Exam question 2 · Humiliated in front of everyone: the moment that won't go…
It is given that a recording of a pupil has been circulated in order to ridicule him. Determine the most appropriate course of action.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: give, circulate, ridicule, determine · To what, where: It, recording, order, pupil, appropriate course
This is exam question 2 of lesson 9 «Humiliated in front of everyone: the moment that 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 recording of a pupil has been circulated in order to ridicule him.
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 | _ | 12 circulated | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 recording | det |
| 6 | recording | recording | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 circulated | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 pupil | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 pupil | det |
| 9 | pupil | pupil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 recording | nmod |
| 10 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 circulated | aux |
| 11 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 12 circulated | aux:pass |
| 12 | circulated | circulate | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 given | advcl |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 14 order | case |
| 14 | order | order | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 circulated | obl |
| 15 | to | to | PART | _ | 16 ridicule | mark |
| 16 | ridicule | ridicule | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 circulated | advcl |
| 17 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 ridicule | obj |
| 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 | circulate | present · perfect · passive | a recording of a pupil | order | vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme | ||||
| 3 | ridicule | to-infinitive | pupil | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
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
Acceptance that the recording can never under any circumstances be removed
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acceptance | acceptance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 removed | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 4 recording | mark |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 recording | det |
| 4 | recording | recording | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Acceptance | appos |
| 5 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 removed | aux |
| 6 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 11 removed | advmod |
| 7 | under | under | ADP | _ | 9 circumstances | case |
| 8 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 9 circumstances | det |
| 9 | circumstances | circumstance | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 removed | nsubj:pass |
| 10 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 11 removed | aux:pass |
| 11 | removed | remove | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not remove | can · passive | Acceptance | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 2
Circulation of a retaliatory recording of the persons responsible
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Circulation | circulation | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 recording | case |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 recording | det |
| 4 | retaliatory | retaliatory | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 recording | amod |
| 5 | recording | recording | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Circulation | nmod |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 persons | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 persons | det |
| 8 | persons | person | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 recording | nmod |
| 9 | responsible | responsible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 persons | amod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | circulate | a retaliatory recording of the persons | nom circulation «communication transitive»: of=patient |
Option 3
Continuous perusal of every comment upon the recording
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Continuous | continuous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 perusal | amod |
| 2 | perusal | perusal | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 comment | case |
| 4 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 5 comment | det |
| 5 | comment | comment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 perusal | nmod |
| 6 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 8 recording | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 recording | det |
| 8 | recording | recording | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 comment | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | peruse | every comment upon the recording | nom perusal «communication transitive»: of=patient |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Prompt disclosure to a teacher or parent with a view to its removal
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prompt | prompt | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 disclosure | amod |
| 2 | disclosure | disclosure | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 teacher | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 teacher | det |
| 5 | teacher | teacher | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 disclosure | nmod |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 parent | cc |
| 7 | parent | parent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 teacher | conj |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 10 view | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 view | det |
| 10 | view | view | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 disclosure | nmod |
| 11 | to | to | ADP | _ | 13 removal | case |
| 12 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 removal | nmod:poss |
| 13 | removal | removal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 view | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | remove | view | nom removal «act transitive»: poss=agent |
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