Exam question 3 · Chased, trapped, frightened: scary moments that come back…
It is given that a classmate has suffered a seizure. Select the response consistent with the established facts.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: classmate, you · What happens: give, suffer, select, establish · To what, where: It, seizure, response
This is exam question 3 of lesson 7 «Chased, trapped, frightened: scary moments that come back at night» 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 classmate has suffered a seizure.
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 suffered | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 classmate | det |
| 6 | classmate | classmate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 suffered | nsubj |
| 7 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 suffered | aux |
| 8 | suffered | suffer | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 3 given | advcl |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 seizure | det |
| 10 | seizure | seizure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 suffered | obj |
| 11 | . | . | 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 | suffer | present · perfect | a classmate | a seizure | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer seizure=Stimulus |
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
A seizure invariably results in the death of the person affected
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 seizure | det |
| 2 | seizure | seizure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 results | compound |
| 3 | invariably | invariably | ADV | _ | 2 seizure | advmod |
| 4 | results | result | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 death | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 death | det |
| 7 | death | death | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 results | nmod |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 person | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 person | det |
| 10 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 death | nmod |
| 11 | affected | affect | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 person | acl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | affect | participle | the person not said here | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 2 | die | the person | nom death «event intransitive»: of=agent |
Option 2
A seizure is a contagious condition transmitted by physical contact
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 seizure | det |
| 2 | seizure | seizure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 condition | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 condition | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 condition | det |
| 5 | contagious | contagious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 condition | amod |
| 6 | condition | condition | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | transmitted | transmit | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 condition | acl |
| 8 | by | by | ADP | _ | 10 contact | case |
| 9 | physical | physical | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 contact | amod |
| 10 | contact | contact | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 transmitted | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a seizure | a contagious condition | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | transmit | participle | a contagious condition not said here | by physical contact | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
A seizure arises from a sudden burst of electrical activity within the brain
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 seizure | det |
| 2 | seizure | seizure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 arises | nsubj |
| 3 | arises | arise | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | from | from | ADP | _ | 7 burst | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 burst | det |
| 6 | sudden | sudden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 burst | amod |
| 7 | burst | burst | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 arises | obl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 activity | case |
| 9 | electrical | electrical | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 activity | amod |
| 10 | activity | activity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 burst | nmod |
| 11 | within | within | ADP | _ | 13 brain | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 brain | det |
| 13 | brain | brain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 arises | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | arise | present | a seizure | a sudden burst of electrical activity | within the brain | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||
| 2 | burst | electrical activity | nom burst «act transitive»: of=patient |
Option 4
A seizure is a deliberate act performed in order to gain attention
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 seizure | det |
| 2 | seizure | seizure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 act | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 act | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 act | det |
| 5 | deliberate | deliberate | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 act | amod |
| 6 | act | act | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | performed | perform | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 act | acl |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 order | case |
| 9 | order | order | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 performed | obl |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 gain | mark |
| 11 | gain | gain | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 performed | advcl |
| 12 | attention | attention | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 gain | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a seizure | a deliberate act | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | perform | participle | a deliberate act not said here | order | vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | gain | to-infinitive | attention | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attention=Theme |
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