Exam question 2 · When grown-ups grieve, and how it gets softer

Identify the principal function of a grief counsellor.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: identify · To what, where: principal function

This is exam question 2 of lesson 69 «When grown-ups grieve, and how it gets softer» 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	Identify	identify	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 function	det
3	principal	principal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 function	amod
4	function	function	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Identify	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	8 counsellor	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 counsellor	det
7	grief	grief	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 counsellor	compound
8	counsellor	counsellor	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 function	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Identify	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	identify	imperative	you not said here	the principal function of a grief counsellor					vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent function=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.

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

To compel the bereaved to forget the deceased

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 compel	mark
2	compel	compel	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 bereaved	det
4	bereaved	bereave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 compel	xcomp
5	to	to	PART	_	6 forget	mark
6	forget	forget	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 compel	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 deceased	det
8	deceased	decease	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 forget	xcomp

#	verb	tense, mood	roles by
1	compel	to-infinitive	vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Result
2	bereave	participle	vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	forget	to-infinitive	tree rules
4	not decease	participle	vn die-42.4 «NP V»: agent=Patient

Option 2

To restore the deceased to life by consultation

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 restore	mark
2	restore	restore	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 life	det
4	deceased	decease	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 life	amod
5	to	to	ADP	_	6 life	case
6	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 restore	obj
7	by	by	ADP	_	8 consultation	case
8	consultation	consultation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 restore	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	restore	to-infinitive		the deceased life				by consultation	vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent life=Theme
2	decease	participle							vn die-42.4 «NP V»: agent=Patient

Option 3

To determine the inheritance of the deceased's estate

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 determine	mark
2	determine	determine	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 inheritance	det
4	inheritance	inheritance	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 determine	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	9 estate	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 estate	det
7	deceased	decease	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 estate	amod
8	's	's	PART	_	7 deceased	case
9	estate	estate	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 inheritance	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	determine	to-infinitive	the inheritance of the deceased estate	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inheritance=Topic
2	decease	participle		vn die-42.4 «NP V»: agent=Patient
3	inherit		the deceased estate	nom inheritance «act transitive»: of=patient

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

To assist bereaved persons in coping with powerful emotions

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 assist	mark
2	assist	assist	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	bereaved	bereaved	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 persons	amod
4	persons	person	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 assist	obj
5	in	in	SCONJ	_	6 coping	mark
6	coping	cope	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 assist	advcl
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 emotions	case
8	powerful	powerful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 emotions	amod
9	emotions	emotion	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 coping	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	assist	to-infinitive			bereaved persons				vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Beneficiary
2	cope	gerund						with powerful emotions	vn cope-83-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with emotion=Theme

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