Exam question 2 · The history of space exploration

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the satellite Sputnik 1?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, characteris · To what, where: satellite

This is exam question 2 of lesson 29 «The history of space exploration» of the space 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	8 characterises	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 statements	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 statements	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 statements	amod
5	statements	statement	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 characterises	obl
6	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	7 accurately	advmod
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	8 characterises	advmod
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 satellite	det
10	satellite	satellite	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 characterises	obj
11	Sputnik	Sputnik	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 satellite	appos
12	1	1	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	11 Sputnik	flat
13	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 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		the satellite				of the following statements; accurately property	tree rules

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 · ✓ the right answer

It was the first artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957

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	6 satellite	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 satellite	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 satellite	det
4	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	6 satellite	amod
5	artificial	artificial	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 satellite	amod
6	satellite	satellite	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 launched	punct
8	launched	launch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 satellite	acl
9	by	by	ADP	_	12 Union	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 Union	det
11	Soviet	Soviet	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 Union	compound
12	Union	Union	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 launched	obl
13	in	in	ADP	_	14 1957	case
14	1957	1957	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	8 launched	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	It	the first artificial satellite					tree rules
2	launch	participle		the first artificial satellite not said here		1957		by the Soviet Union	vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent by union=Destination

Option 2

It was the first space station, occupied since 2000

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	6 station	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 station	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 station	det
4	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	6 station	amod
5	space	space	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 station	compound
6	station	station	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 occupied	punct
8	occupied	occupy	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 station	acl
9	since	since	ADP	_	10 2000	case
10	2000	2000	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	8 occupied	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	It	the first space station					tree rules
2	occupy	participle		the first space station not said here			since 2000		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Option 3

It was the first crewed spacecraft, launched by the USA in 1961

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	6 spacecraft	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 spacecraft	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 spacecraft	det
4	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	6 spacecraft	amod
5	crewed	crew	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	6 spacecraft	amod
6	spacecraft	spacecraft	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 launched	punct
8	launched	launch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 spacecraft	acl
9	by	by	ADP	_	11 USA	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 USA	det
11	USA	USA	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 launched	obl
12	in	in	ADP	_	13 1961	case
13	1961	1961	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	8 launched	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	crew	participle					vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent
2	is a	past	It	the first crewed spacecraft			tree rules
3	launch	participle		the first crewed spacecraft not said here	1961	by the USA	vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent by usa=Destination

Option 4

It was the first rover to land on Mars

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	5 rover	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 rover	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 rover	det
4	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	5 rover	amod
5	rover	rover	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 land	mark
7	land	land	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 rover	acl
8	on	on	ADP	_	9 Mars	case
9	Mars	Mars	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 land	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	It	the first rover					tree rules
2	land	to-infinitive				Mars			vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on mars=Destination

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