Exam question 2 · Buses, trams, lorries and traffic lights
It is given that a pedal cyclist intends to traverse tram rails. State the manner in which the crossing ought to be effected.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: pedal cyclist, you · What happens: give, intend, traverse, state, affect · To what, where: It, tram rails, manner, crossing
This is exam question 2 of lesson 20 «Buses, trams, lorries and traffic lights» 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 a pedal cyclist intends to traverse tram rails.
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 | _ | 8 intends | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 cyclist | det |
| 6 | pedal | pedal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 cyclist | amod |
| 7 | cyclist | cyclist | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 intends | nsubj |
| 8 | intends | intend | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 traverse | mark |
| 10 | traverse | traverse | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 intends | xcomp |
| 11 | tram | tram | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 rails | compound |
| 12 | rails | rail | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 traverse | obj |
| 13 | . | . | 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 | intend | present | a pedal cyclist | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | traverse not said to happen | to-infinitive | a pedal cyclist not said here | tram rails | vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme rail=Co-Theme |
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: State the manner in which the crossing ought to be effected.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State | state | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 manner | det |
| 3 | manner | manner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 State | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 which | case |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 effected | obl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 crossing | det |
| 7 | crossing | crossing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 effected | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | ought | ought | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 effected | aux |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 effected | mark |
| 10 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 11 effected | aux:pass |
| 11 | effected | affect | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 manner | acl:relcl |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 State | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | state speech: other | imperative | you not said here | the manner | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent manner=Topic | ||||
| 2 | affect | ought · passive | you not said here | the crossing | the manner | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
At an angle, so that the wheel is not trapped
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | At | at | ADP | _ | 3 angle | case |
| 2 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 angle | det |
| 3 | angle | angle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 trapped | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 angle | punct |
| 5 | so | so | SCONJ | _ | 8 wheel | case |
| 6 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 5 so | fixed |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 wheel | det |
| 8 | wheel | wheel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 angle | nmod |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 trapped | aux:pass |
| 10 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 11 trapped | advmod |
| 11 | trapped | trap | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not trap | present · passive | a angle so the wheel | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP» |
Option 2
Parallel to and within the rail
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parallel | parallel | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | to | to | ADP | _ | 1 Parallel | fixed |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 rail | cc |
| 4 | within | within | ADP | _ | 6 rail | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 rail | det |
| 6 | rail | rail | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Parallel | conj |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3
Whilst dismounted upon the rail itself
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whilst | whilst | SCONJ | _ | 2 dismounted | mark |
| 2 | dismounted | dismount | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 3 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 5 rail | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 rail | det |
| 5 | rail | rail | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 dismounted | obl |
| 6 | itself | itself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Emp Reflex=Yes | 5 rail | nmod:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dismount | participle | upon the rail rail | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
Option 4
At maximal speed irrespective of the angle of approach
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | At | at | ADP | _ | 3 speed | case |
| 2 | maximal | maximal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 speed | amod |
| 3 | speed | speed | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 angle | obl |
| 4 | irrespective | irrespective | ADV | _ | 7 angle | advmod |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 angle | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 angle | det |
| 7 | angle | angle | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 approach | case |
| 9 | approach | approach | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 angle | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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