Exam question 4 · The Golden Rule in many traditions
Pursuant to the "platinum rule", ascertain the proper conduct towards a person who dislikes surprises.
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, person · What happens: ascertain, dislike · To what, where: proper conduct, surprises
This is exam question 4 of lesson 38 «The Golden Rule in many traditions» of the religion ethics 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 | Pursuant | pursuant | ADV | _ | 9 ascertain | advmod |
| 2 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 rule | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 rule | det |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 rule | punct |
| 5 | platinum | platinum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 rule | compound |
| 6 | rule | rule | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Pursuant | obl |
| 7 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 rule | punct |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Pursuant | punct |
| 9 | ascertain | ascertain | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 conduct | det |
| 11 | proper | proper | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 conduct | amod |
| 12 | conduct | conduct | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 ascertain | obj |
| 13 | towards | towards | ADP | _ | 15 person | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 person | det |
| 15 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 ascertain | obl |
| 16 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 17 dislikes | nsubj |
| 17 | dislikes | dislike | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 person | acl:relcl |
| 18 | surprises | surprise | NOUN | Number=Plur | 17 dislikes | obj |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 ascertain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ascertain | imperative | you not said here | the proper conduct | towards a person; pursuant property | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conduct=Topic | |||
| 2 | dislike | present | a person | surprises | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer surprise=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.
The options
Option 1
To abstain from any celebration whatsoever of that person
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 abstain | mark |
| 2 | abstain | abstain | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | from | from | ADP | _ | 5 celebration | case |
| 4 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 5 celebration | det |
| 5 | celebration | celebration | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 abstain | obl |
| 6 | whatsoever | whatsoever | ADV | _ | 2 abstain | advmod |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 person | case |
| 8 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 9 person | det |
| 9 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 abstain | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | abstain | to-infinitive | any celebration | of that person; whatsoever property | vn refrain-69 «NP V PP.theme S_ING»: agent=Agent from celebration=Eventuality |
Option 2
To arrange a surprise regardless, given that one would oneself greatly enjoy one
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 arrange | mark |
| 2 | arrange | arrange | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 given | advcl |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 surprise | det |
| 4 | surprise | surprise | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 arrange | obj |
| 5 | regardless | regardless | ADV | _ | 2 arrange | advmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 arrange | punct |
| 7 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 8 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 9 one | det |
| 9 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 given | obj |
| 10 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 13 enjoy | aux |
| 11 | oneself | oneself | PRON | PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 13 enjoy | nsubj |
| 12 | greatly | greatly | ADV | _ | 13 enjoy | advmod |
| 13 | enjoy | enjoy | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 one | acl:relcl |
| 14 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 13 enjoy | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | arrange | to-infinitive | a surprise | regardless property | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent surprise=Product | ||||
| 2 | give | participle | that one | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme | |||||
| 3 | enjoy | would | oneself | one | greatly property | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer one=Stimulus |
Option 3
To arrange a surprise, inviting solely one's own acquaintances
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 arrange | mark |
| 2 | arrange | arrange | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 surprise | det |
| 4 | surprise | surprise | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 arrange | obj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 inviting | punct |
| 6 | inviting | invite | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 arrange | advcl |
| 7 | solely | solely | ADV | _ | 6 inviting | advmod |
| 8 | one | one | PRON | Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 acquaintances | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 one | case |
| 10 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 acquaintances | amod |
| 11 | acquaintances | acquaintance | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 inviting | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | arrange | to-infinitive | a surprise | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent surprise=Product | |||||
| 2 | invite | gerund | one's own acquaintances | solely property | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent acquaintance=Recipient | ||||
| 3 | acquaint | one | nom acquaintance «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
To treat that person as he or she would wish, refraining from surprises
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 treat | mark |
| 2 | treat | treat | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 person | det |
| 4 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 treat | obj |
| 5 | as | as | ADP | _ | 6 he | case |
| 6 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 treat | obl |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 10 wish | cc |
| 8 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 wish | nsubj |
| 9 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 wish | aux |
| 10 | wish | wish | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 treat | conj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 refraining | punct |
| 12 | refraining | refrain | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 10 wish | advcl |
| 13 | from | from | ADP | _ | 14 surprises | case |
| 14 | surprises | surprise | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 refraining | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | treat | to-infinitive | that person | as person | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent person=Theme as he=Attribute | ||||
| 2 | wish | would | she | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot | |||||
| 3 | refrain | gerund | she not said here | surprises | vn refrain-69 «NP V PP.theme S_ING»: agent=Agent from surprise=Eventuality |
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