Exam question 2 · Getting help: when sadness or worry won't go away

It is given that a friend has expressed a wish not to be here, and has requested secrecy. Identify the correct course of action.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: friend, you · What happens: give, express, not be, request, identify · To what, where: It, wish, secrecy, correct course

This is exam question 2 of lesson 29 «Getting help: when sadness or worry won't go away» 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 friend has expressed a wish not to be here, and has requested secrecy.

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	_	8 expressed	mark
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 friend	det
6	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 expressed	nsubj
7	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 expressed	aux
8	expressed	express	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	3 given	advcl
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 wish	det
10	wish	wish	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 expressed	obj
11	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	14 here	advmod
12	to	to	PART	_	14 here	mark
13	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	14 here	cop
14	here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	8 expressed	advmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 requested	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 requested	cc
17	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 requested	aux
18	requested	request	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	3 given	parataxis
19	secrecy	secrecy	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 requested	obj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 given	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	give	present · passive		It		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	express	present · perfect	a friend	a wish		vn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wish=Theme
3	not is	to-infinitive			here property	tree rules
4	request	present · perfect		secrecy		vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent secrecy=Recipient

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: Identify the correct course of action.

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 course	det
3	correct	correct	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 course	amod
4	course	course	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Identify	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 action	case
6	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 course	nmod
7	.	.	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 correct course of action					vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent course=Theme

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

A trusted adult shall be informed forthwith notwithstanding the request; a helpline may also be contacted

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 adult	det
2	trusted	trust	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 adult	amod
3	adult	adult	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 informed	nsubj:pass
4	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 informed	aux
5	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 informed	aux:pass
6	informed	inform	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	forthwith	forthwith	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 informed	xcomp
8	notwithstanding	notwithstand	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 forthwith	advcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 request	det
10	request	request	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 notwithstanding	obj
11	;	;	PUNCT	_	17 contacted	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 helpline	det
13	helpline	helpline	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 contacted	nsubj:pass
14	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	17 contacted	aux
15	also	also	ADV	_	17 contacted	advmod
16	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	17 contacted	aux:pass
17	contacted	contact	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 informed	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	trust	participle			vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	inform speech: other	shall · passive	a trusted adult	forthwith property	vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
3	notwithstand	gerund	the request		tree rules
4	contact	may · passive	a helpline		tree rules

Option 2

The matter shall be deferred until the friend repeats the statement

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 matter	det
2	matter	matter	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 deferred	nsubj:pass
3	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 deferred	aux
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 deferred	aux:pass
5	deferred	defer	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	until	until	SCONJ	_	9 repeats	mark
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 friend	det
8	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 repeats	nsubj
9	repeats	repeat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 deferred	advcl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 statement	det
11	statement	statement	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 repeats	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	defer	shall · passive		the matter					vn delay-53.3-1-1 «NP V»: subject=Source
2	repeat	present	the friend	the statement					vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statement=Eventuality

Option 3

The request for secrecy shall be honoured in all circumstances

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 request	det
2	request	request	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 honoured	nsubj:pass
3	for	for	ADP	_	4 secrecy	case
4	secrecy	secrecy	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 request	nmod
5	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 honoured	aux
6	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	7 honoured	aux:pass
7	honoured	honour	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 circumstances	case
9	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	10 circumstances	det
10	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 honoured	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	honour	shall · passive		the request for secrecy		all circumstances			tree rules

Option 4

The matter shall be disclosed solely to other pupils

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 matter	det
2	matter	matter	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 disclosed	nsubj:pass
3	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 disclosed	aux
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 disclosed	aux:pass
5	disclosed	disclose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	solely	solely	ADV	_	5 disclosed	advmod
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 pupils	case
8	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 pupils	amod
9	pupils	pupil	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 disclosed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	disclose	shall · passive		the matter	other pupils			solely property	vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to pupil=Recipient

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