | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 exempt | parataxis |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 14 person | case |
| 14 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 conducted | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | It | all consideration | exempt property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | not conduct | present · passive | consideration | in person | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in person=Destination |
Option 3
It is regarded as humour and requires no intervention
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 regarded | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 regarded | aux:pass |
| 3 | regarded | regard | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | as | as | ADP | _ | 5 humour | case |
| 5 | humour | humour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 regarded | obl |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 requires | cc |
| 7 | requires | require | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 regarded | conj |
| 8 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 9 intervention | det |
| 9 | intervention | intervention | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 requires | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | regard | present · passive | It | as humour | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: subject=Theme as humour=Value | ||||
| 2 | require | present | no intervention | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme intervention=Precondition |
Option 4
It ceases to be harmful once the messages are deleted
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 | 2 ceases | nsubj |
| 2 | ceases | cease | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 harmful | mark |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 harmful | cop |
| 5 | harmful | harmful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 ceases | xcomp |
| 6 | once | once | SCONJ | _ | 10 deleted | mark |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 messages | det |
| 8 | messages | message | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 deleted | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 deleted | aux:pass |
| 10 | deleted | delete | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 harmful | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cease | present | It | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | is | to-infinitive | harmful property | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | delete | present · passive | the messages | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
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