Exam question 3 · Living with loss: keeping memories, and loss that isn't de…
It is given that a child experiences renewed sorrow on the anniversary of a parent's death. Select the response consistent with the established facts.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: child, parent, you · What happens: give, experience, renew, die, select, establish · To what, where: It, renewed sorrow, anniversary, response
This is exam question 3 of lesson 3 «Living with loss: keeping memories, and loss that isn't death» 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 child experiences renewed sorrow on the anniversary of a parent's death.
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 child | det |
| 6 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 experiences | nsubj |
| 7 | experiences | experience | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 8 | renewed | renew | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 sorrow | amod |
| 9 | sorrow | sorrow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 experiences | obj |
| 10 | on | on | ADP | _ | 12 anniversary | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 anniversary | det |
| 12 | anniversary | anniversary | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 experiences | obl |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 17 death | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 parent | det |
| 15 | parent | parent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 death | nmod:poss |
| 16 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 15 parent | case |
| 17 | death | death | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 anniversary | nmod |
| 18 | . | . | 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 child | renewed sorrow | the anniversary of a parent's death | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sorrow=Stimulus | |||
| 3 | renew | participle | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 4 | die | a parent | nom death «event intransitive»: poss=agent |
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 · ✓ the right answer
Such recurrence is common and does not constitute regression
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 recurrence | amod |
| 2 | recurrence | recurrence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 common | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 common | cop |
| 4 | common | common | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 constitute | cc |
| 6 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 constitute | aux |
| 7 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 constitute | advmod |
| 8 | constitute | constitute | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 common | conj |
| 9 | regression | regression | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 constitute | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Such recurrence | common property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | not constitute | present · do-support | Such recurrence not said here | regression | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme regression=Pivot |
Option 2
Such recurrence indicates that the grief shall never diminish
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 recurrence | amod |
| 2 | recurrence | recurrence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 indicates | nsubj |
| 3 | indicates | indicate | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 9 diminish | mark |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 grief | det |
| 6 | grief | grief | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 diminish | nsubj |
| 7 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 diminish | aux |
| 8 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 9 diminish | advmod |
| 9 | diminish | diminish | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 indicates | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | indicate | present | Such recurrence | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot | |||||
| 2 | not diminish | shall | the grief | vn caused_calibratable_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
Option 3
Such recurrence is experienced only by persons who are unwell
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 recurrence | amod |
| 2 | recurrence | recurrence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 experienced | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 experienced | aux:pass |
| 4 | experienced | experience | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | only | only | ADV | _ | 4 experienced | advmod |
| 6 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 persons | case |
| 7 | persons | person | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 experienced | obl |
| 8 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 10 unwell | nsubj |
| 9 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 unwell | cop |
| 10 | unwell | unwell | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 persons | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | experience | present · passive | persons | Such recurrence | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer subject=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | is | present | persons | unwell property | tree rules |
Option 4
Such recurrence demonstrates that the grief was previously feigned
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 recurrence | amod |
| 2 | recurrence | recurrence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 demonstrates | nsubj |
| 3 | demonstrates | demonstrate | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 9 feigned | mark |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 grief | det |
| 6 | grief | grief | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 feigned | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 feigned | aux:pass |
| 8 | previously | previously | ADV | _ | 9 feigned | advmod |
| 9 | feigned | feign | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 demonstrates | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate | present | Such recurrence | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | feign | past · passive | the grief | previously property | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
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