Exam question 4 · When grown-ups grieve, and how it gets softer
It is given that a widowed parent resumes laughter some months after a bereavement. Ascertain which inference is consistent with the matters taught.
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: widowed parent, you, inference, matters · What happens: give, widow, resume, ascertain, be, teach · To what, where: It, laughter
This is exam question 4 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
Sentence 1: It is given that a widowed parent resumes laughter some months after a bereavement.
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 | _ | 8 resumes | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 parent | det |
| 6 | widowed | widow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 parent | amod |
| 7 | parent | parent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 resumes | nsubj |
| 8 | resumes | resume | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 9 | laughter | laughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 resumes | obj |
| 10 | some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 11 months | det |
| 11 | months | month | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 resumes | obl:unmarked |
| 12 | after | after | ADP | _ | 14 bereavement | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 bereavement | det |
| 14 | bereavement | bereavement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 resumes | obl |
| 15 | . | . | 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 | widow | participle | vn orphan-29.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | resume | present | a widowed parent | laughter | after a bereavement; month | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent laughter=Eventuality |
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: Ascertain which inference is consistent with the matters taught.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ascertain | ascertain | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 3 inference | det |
| 3 | inference | inference | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 consistent | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 consistent | cop |
| 5 | consistent | consistent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Ascertain | ccomp |
| 6 | with | with | SCONJ | _ | 9 taught | mark |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 matters | det |
| 8 | matters | matter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 taught | nsubj |
| 9 | taught | teach | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 consistent | advcl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Ascertain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ascertain | imperative | you not said here | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | present | which inference | consistent property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | teach speech: other | past | the matters | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
The options
Option 1
The parent is acting contrary to every religious tradition
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 parent | det |
| 2 | parent | parent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 acting | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 acting | aux |
| 4 | acting | act | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | contrary | contrary | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 acting | xcomp |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 tradition | case |
| 7 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 9 tradition | det |
| 8 | religious | religious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 tradition | amod |
| 9 | tradition | tradition | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 acting | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | act | present · progressive | the parent | to every religious tradition; contrary property | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
The parent has forgotten the deceased entirely
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 parent | det |
| 2 | parent | parent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 forgotten | nsubj |
| 3 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 forgotten | aux |
| 4 | forgotten | forget | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 deceased | det |
| 6 | deceased | decease | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 forgotten | ccomp |
| 7 | entirely | entirely | ADV | _ | 6 deceased | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | forget | present · perfect | the parent | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | decease | participle | entirely property | vn die-42.4 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
Option 3
The parent was never attached to the deceased
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 parent | det |
| 2 | parent | parent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 attached | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 attached | aux:pass |
| 4 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 5 attached | advmod |
| 5 | attached | attach | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | SCONJ | _ | 8 deceased | mark |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 deceased | det |
| 8 | deceased | decease | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 attached | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not attach | past · passive | the parent | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | decease | participle | vn die-42.4 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The parent is healing and has not ceased to love the deceased
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 parent | det |
| 2 | parent | parent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 healing | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 healing | aux |
| 4 | healing | heal | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 ceased | cc |
| 6 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 ceased | aux |
| 7 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 ceased | advmod |
| 8 | ceased | cease | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 4 healing | conj |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 love | mark |
| 10 | love | love | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 ceased | xcomp |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 love | obj |
| 12 | deceased | decease | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 ceased | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | heal | present · progressive | the parent | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 2 | not cease | present · perfect | the parent not said here | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 3 | love | to-infinitive | the parent not said here | the | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer the=Stimulus | ||||
| 4 | decease | participle | the parent not said here | vn die-42.4 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
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