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Exam question 4 · Bridges and skyscrapers

It is given that an earthquake has commenced. Ascertain the conduct recommended to a person within a building.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: give, commence, ascertain, recommend · To what, where: It, earthquake, conduct, person

This is exam question 4 of lesson 30 «Bridges and skyscrapers» 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 an earthquake has commenced.

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 commenced	mark
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 earthquake	det
6	earthquake	earthquake	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 commenced	nsubj:pass
7	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 commenced	aux
8	commenced	commence	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 given	advcl
9	.	.	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	commence	present · perfect · passive		a earthquake					vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality

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: Ascertain the conduct recommended to a person within a building.

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 conduct	det
3	conduct	conduct	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ascertain	obj
4	recommended	recommend	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 conduct	acl
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 person	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 person	det
7	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 recommended	obl
8	within	within	ADP	_	10 building	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 building	det
10	building	building	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 recommended	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Ascertain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ascertain	imperative	you not said here	the conduct					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conduct=Topic
2	recommend	participle		the conduct not said here	a person			within a building	vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient how S»: agent=Agent to person=Recipient

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

To descend by means of a lift

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 descend	mark
2	descend	descend	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 means	nsubj
3	by	by	ADP	_	2 descend	obl
4	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 lift	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 lift	det
7	lift	lift	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 means	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	descend	to-infinitive							vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	mean	present						of a lift	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

Option 2

To run outside forthwith past the windows into the open street

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 run	mark
2	run	run	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	outside	outside	ADV	_	2 run	advmod
4	forthwith	forthwith	ADV	_	2 run	advmod
5	past	past	ADP	_	7 windows	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 windows	det
7	windows	window	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 run	obl
8	into	into	ADP	_	11 street	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 street	det
10	open	open	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 street	amod
11	street	street	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 run	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run	to-infinitive						into the open street result; past the windows; forthwith, outside property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into street=Result

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

To drop to the floor, to take cover and to hold on

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 drop	mark
2	drop	drop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	5 floor	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 floor	det
5	floor	floor	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 drop	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 take	punct
7	to	to	PART	_	8 take	mark
8	take	take	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 drop	conj
9	cover	cover	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 take	obj
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 hold	cc
11	to	to	PART	_	12 hold	mark
12	hold	hold	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	8 take	conj
13	on	on	ADP	_	12 hold	compound:prt

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	drop	to-infinitive				the floor			vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to floor=Trajectory
2	take	to-infinitive		cover					vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cover=Theme
3	hold on	to-infinitive							vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 4

To ascend to the roof of the building

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 ascend	mark
2	ascend	ascend	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	5 roof	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 roof	det
5	roof	roof	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ascend	obl
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 building	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 building	det
8	building	building	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 roof	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ascend	to-infinitive				the roof of the building			vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to roof=Initial_Location

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