Exam question 4 · Days of remembering: sorokovyny, memorial days, Remembranc…

Ascertain the significance of the eggs deposited upon graves at Provody.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: ascertain, deposit · To what, where: significance, eggs, Provody

This is exam question 4 of lesson 64 «Days of remembering: sorokovyny, memorial days, Remembrance Day and the poppy» 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	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 significance	det
3	significance	significance	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ascertain	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 eggs	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 eggs	det
6	eggs	egg	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 significance	nmod
7	deposited	deposit	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 eggs	acl
8	upon	upon	ADP	_	9 graves	case
9	graves	grave	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 deposited	obl
10	at	at	ADP	_	11 Provody	case
11	Provody	Provody	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 deposited	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Ascertain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ascertain	imperative	you not said here	the significance of the eggs					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent significance=Topic
2	deposit	participle		the eggs not said here		Provody		upon graves	vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent upon grave=Destination

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

Provision of nourishment for the deceased during the night

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Provision	provision	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	of	of	ADP	_	3 nourishment	case
3	nourishment	nourishment	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Provision	nmod
4	for	for	SCONJ	_	6 deceased	mark
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 deceased	det
6	deceased	decease	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Provision	acl
7	during	during	ADP	_	9 night	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 night	det
9	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 deceased	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	decease	participle		Provision of nourishment not said here			night		vn die-42.4 «NP V»: agent=Patient
2	provide		nourishment						nom provision «communication intransitive»: of=agent

Option 2

A form of payment to the keepers of the cemetery

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 form	det
2	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 payment	case
4	payment	payment	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 form	nmod
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 keepers	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 keepers	det
7	keepers	keeper	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 payment	nmod
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 cemetery	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 cemetery	det
10	cemetery	cemetery	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 keepers	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	form			payment to the keepers of the cemetery					nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

A symbol of new life and of the resurrection of Christ

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 symbol	det
2	symbol	symbol	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 life	case
4	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 life	amod
5	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 symbol	nmod
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 resurrection	cc
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 resurrection	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 resurrection	det
9	resurrection	resurrection	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 symbol	conj
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 Christ	case
11	Christ	Christ	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 resurrection	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	resurrect			Christ					nom resurrection «event transitive»: of=patient

Option 4

A means of deterring birds from the cemetery

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	4 deterring	mark
4	deterring	deter	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 means	advcl
5	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 deterring	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 cemetery	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 cemetery	det
8	cemetery	cemetery	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 deterring	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	A						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	deter	gerund	A not said here		birds	the cemetery			vn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V NP PP.eventuality»: agent=Causer bird=Beneficiary from cemetery=Eventuality

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