Exam question 2 · Animal sounds, rain, snow, sun and rainbows
It is given that the adverb "kholodno" and the adjective "hoLOdnyi" are phonetically similar. Select the statement most consistent with the established facts concerning their meanings.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: adverb, you, established facts, facts · What happens: give, be, select, establish, concern, mean · To what, where: It, statement, meanings
This is exam question 2 of lesson 23 «Animal sounds, rain, snow, sun and rainbows» 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
Sentence 1: It is given that the adverb "kholodno" and the adjective "hoLOdnyi" are phonetically similar.
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 | _ | 18 similar | mark |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 adverb | det |
| 6 | adverb | adverb | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 similar | nsubj |
| 7 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 kholodno | punct |
| 8 | kholodno | kholodno | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 adverb | appos |
| 9 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 kholodno | punct |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 adjective | cc |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 adjective | det |
| 12 | adjective | adjective | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 adverb | conj |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 hoLOdnyi | punct |
| 14 | hoLOdnyi | hoLOdnyi | X | _ | 12 adjective | appos |
| 15 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 hoLOdnyi | punct |
| 16 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 similar | cop |
| 17 | phonetically | phonetically | ADV | _ | 18 similar | advmod |
| 18 | similar | similar | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 given | advcl |
| 19 | . | . | 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 | is | present | the adverb and the adjective | phonetically, similar property | 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: Select the statement most consistent with the established facts concerning their meanings.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Select | select | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 statement | det |
| 3 | statement | statement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Select | obj |
| 4 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 5 consistent | advmod |
| 5 | consistent | consistent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 statement | amod |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 facts | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 facts | det |
| 8 | established | establish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 facts | amod |
| 9 | facts | fact | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 consistent | obl |
| 10 | concerning | concern | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 9 facts | acl |
| 11 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 meanings | nmod:poss |
| 12 | meanings | meaning | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 concerning | obj |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Select | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | select | imperative | you not said here | the statement | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statement=Theme | ||||
| 2 | establish | participle | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot | ||||||
| 3 | concern | gerund | the established facts not said here | facts's meanings | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus meaning=Experiencer | ||||
| 4 | mean | facts = fact | nom meaning «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Both signify coldness
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 signify | advmod |
| 2 | signify | signify | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | coldness | coldness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 signify | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | signify | present | coldness | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot coldness=Theme |
Option 2
The former signifies hunger and the latter coldness
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 former | det |
| 2 | former | former | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 signifies | nsubj |
| 3 | signifies | signify | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | hunger | hunger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 signifies | obj |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 coldness | cc |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 coldness | det |
| 7 | latter | latter | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 coldness | amod |
| 8 | coldness | coldness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 hunger | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | signify | present | the former | hunger and the latter coldness | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot hunger=Theme |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
The former signifies coldness and the latter hunger
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 former | det |
| 2 | former | former | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 signifies | nsubj |
| 3 | signifies | signify | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | coldness | coldness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 signifies | obj |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 hunger | cc |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 hunger | det |
| 7 | latter | latter | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 hunger | amod |
| 8 | hunger | hunger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 coldness | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | signify | present | the former | coldness and the latter hunger | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot coldness=Theme |
Option 4
Both signify hunger
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 signify | advmod |
| 2 | signify | signify | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | hunger | hunger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 signify | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | signify | imperative | you not said here | hunger | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot hunger=Theme |
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