Exam question 2 · Washing, drying, vacuuming and ironing
It is given that the lint filter of a tumble dryer has not been emptied. Identify the principal hazard thereby created.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, principal hazard · What happens: give, not empty, identify, create · To what, where: It, lint filter, principal hazard
This is exam question 2 of lesson 12 «Washing, drying, vacuuming and ironing» of the technology 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 the lint filter of a tumble dryer has not been emptied.
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 | _ | 15 emptied | mark |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 filter | det |
| 6 | lint | lint | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 filter | compound |
| 7 | filter | filter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 emptied | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 dryer | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 dryer | det |
| 10 | tumble | tumble | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 dryer | compound |
| 11 | dryer | dryer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 filter | nmod |
| 12 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 emptied | aux |
| 13 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 15 emptied | advmod |
| 14 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 15 emptied | aux:pass |
| 15 | emptied | empty | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 given | advcl |
| 16 | . | . | 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 | not empty | present · perfect · passive | the lint filter of a tumble dryer | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: subject=Source |
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: Identify the principal hazard thereby created.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Identify | identify | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 hazard | det |
| 3 | principal | principal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 hazard | amod |
| 4 | hazard | hazard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Identify | obj |
| 5 | thereby | thereby | ADV | _ | 6 created | advmod |
| 6 | created | create | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 hazard | acl:relcl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Identify | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | identify | imperative | you not said here | the principal hazard | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent hazard=Theme | ||||
| 2 | create | past | the principal hazard not said here | thereby property | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
The drum may rotate in reverse
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 drum | det |
| 2 | drum | drum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 rotate | nsubj |
| 3 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 rotate | aux |
| 4 | rotate | rotate | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 reverse | case |
| 6 | reverse | reverse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 rotate | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rotate | may | the drum | reverse | vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in reverse=Location |
Option 2
The garments may be rendered damp
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 garments | det |
| 2 | garments | garment | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 rendered | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 rendered | aux |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 rendered | aux:pass |
| 5 | rendered | render | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | damp | damp | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 rendered | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | render | may · passive | the garments | damp property | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 3
The machine may consume no electricity
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 machine | det |
| 2 | machine | machine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 consume | nsubj |
| 3 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 consume | aux |
| 4 | consume | consume | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 6 electricity | det |
| 6 | electricity | electricity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 consume | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | consume | may | the machine | no electricity | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent electricity=Asset |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
The accumulated fluff may ignite
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 fluff | det |
| 2 | accumulated | accumulate | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 fluff | amod |
| 3 | fluff | fluff | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 ignite | nsubj |
| 4 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 ignite | aux |
| 5 | ignite | ignite | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | accumulate | participle | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | ignite | may | the accumulated fluff | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
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