Exam question 1 · Kind truths: honesty with a gentle voice
Which of the following most accurately characterises a "kind truth" as described in this lesson?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, characteris, describe · To what, where: kind truth, lesson
This is exam question 1 of lesson 84 «Kind truths: honesty with a gentle voice» 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 | 7 characterises | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 7 characterises | mark |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 characterises | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 characterises | csubj |
| 5 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 6 accurately | advmod |
| 6 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 7 characterises | advmod |
| 7 | characterises | characteris | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 truth | det |
| 9 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 truth | punct |
| 10 | kind | kind | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 truth | amod |
| 11 | truth | truth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 characterises | obj |
| 12 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 truth | punct |
| 13 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 14 described | mark |
| 14 | described | describe | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 characterises | advcl |
| 15 | in | in | ADP | _ | 17 lesson | case |
| 16 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 17 lesson | det |
| 17 | lesson | lesson | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 described | obl |
| 18 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 7 characterises | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | characteris | present | a kind truth | accurately property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | describe | participle | this lesson | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent |
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
A deliberately vague statement intended to create a false impression
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 statement | det |
| 2 | deliberately | deliberately | ADV | _ | 3 vague | advmod |
| 3 | vague | vague | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 statement | amod |
| 4 | statement | statement | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | intended | intend | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 statement | acl |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 create | mark |
| 7 | create | create | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 intended | xcomp |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 impression | det |
| 9 | false | false | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 impression | amod |
| 10 | impression | impression | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 create | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | intend | participle | a vague statement not said here | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | create not said to happen | to-infinitive | a false impression | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent impression=Result |
Option 2
A falsehood uttered for the purpose of preserving the hearer's contentment
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 falsehood | det |
| 2 | falsehood | falsehood | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | uttered | utter | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 falsehood | acl |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 purpose | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 purpose | det |
| 6 | purpose | purpose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 uttered | obl |
| 7 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 8 preserving | mark |
| 8 | preserving | preserve | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 purpose | acl |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 hearer | det |
| 10 | hearer | hearer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 contentment | nmod:poss |
| 11 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 10 hearer | case |
| 12 | contentment | contentment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 preserving | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | utter speech: other | participle | a falsehood not said here | for the purpose | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | preserve | gerund | the purpose not said here | the hearer's contentment | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent contentment=Beneficiary | ||||
| 3 | content | the hearer | nom contentment «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3
A truthful statement delivered publicly with the intention of humiliating the hearer
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 statement | det |
| 2 | truthful | truthful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 statement | amod |
| 3 | statement | statement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 delivered | nsubj |
| 4 | delivered | deliver | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | publicly | publicly | ADV | _ | 4 delivered | advmod |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 intention | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 intention | det |
| 8 | intention | intention | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 delivered | obl |
| 9 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 10 humiliating | mark |
| 10 | humiliating | humiliate | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 intention | acl |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 hearer | det |
| 12 | hearer | hearer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 humiliating | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | deliver | past | a truthful statement | with the intention; publicly property | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | humiliate | gerund | the intention not said here | the hearer | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus hearer=Experiencer |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
A truthful statement delivered privately, at a fitting moment, with regard for the welfare of the hearer
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 statement | det |
| 2 | truthful | truthful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 statement | amod |
| 3 | statement | statement | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | delivered | deliver | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 statement | acl |
| 5 | privately | privately | ADV | _ | 4 delivered | advmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 moment | punct |
| 7 | at | at | ADP | _ | 10 moment | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 moment | det |
| 9 | fitting | fitting | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 moment | amod |
| 10 | moment | moment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 delivered | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 regard | punct |
| 12 | with | with | ADP | _ | 13 regard | case |
| 13 | regard | regard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 statement | conj |
| 14 | for | for | ADP | _ | 16 welfare | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 welfare | det |
| 16 | welfare | welfare | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 regard | nmod |
| 17 | of | of | ADP | _ | 19 hearer | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 hearer | det |
| 19 | hearer | hearer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 welfare | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | deliver | participle | a truthful statement and regard for the welfare of the hearer not said here | moment | privately property | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
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