Exam question 1 · Natural resources and why we must save them

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises renewable resources?

Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, characteris · To what, where: renewable resources

This is exam question 1 of lesson 47 «Natural resources and why we must save them» of the world 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	Which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 characterises	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 statements	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 statements	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 statements	amod
5	statements	statement	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 characterises	obl
6	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	7 accurately	advmod
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	8 characterises	advmod
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	renewable	renewable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 resources	amod
10	resources	resource	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 characterises	obj
11	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 characterises	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund							vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	characteris	present		renewable resources				of the following statements; accurately 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.

The options

Option 1

They are formed over millions of years beneath the ground, as coal

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 formed	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 formed	aux:pass
3	formed	form	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	over	over	ADP	_	5 millions	case
5	millions	million	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 formed	obl
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 years	case
7	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 millions	nmod
8	beneath	beneath	ADP	_	10 ground	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 ground	det
10	ground	ground	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 formed	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 coal	punct
12	as	as	ADP	_	13 coal	case
13	coal	coal	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 formed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	form	present · passive		They		millions of years		beneath the ground; as coal	vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Result as coal=Attribute

Option 2

They may be used once only, as natural gas

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 used	nsubj:pass
2	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 used	aux
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 used	aux:pass
4	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	6 only	advmod
6	only	only	ADV	_	4 used	advmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 gas	punct
8	as	as	ADP	_	10 gas	case
9	natural	natural	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 gas	amod
10	gas	gas	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 used	parataxis

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	may · passive		They					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

They are not exhausted by use, as sunlight and wind

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 exhausted	nsubj:pass
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 exhausted	aux:pass
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 exhausted	advmod
4	exhausted	exhaust	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	by	by	ADP	_	6 use	case
6	use	use	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 exhausted	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 sunlight	punct
8	as	as	ADP	_	9 sunlight	case
9	sunlight	sunlight	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 exhausted	parataxis
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 wind	cc
11	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 sunlight	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not exhaust	present · passive	use	They					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer

Option 4

They are obtained solely by mining

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 obtained	nsubj:pass
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 obtained	aux:pass
3	obtained	obtain	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	solely	solely	ADV	_	3 obtained	advmod
5	by	by	ADP	_	6 mining	case
6	mining	mining	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 obtained	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	obtain	present · passive	mining	They				solely property	vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset subject=Theme

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