Exam question 3 · Left out: the party, the new school, the third wheel
It is given that a pupil experiences a stammer. Select the response consistent with the established facts.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: pupil, you · What happens: give, experience, select, establish · To what, where: It, stammer, response
This is exam question 3 of lesson 21 «Left out: the party, the new school, the third wheel» 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 experiences a stammer.
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 experiences | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 pupil | det |
| 6 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 experiences | nsubj |
| 7 | experiences | experience | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 stammer | det |
| 9 | stammer | stammer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 experiences | obj |
| 10 | . | . | 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 | experience | present | a pupil | a stammer | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer stammer=Stimulus |
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
Listeners ought to complete the speaker's sentences on his behalf
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Listeners | listener | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 complete | nsubj |
| 2 | ought | ought | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 complete | aux |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 complete | mark |
| 4 | complete | complete | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 speaker | det |
| 6 | speaker | speaker | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 sentences | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 speaker | case |
| 8 | sentences | sentence | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 complete | obj |
| 9 | on | on | ADP | _ | 11 behalf | case |
| 10 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 behalf | nmod:poss |
| 11 | behalf | behalf | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 complete | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | complete | ought | Listeners | the speaker's sentences | speaker's behalf | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sentence=Eventuality | |||
| 2 | sentence | the speaker | nom sentence «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
A stammer is invariably a consequence of nervousness alone
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 stammer | det |
| 2 | stammer | stammer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 consequence | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 consequence | cop |
| 4 | invariably | invariably | ADV | _ | 6 consequence | advmod |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 consequence | det |
| 6 | consequence | consequence | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 nervousness | case |
| 8 | nervousness | nervousness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 consequence | nmod |
| 9 | alone | alone | ADV | _ | 6 consequence | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a stammer | a consequence | of nervousness; alone, invariably property | tree rules |
Option 3
The pupil ought to refrain from speaking in class
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 pupil | det |
| 2 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 refrain | nsubj |
| 3 | ought | ought | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 refrain | aux |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 refrain | mark |
| 5 | refrain | refrain | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | from | from | SCONJ | _ | 7 speaking | mark |
| 7 | speaking | speak | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 refrain | advcl |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 class | case |
| 9 | class | class | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 speaking | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | refrain | ought | the pupil | vn refrain-69 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | speak speech: other | gerund | the pupil not said here | class | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Listeners ought to permit the speaker to complete his utterance
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Listeners | listener | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 permit | nsubj |
| 2 | ought | ought | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 permit | aux |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 permit | mark |
| 4 | permit | permit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 speaker | det |
| 6 | speaker | speaker | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 permit | obj |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 complete | mark |
| 8 | complete | complete | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 permit | xcomp |
| 9 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 utterance | nmod:poss |
| 10 | utterance | utterance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 complete | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | permit | ought | Listeners | the speaker | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Causer speaker=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | complete not said to happen | to-infinitive | Listeners not said here | speaker's utterance | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent utterance=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | utter | speaker | nom utterance «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
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