Exam question 3 · Bitten, lost, hurt: when fear stays after the danger
It is given that a child has become separated from a parent in a large shop. Determine the most appropriate course of action.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: child, you · What happens: give, become, separate, determine · To what, where: It, large shop, appropriate course
This is exam question 3 of lesson 6 «Bitten, lost, hurt: when fear stays after the danger» 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 has become separated from a parent in a large shop.
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 become | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 child | det |
| 6 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 become | nsubj |
| 7 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 become | aux |
| 8 | become | become | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 3 given | advcl |
| 9 | separated | separate | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 become | xcomp |
| 10 | from | from | ADP | _ | 12 parent | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 parent | det |
| 12 | parent | parent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 separated | obl |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 16 shop | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 shop | det |
| 15 | large | large | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 shop | amod |
| 16 | shop | shop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 separated | obl |
| 17 | . | . | 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 | become | present · perfect | a child | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | separate | participle | a child not said here | a large shop | from a parent | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient from parent=Co-Patient |
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: Determine the most appropriate course of action.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Determine | determine | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 course | det |
| 3 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 4 appropriate | advmod |
| 4 | appropriate | appropriate | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 course | amod |
| 5 | course | course | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Determine | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 action | case |
| 7 | action | action | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 course | nmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Determine | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | determine | imperative | you not said here | the appropriate course of action | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent course=Topic |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Depart the premises alone and proceed homeward on foot
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Depart | depart | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 premises | det |
| 3 | premises | premise | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Depart | obj |
| 4 | alone | alone | ADV | _ | 1 Depart | advmod |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 proceed | cc |
| 6 | proceed | proceed | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Depart | conj |
| 7 | homeward | homeward | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 proceed | obj |
| 8 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 foot | case |
| 9 | foot | foot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 proceed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | depart | imperative | you not said here | the premises | alone property | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme premise=Initial_Location | |||
| 2 | proceed | present | you not said here | homeward | foot | tree rules |
Option 2
Accept the first offer of assistance from any passing stranger
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accept | accept | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 offer | det |
| 3 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 4 offer | amod |
| 4 | offer | offer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Accept | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 assistance | case |
| 6 | assistance | assistance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 offer | nmod |
| 7 | from | from | ADP | _ | 10 stranger | case |
| 8 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 10 stranger | det |
| 9 | passing | passing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 stranger | compound |
| 10 | stranger | stranger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Accept | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | accept | imperative | you not said here | the first offer of assistance | any passing stranger | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent offer=Theme from stranger=Source | |||
| 2 | offer | assistance | nom offer «communication transitive»: of=patient |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Approach a uniformed staff member and state the parent's number
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Approach | approach | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 member | det |
| 3 | uniformed | uniform | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 member | amod |
| 4 | staff | staff | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 member | compound |
| 5 | member | member | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Approach | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 state | cc |
| 7 | state | state | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 member | conj |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 parent | det |
| 9 | parent | parent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 number | nmod:poss |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 parent | case |
| 11 | number | number | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Approach | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | approach | imperative | you not said here | a uniformed staff member and state | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | uniform | participle | tree rules |
Option 4
Remain concealed until the premises close for the night
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Remain | Remain | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 concealed | nsubj |
| 2 | concealed | conceal | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 6 close | mark |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 premises | det |
| 5 | premises | premise | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 close | nsubj |
| 6 | close | close | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 concealed | ccomp |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 night | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 night | det |
| 9 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 close | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | conceal | past | Remain | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | close | present | the premises | night | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
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