Test 3 · ★ · Gifts of life: organ donation and giving blood
The vicar announces, very formally: «Members of the congregation are encouraged to discuss with their families their wishes regarding organ donation.» What is he asking?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: vicar, Members · What happens: announce, encourage, discuss, regard, wish, ask · To what, where: Members · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 78 «Gifts of life: organ donation and giving blood» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school. 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: The vicar announces, very formally: «Members of the congregation are encouraged to discuss with their families their wishes regarding organ donation.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 vicar | det |
| 2 | vicar | vicar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 announces | nsubj |
| 3 | announces | announce | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 formally | punct |
| 5 | very | very | ADV | _ | 6 formally | advmod |
| 6 | formally | formally | ADV | _ | 3 announces | advmod |
| 7 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 14 encouraged | punct |
| 8 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 9 Members | punct |
| 9 | Members | member | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 encouraged | nsubj |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 congregation | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 congregation | det |
| 12 | congregation | congregation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 Members | nmod |
| 13 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 encouraged | aux:pass |
| 14 | encouraged | encourage | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 announces | conj |
| 15 | to | to | PART | _ | 16 discuss | mark |
| 16 | discuss | discuss | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 14 encouraged | xcomp |
| 17 | with | with | ADP | _ | 19 families | case |
| 18 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 19 families | nmod:poss |
| 19 | families | family | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 discuss | obl |
| 20 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 21 wishes | nmod:poss |
| 21 | wishes | wish | NOUN | Number=Plur | 19 families | conj |
| 22 | regarding | regard | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 24 donation | case |
| 23 | organ | organ | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 donation | compound |
| 24 | donation | donation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 wishes | nmod |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 announces | punct |
| 26 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 3 announces | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | announce speech: other | present | the vicar | formally property | vn order-58.3 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | encourage in a quote | present · passive | Members of the congregation | vn advise-37.9 «NP V NP how S_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | discuss speech: other not said to happen, in a quote | to-infinitive | Members of the congregation not said here | with Members's families and Members's wishes regard organ donation | vn chit_chat-37.6-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with family=Co-Agent | ||||
| 4 | regard in a quote | gerund | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 5 | wish in a quote | Members = member | regard organ donation | nom wish «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent regard=obl |
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: What is he asking?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 asking | obj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 asking | aux |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 asking | nsubj |
| 4 | asking | ask | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 asking | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | present · progressive | vicar | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
The church will take everyone's organs
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 church | det |
| 2 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 take | nsubj |
| 3 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 take | aux |
| 4 | take | take | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 7 organs | nmod:poss |
| 6 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 5 everyone | case |
| 7 | organs | organ | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 take | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | future | the church | everyone's organs | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent organ=Theme |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Families should talk about what each person would want
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Families | family | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 talk | nsubj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 talk | aux |
| 3 | talk | talk | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | about | about | ADP | _ | 5 what | case |
| 5 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Rel | 3 talk | obl |
| 6 | each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 7 person | det |
| 7 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 want | nsubj |
| 8 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 want | aux |
| 9 | want | want | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 what | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | talk | should | Families | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about what=Topic | |||||
| 2 | want | would | each person | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot |
Option 3
Nobody should ever talk about death
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 4 talk | nsubj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 talk | aux |
| 3 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 4 talk | advmod |
| 4 | talk | talk | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | about | about | ADP | _ | 6 death | case |
| 6 | death | death | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 talk | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | talk | should | Nobody | ever | about death | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about death=Topic |
Option 4
Everyone in the church must sign up to donate their organs today, after the service
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 6 sign | nsubj |
| 2 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 church | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 church | det |
| 4 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Everyone | nmod |
| 5 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 sign | aux |
| 6 | sign | sign | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | up | up | ADP | _ | 6 sign | compound:prt |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 donate | mark |
| 9 | donate | donate | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 sign | xcomp |
| 10 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 organs | nmod:poss |
| 11 | organs | organ | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 donate | obj |
| 12 | today | today | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 donate | obl:unmarked |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 service | punct |
| 14 | after | after | ADP | _ | 16 service | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 service | det |
| 16 | service | service | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 sign | parataxis |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sign up | must | Everyone | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent clause=Attribute | |||||
| 2 | donate | to-infinitive | Everyone not said here | their organs | today | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent organ=Theme |
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