Exam question 4 · Chased, trapped, frightened: scary moments that come back…
Ascertain which of the following most accurately characterises a video asserting that a costumed figure shall visit the viewer's town.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, video, costumed figure · What happens: ascertain, follow, characteris, assert, costume, visit · To what, where: video, town
This is exam question 4 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ascertain | ascertain | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 following | nsubj |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 following | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 following | det |
| 5 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 1 Ascertain | ccomp |
| 6 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 7 accurately | advmod |
| 7 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 8 characterises | advmod |
| 8 | characterises | characteris | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 following | advcl |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 video | det |
| 10 | video | video | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 characterises | obj |
| 11 | asserting | assert | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 10 video | acl |
| 12 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 17 visit | mark |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 figure | det |
| 14 | costumed | costume | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 15 figure | amod |
| 15 | figure | figure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 visit | nsubj |
| 16 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 17 visit | aux |
| 17 | visit | visit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 asserting | advcl |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 viewer | det |
| 19 | viewer | viewer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 town | nmod:poss |
| 20 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 19 viewer | case |
| 21 | town | town | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 visit | obj |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Ascertain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ascertain | imperative | you not said here | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 3 | characteris | present | a video | accurately property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | assert | gerund | a video not said here | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 5 | costume | participle | tree rules | ||||||
| 6 | visit | shall | a costumed figure | the viewer's town | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent town=Co-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.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
It is a matter which may only be verified by repeated viewing
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 | 4 matter | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 matter | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 matter | det |
| 4 | matter | matter | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 verified | nsubj:pass |
| 6 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 verified | aux |
| 7 | only | only | ADV | _ | 9 verified | advmod |
| 8 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 9 verified | aux:pass |
| 9 | verified | verify | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 matter | acl:relcl |
| 10 | by | by | ADP | _ | 12 viewing | case |
| 11 | repeated | repeat | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 viewing | amod |
| 12 | viewing | viewing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 verified | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a matter | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | verify | may · passive | repeated viewing | a matter | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot subject=Topic | ||||
| 3 | repeat | participle | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
Option 2
It is invariably an authentic warning issued by the police
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 | 6 warning | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 warning | cop |
| 3 | invariably | invariably | ADV | _ | 6 warning | advmod |
| 4 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 warning | det |
| 5 | authentic | authentic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 warning | amod |
| 6 | warning | warning | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | issued | issue | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 warning | acl |
| 8 | by | by | ADP | _ | 10 police | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 police | det |
| 10 | police | police | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 issued | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a authentic warning | invariably property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | issue | participle | a authentic warning not said here | by the police | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by police=Location |
Option 3
It is a reliable prediction where the town is named
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 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 10 named | advmod |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 town | det |
| 8 | town | town | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 named | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 named | aux:pass |
| 10 | named | name | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 prediction | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a reliable prediction | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | name | present · passive | the town | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
It is commonly a fabrication designed to frighten and to attract views
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 fabrication | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 fabrication | cop |
| 3 | commonly | commonly | ADV | _ | 5 fabrication | advmod |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 fabrication | det |
| 5 | fabrication | fabrication | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | designed | design | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 fabrication | acl |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 frighten | mark |
| 8 | frighten | frighten | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 designed | advcl |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 attract | cc |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 attract | mark |
| 11 | attract | attract | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 frighten | conj |
| 12 | views | view | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 attract | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a fabrication | commonly property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | design | participle | a fabrication not said here | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | frighten | to-infinitive | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | ||||||
| 4 | attract | to-infinitive | views | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent view=Patient |
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