Exam question 3 · Fights, racism and being a bystander
It is given that a pupil witnessed the bullying of a younger child without intervening. Select the response consistent with the established facts.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: pupil, younger child, you · What happens: give, witness, intervene, select, establish · To what, where: It, bullying, response
This is exam question 3 of lesson 20 «Fights, racism and being a bystander» 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
Sentence 1: It is given that a pupil witnessed the bullying of a younger child without intervening.
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 | _ | 7 witnessed | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 pupil | det |
| 6 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 witnessed | nsubj |
| 7 | witnessed | witness | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 bullying | det |
| 9 | bullying | bullying | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 witnessed | obj |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 child | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 child | det |
| 12 | younger | young | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 13 child | amod |
| 13 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 bullying | nmod |
| 14 | without | without | SCONJ | _ | 15 intervening | mark |
| 15 | intervening | intervene | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 13 child | acl |
| 16 | . | . | 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 | witness | past | a pupil | the bullying of a younger child | vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bullying=Beneficiary | ||||
| 3 | intervene | gerund | a younger child not said here | tree rules |
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
Inaction confers complete freedom from any concern
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inaction | inaction | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 confers | nsubj |
| 2 | confers | confer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | complete | complete | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 freedom | amod |
| 4 | freedom | freedom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 confers | obj |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 7 concern | case |
| 6 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 7 concern | det |
| 7 | concern | concern | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 confers | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | confer | present | Inaction | complete freedom | any concern | tree rules |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Subsequent disclosure to a teacher remains of value
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Subsequent | subsequent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 disclosure | amod |
| 2 | disclosure | disclosure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 remains | nsubj |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 teacher | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 teacher | det |
| 5 | teacher | teacher | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 disclosure | nmod |
| 6 | remains | remain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 value | case |
| 8 | value | value | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 remains | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | remain | present | Subsequent disclosure to a teacher | of value | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
No action is possible once the incident has concluded
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 2 action | det |
| 2 | action | action | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 possible | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 possible | cop |
| 4 | possible | possible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | once | once | SCONJ | _ | 9 concluded | mark |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 incident | det |
| 7 | incident | incident | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 concluded | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 concluded | aux |
| 9 | concluded | conclude | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 possible | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | no action | possible property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | conclude | present · perfect · passive | the incident | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 4
The witness is obliged to join in the bullying
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 witness | det |
| 2 | witness | witness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 obliged | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 obliged | aux:pass |
| 4 | obliged | oblige | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 join | mark |
| 6 | join | join | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 obliged | xcomp |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 bullying | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 bullying | det |
| 9 | bullying | bullying | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 join | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | oblige | present · passive | the witness | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: subject=Patient clause=Result | |||||
| 2 | join | to-infinitive | in the bullying | vn cooperate-73.1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in bullying=Theme |
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