Exam question 1 · Lifeboat choices

Which of the following procedures is most generally regarded as fair for the allocation of a single remaining place among several equally entitled claimants?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, regard, entitle, allocate · To what, where: claimants, single remaining place

This is exam question 1 of lesson 48 «Lifeboat choices» 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	Which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 regarded	obj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 procedures	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 procedures	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 procedures	amod
5	procedures	procedure	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Which	nmod
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 regarded	aux:pass
7	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	8 generally	advmod
8	generally	generally	ADV	_	9 regarded	advmod
9	regarded	regard	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
10	as	as	ADP	_	11 fair	case
11	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 regarded	obl
12	for	for	ADP	_	14 allocation	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 allocation	det
14	allocation	allocation	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 regarded	obl
15	of	of	ADP	_	19 place	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 place	det
17	single	single	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 place	amod
18	remaining	remaining	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 place	amod
19	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 allocation	nmod
20	among	among	ADP	_	21 several	case
21	several	several	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 regarded	obl
22	equally	equally	ADV	_	23 entitled	advmod
23	entitled	entitle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 regarded	advcl
24	claimants	claimant	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 entitled	obj
25	?	?	PUNCT	_	9 regarded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	regard	present · passive		as fair; for the allocation of a single remaining place; among several; generally property	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: which=Theme for allocation=Attribute
3	entitle	past	claimants	equally property	tree rules
4	allocate		a single remaining place		nom allocation «possession transitive»: of=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.

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

The award of the place to whichever claimant first applies force

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 award	det
2	award	award	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 applies	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 place	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 place	det
5	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 award	nmod
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 claimant	case
7	whichever	whichever	DET	PronType=Rel	8 claimant	det
8	claimant	claimant	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 place	nmod
9	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	10 applies	advmod
10	applies	apply	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	force	force	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 applies	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	apply	present	the award of the place to whichever claimant	force				first property	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent force=Theme
2	award			the place to whichever claimant					nom award «act transitive»: of=patient

Option 2

The award of the place to the claimant of greatest physical strength

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 award	det
2	award	award	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 place	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 place	det
5	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 award	nmod
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 claimant	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 claimant	det
8	claimant	claimant	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 place	nmod
9	of	of	ADP	_	12 strength	case
10	greatest	great	ADJ	Degree=Sup	12 strength	amod
11	physical	physical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 strength	amod
12	strength	strength	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 claimant	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	award			the place to the claimant of greatest physical strength					nom award «act transitive»: of=patient

Option 3

The preference of the claimant most favoured by the allocator

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 preference	det
2	preference	preference	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 favoured	nsubj:pass
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 claimant	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 claimant	det
5	claimant	claimant	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 preference	nmod
6	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	7 favoured	advmod
7	favoured	favour	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	by	by	ADP	_	10 allocator	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 allocator	det
10	allocator	allocator	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 favoured	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	favour	participle · passive	the allocator	the preference of the claimant					tree rules
2	prefer			the claimant					nom preference «feeling transitive»: of=patient

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

The drawing of lots, every claimant thereby enjoying an equal chance

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 drawing	det
2	drawing	drawing	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 lots	case
4	lots	lot	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 drawing	nmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 claimant	punct
6	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	7 claimant	det
7	claimant	claimant	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 drawing	conj
8	thereby	thereby	ADV	_	7 claimant	advmod
9	enjoying	enjoy	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 drawing	acl
10	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 chance	det
11	equal	equal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 chance	amod
12	chance	chance	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 enjoying	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	enjoy	gerund	the drawing of lots and every claimant not said here	a equal chance					vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer chance=Stimulus
2	draw		lots						nom drawing «communication intransitive»: of=agent

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