Exam question 4 · Honest with yourself: admitting you were wrong

Ascertain the meaning of the phrase "came to his senses" as applied to the prodigal son (Luke 15:17).

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, meaning · What happens: ascertain, come, apply · To what, where: meaning, senses

This is exam question 4 of lesson 97 «Honest with yourself: admitting you were wrong» 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 meaning	det
3	meaning	meaning	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ascertain	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 phrase	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 phrase	det
6	phrase	phrase	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 came	obl
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 phrase	punct
8	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 meaning	acl:relcl
9	to	to	ADP	_	11 senses	case
10	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 senses	nmod:poss
11	senses	sens	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 came	obl
12	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 senses	punct
13	as	as	SCONJ	_	14 applied	mark
14	applied	apply	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 senses	acl
15	to	to	ADP	_	18 son	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 son	det
17	prodigal	prodigal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 son	amod
18	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 applied	obl
19	(	(	PUNCT	_	20 Luke	punct
20	Luke	Luke	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 son	appos
21	15:17	15:17	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	20 Luke	flat
22	)	)	PUNCT	_	20 Luke	punct
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Ascertain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	ascertain	imperative	you not said here	the meaning			vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Topic
2	come in a quote	past	the meaning not said here		his senses	of the phrase	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme of phrase=Initial_Location to sens=Destination
3	apply	participle		his senses not said here		to the prodigal son	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: 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

He recovered from a physical illness affecting his sight and hearing

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 recovered	nsubj
2	recovered	recover	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	from	from	ADP	_	6 illness	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 illness	det
5	physical	physical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 illness	amod
6	illness	illness	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 recovered	obl
7	affecting	affect	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 recovered	advcl
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 sight	nmod:poss
9	sight	sight	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 affecting	obj
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 hearing	cc
11	hearing	hearing	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 sight	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	recover	past	He		a physical illness	vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from illness=Source
2	affect	gerund	He not said here	his sight and hearing		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus sight=Experiencer
3	sight		his = he			nom sight «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Option 2

He discovered that his inheritance had been restored

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 discovered	nsubj
2	discovered	discover	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 restored	mark
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 inheritance	nmod:poss
5	inheritance	inheritance	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 restored	nsubj:pass
6	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 restored	aux
7	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	8 restored	aux:pass
8	restored	restore	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 discovered	advcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	discover	past	He		vn discover-84-1 «NP V PP.topic S_ING»: agent=Agent
2	restore	past · perfect · passive		his inheritance	vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme
3	inherit		his = he		nom inheritance «act transitive»: poss=agent

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

He attained an honest recognition of his own condition and conduct

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 attained	nsubj
2	attained	attain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 recognition	det
4	honest	honest	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 recognition	amod
5	recognition	recognition	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 attained	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 condition	case
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 condition	nmod:poss
8	own	own	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 condition	amod
9	condition	condition	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 recognition	nmod
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 conduct	cc
11	conduct	conduct	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 condition	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	attain	past	He	a honest recognition of his own condition and conduct	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent recognition=Theme
2	recognize			his own condition and conduct	nom recognition «state transitive»: of=patient
3	condition		his = he		nom condition «state transitive»: poss=agent

Option 4

He resolved to remain permanently in the far country

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 resolved	nsubj
2	resolved	resolve	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 remain	mark
4	remain	remain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 resolved	xcomp
5	permanently	permanently	ADV	_	4 remain	advmod
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 country	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 country	det
8	far	far	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 country	amod
9	country	country	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 remain	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	resolve	past	He						tree rules
2	remain	to-infinitive	He not said here			the far country		permanently property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in country=Location

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