Exam question 2 · Head, hands, feet and the rest of the body

Ascertain the meaning of the expression "zakryi rota" and its standing in polite society.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, rota · What happens: ascertain, mean, stand · To what, where: meaning, expression, polite society

This is exam question 2 of lesson 20 «Head, hands, feet and the rest of the body» of the Ukrainian street 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	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 meaning	det
3	meaning	meaning	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ascertain	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 expression	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 expression	det
6	expression	expression	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 meaning	nmod
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	9 rota	punct
8	zakryi	zakryi	X	_	9 rota	compound
9	rota	rota	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 expression	appos
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	9 rota	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 standing	cc
12	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 standing	nmod:poss
13	standing	standing	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 expression	conj
14	in	in	ADP	_	16 society	case
15	polite	polite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 society	amod
16	society	society	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 standing	nmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Ascertain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	ascertain	imperative	you not said here	the meaning of the expression and rota's standing in polite society		vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Topic
2	mean			the expression and rota's standing in polite society		nom meaning «communication transitive»: of=patient
3	stand		rota		polite society	nom standing «state intransitive»: poss=agent in=place

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

"Shut your mouth"; it is regarded as rude

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Shut	punct
2	Shut	shut	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	9 regarded	punct
3	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 mouth	nmod:poss
4	mouth	mouth	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Shut	obj
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Shut	punct
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	2 Shut	punct
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 regarded	nsubj:pass
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 regarded	aux:pass
9	regarded	regard	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
10	as	as	ADP	_	11 rude	case
11	rude	rude	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 regarded	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shut in a quote	infinitive		your mouth					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent mouth=Patient
2	regard	present · passive		mouth				as rude	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: subject=Theme as rude=Value

Option 2

"Open your mouth"; it is regarded as courteous

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Open	punct
2	Open	open	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 mouth	nmod:poss
4	mouth	mouth	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Open	obj
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Open	punct
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	9 regarded	punct
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 regarded	nsubj:pass
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 regarded	aux:pass
9	regarded	regard	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 Open	advcl
10	as	as	ADP	_	11 courteous	case
11	courteous	courteous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 regarded	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	open in a quote	imperative	you not said here	your mouth					vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location mouth=Theme
2	regard	present · passive		mouth				as courteous	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: subject=Theme as courteous=Value

Option 3

"Close the door"; it is regarded as formal

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Close	punct
2	Close	close	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 door	det
4	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Close	obj
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Close	punct
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	9 regarded	punct
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 regarded	nsubj:pass
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 regarded	aux:pass
9	regarded	regard	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 Close	advcl
10	as	as	ADP	_	11 formal	case
11	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 regarded	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	close in a quote	imperative	you not said here	the door					vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Patient
2	regard	present · passive		door				as formal	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: subject=Theme as formal=Value

Option 4

"Brush your teeth"; it is regarded as neutral

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Brush	punct
2	Brush	brush	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 teeth	nmod:poss
4	teeth	tooth	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 Brush	obj
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Brush	punct
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	9 regarded	punct
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 regarded	nsubj:pass
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 regarded	aux:pass
9	regarded	regard	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 Brush	advcl
10	as	as	ADP	_	11 neutral	case
11	neutral	neutral	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 regarded	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	brush in a quote	imperative	you not said here	your teeth					vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent tooth=Theme
2	regard	present · passive		it				as neutral	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: subject=Theme as neutral=Value

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