Exam question 3 · Olympiad: machines at home and in the factory ★★★
It is given that a child in the United Kingdom is 11 years of age and 128 cm in height. Ascertain whether a booster seat is required.
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: child, you · What happens: give, be, ascertain, require · To what, where: It, height, 11 years, booster seat
This is exam question 3 of lesson 42 «Olympiad: machines at home and in the factory ★★★» 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 child in the United Kingdom is 11 years of age and 128 cm in height.
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 | _ | 13 years | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 child | det |
| 6 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 years | nsubj |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 Kingdom | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 Kingdom | det |
| 9 | United | United | PROPN | _ | 10 Kingdom | flat |
| 10 | Kingdom | Kingdom | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 child | nmod |
| 11 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 years | cop |
| 12 | 11 | 11 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 13 years | nummod |
| 13 | years | year | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 given | obl:unmarked |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 age | case |
| 15 | age | age | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 years | nmod |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 cm | cc |
| 17 | 128 | 128 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 18 cm | nummod |
| 18 | cm | cm | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 years | conj |
| 19 | in | in | ADP | _ | 20 height | case |
| 20 | height | height | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 given | obl |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 given | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present · passive | It | height | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | a child in the United Kingdom | 11 years and 128 cm | of age | 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.
Sentence 2: Ascertain whether a booster seat is required.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ascertain | ascertain | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | whether | whether | SCONJ | _ | 7 required | mark |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 seat | det |
| 4 | booster | booster | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 seat | compound |
| 5 | seat | seat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 required | nsubj:pass |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 required | aux:pass |
| 7 | required | require | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 1 Ascertain | advcl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Ascertain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ascertain | imperative | you not said here | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | require | present · passive | a booster seat | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Precondition |
The options
Option 1
It is not required, the child being over 10 years of age
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 | 4 required | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 required | aux:pass |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 required | advmod |
| 4 | required | require | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 required | punct |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 child | det |
| 7 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 years | nsubj |
| 8 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 11 years | cop |
| 9 | over | over | ADV | _ | 10 10 | advmod |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 11 years | nummod |
| 11 | years | year | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 required | obl:unmarked |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 age | case |
| 13 | age | age | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 years | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not require | present · passive | It | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Precondition | |||||
| 2 | is a | gerund | the child | 10 years | of age | tree rules |
Option 2
It is required solely on journeys of more than one hour
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 required | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 required | aux:pass |
| 3 | required | require | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | solely | solely | ADV | _ | 3 required | advmod |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 journeys | case |
| 6 | journeys | journey | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 required | obl:agent |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 hour | case |
| 8 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp ExtPos=ADV | 10 one | advmod |
| 9 | than | than | ADP | _ | 8 more | fixed |
| 10 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 11 hour | nummod |
| 11 | hour | hour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 journeys | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | require | present · passive | journeys of one hour | It | solely property | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Precondition | |||
| 2 | journey | one hour | nom journey «act transitive»: of=patient |
Option 3
It is not required, boosters being intended for infants alone
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 | 4 required | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 required | aux:pass |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 required | advmod |
| 4 | required | require | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 intended | punct |
| 6 | boosters | booster | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 intended | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 intended | aux:pass |
| 8 | intended | intend | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 required | conj |
| 9 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 infants | case |
| 10 | infants | infant | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 intended | obl |
| 11 | alone | alone | ADV | _ | 8 intended | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not require | present · passive | It | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Precondition | |||||
| 2 | intend | gerund · passive | boosters | for infants; alone property | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
It is required, the child being under both 12 years and 135 cm
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 required | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 required | aux:pass |
| 3 | required | require | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 years | punct |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 child | det |
| 6 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 years | nsubj |
| 7 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 11 years | cop |
| 8 | under | under | ADP | _ | 11 years | case |
| 9 | both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 11 years | det |
| 10 | 12 | 12 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 11 years | nummod |
| 11 | years | year | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 required | obl:unmarked |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 cm | cc |
| 13 | 135 | 135 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 14 cm | nummod |
| 14 | cm | cm | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 required | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | require | present · passive | It | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Precondition | |||||
| 2 | is | gerund | the child | under both 12 years | tree rules |
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