Exam question 2 · Disappointed: when things don't go the way you hoped

Identify the principal characteristic of a thought containing the words "never" and "always" during disappointment.

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, thought · What happens: identify, contain · To what, where: principal characteristic, words

This is exam question 2 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	Identify	identify	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 characteristic	det
3	principal	principal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 characteristic	amod
4	characteristic	characteristic	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Identify	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 thought	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 thought	det
7	thought	thought	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 characteristic	nmod
8	containing	contain	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 thought	acl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 words	det
10	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 containing	obj
11	"	"	PUNCT	_	12 never	punct
12	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	8 containing	obj
13	"	"	PUNCT	_	12 never	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 disappointment	cc
15	"	"	PUNCT	_	16 always	punct
16	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	19 disappointment	advmod
17	"	"	PUNCT	_	16 always	punct
18	during	during	ADP	_	19 disappointment	case
19	disappointment	disappointment	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 characteristic	conj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Identify	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	identify	imperative	you not said here	the principal characteristic of a thought and disappointment					vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent characteristic=Theme
2	contain	gerund	a thought not said here	the words					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

It is a reliable prediction of future events

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	5 prediction	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 prediction	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 prediction	det
4	reliable	reliable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 prediction	amod
5	prediction	prediction	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 events	case
7	future	future	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 events	amod
8	events	event	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 prediction	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	It	a reliable prediction				of future events	tree rules

Option 2

It invariably constitutes an accurate statement of fact

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 constitutes	nsubj
2	invariably	invariably	ADV	_	3 constitutes	advmod
3	constitutes	constitute	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 statement	det
5	accurate	accurate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 statement	amod
6	statement	statement	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 constitutes	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 fact	case
8	fact	fact	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 statement	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	constitute	present	It	a accurate statement of fact				invariably property	vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme statement=Pivot
2	state			fact					nom statement «communication transitive»: of=patient

Option 3

It indicates that the disappointment has concluded

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 indicates	nsubj
2	indicates	indicate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	7 concluded	mark
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 disappointment	det
5	disappointment	disappointment	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 concluded	nsubj:pass
6	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 concluded	aux
7	concluded	conclude	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 indicates	advcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	indicate	present	It						vn indicate-78-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot
2	conclude	present · perfect · passive		the disappointment					vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

It commonly exaggerates a genuine feeling beyond the facts

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 exaggerates	nsubj
2	commonly	commonly	ADV	_	3 exaggerates	advmod
3	exaggerates	exaggerate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 feeling	det
5	genuine	genuine	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 feeling	amod
6	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 exaggerates	obj
7	beyond	beyond	ADP	_	9 facts	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 facts	det
9	facts	fact	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 exaggerates	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	exaggerate	present	It	a genuine feeling				beyond the facts; commonly property	tree rules

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