Exam question 2 · Magnets
It is given that a magnet is divided into two pieces. Determine the consequence for the pieces thereof.
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: you · What happens: give, divide, determine · To what, where: It, magnet, two pieces, consequence
This is exam question 2 of lesson 81 «Magnets» 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
Sentence 1: It is given that a magnet is divided into two pieces.
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 divided | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 magnet | det |
| 6 | magnet | magnet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 divided | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 divided | aux:pass |
| 8 | divided | divide | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 given | advcl |
| 9 | into | into | ADP | _ | 11 pieces | case |
| 10 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 11 pieces | nummod |
| 11 | pieces | piece | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 divided | obl |
| 12 | . | . | 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 | divide | present · passive | a magnet | two pieces | vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
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: Determine the consequence for the pieces thereof.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Determine | determine | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 consequence | det |
| 3 | consequence | consequence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Determine | obj |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 pieces | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 pieces | det |
| 6 | pieces | piece | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Determine | obl |
| 7 | thereof | thereof | ADV | _ | 1 Determine | advmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Determine | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | determine | imperative | you not said here | the consequence | for the pieces; thereof property | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consequence=Topic |
The options
Option 1
Both pieces lose their magnetism entirely
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 pieces | det |
| 2 | pieces | piece | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 lose | nsubj |
| 3 | lose | lose | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 magnetism | nmod:poss |
| 5 | magnetism | magnetism | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 lose | obj |
| 6 | entirely | entirely | ADV | _ | 3 lose | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lose | present | both pieces | pieces's magnetism | entirely property | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent magnetism=Eventuality |
Option 2
One piece bears only a north pole and the other only a south
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 3 bears | nummod |
| 2 | piece | piece | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 bears | compound |
| 3 | bears | bear | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 4 | only | only | ADV | _ | 7 pole | advmod |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 pole | det |
| 6 | north | north | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 pole | compound |
| 7 | pole | pole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 bears | nmod |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 south | cc |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 other | det |
| 10 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 south | amod |
| 11 | only | only | ADV | _ | 13 south | advmod |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 south | det |
| 13 | south | south | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 pole | conj |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3
Only the larger piece remains a magnet
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 4 piece | advmod |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 piece | det |
| 3 | larger | large | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 4 piece | amod |
| 4 | piece | piece | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 remains | nsubj |
| 5 | remains | remain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 magnet | det |
| 7 | magnet | magnet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 remains | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | remain | present | the larger piece | a magnet | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme magnet=Attribute |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Each piece becomes a magnet with its own two poles
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 piece | det |
| 2 | piece | piece | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 becomes | nsubj |
| 3 | becomes | become | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 magnet | det |
| 5 | magnet | magnet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 becomes | xcomp |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 10 poles | case |
| 7 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 poles | nmod:poss |
| 8 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 poles | amod |
| 9 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 10 poles | nummod |
| 10 | poles | pole | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 magnet | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | become | present | each piece | a magnet with piece's own two poles | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
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