Exam question 1 · Disappointed: when things don't go the way you hoped
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises disappointment?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, characteris · To what, where: disappointment
This is exam question 1 of lesson 25 «Disappointed: when things don't go the way you hoped» 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 | Which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 characterises | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 statements | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 statements | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 statements | amod |
| 5 | statements | statement | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 characterises | obl |
| 6 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 7 accurately | advmod |
| 7 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 8 characterises | advmod |
| 8 | characterises | characteris | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | disappointment | disappointment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 characterises | obj |
| 10 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 characterises | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | characteris | present | disappointment | of the following statements; accurately property | 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.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
A feeling experienced solely in respect of birthday presents
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 feeling | det |
| 2 | feeling | feeling | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | experienced | experience | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 feeling | acl |
| 4 | solely | solely | ADV | _ | 3 experienced | advmod |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 respect | case |
| 6 | respect | respect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 experienced | obl |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 presents | case |
| 8 | birthday | birthday | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 presents | compound |
| 9 | presents | present | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 respect | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | experience | participle | a feeling not said here | respect of birthday presents | solely property | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer | |||
| 2 | respect | birthday presents | nom respect «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
Option 2
An abnormal condition requiring immediate medical attention
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 condition | det |
| 2 | abnormal | abnormal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 condition | amod |
| 3 | condition | condition | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | requiring | require | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 condition | acl |
| 5 | immediate | immediate | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 attention | amod |
| 6 | medical | medical | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 attention | amod |
| 7 | attention | attention | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 requiring | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | require | gerund | a abnormal condition not said here | immediate medical attention | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme attention=Precondition |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
A normal response to an outcome falling short of one's hopes, which customarily diminishes
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 response | det |
| 2 | normal | normal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 response | amod |
| 3 | response | response | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 outcome | case |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 outcome | det |
| 6 | outcome | outcome | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 response | nmod |
| 7 | falling | fall | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 response | acl |
| 8 | short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 falling | xcomp |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 hopes | case |
| 10 | one | one | PRON | Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 hopes | nmod:poss |
| 11 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 10 one | case |
| 12 | hopes | hope | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 short | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 diminishes | punct |
| 14 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 16 diminishes | nsubj |
| 15 | customarily | customarily | ADV | _ | 16 diminishes | advmod |
| 16 | diminishes | diminish | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 hopes | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fall | gerund | a normal response to a outcome not said here | short property | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | diminish | present | one's hopes | customarily property | vn caused_calibratable_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | ||||
| 3 | hope | one | nom hope «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4
A permanent state persisting for the remainder of one's life
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 state | det |
| 2 | permanent | permanent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 state | amod |
| 3 | state | state | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | persisting | persist | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 state | acl |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 remainder | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 remainder | det |
| 7 | remainder | remainder | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 persisting | obl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 life | case |
| 9 | one | one | PRON | Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 life | nmod:poss |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 one | case |
| 11 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 remainder | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | persist | gerund | a permanent state not said here | for the remainder of one's life | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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