Exam question 1 · Electricity at home and staying safe
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the function of a fuse or circuit breaker?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, characteris · To what, where: function
This is exam question 1 of lesson 87 «Electricity at home and staying safe» 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 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 function | det |
| 10 | function | function | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 characterises | obj |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 fuse | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 fuse | det |
| 13 | fuse | fuse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 function | nmod |
| 14 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 16 breaker | cc |
| 15 | circuit | circuit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 breaker | compound |
| 16 | breaker | breaker | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 fuse | conj |
| 17 | ? | ? | 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 | the function of a fuse or circuit breaker | 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 · ← Mova's choice
It measures the electrical energy a home uses
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 | 2 measures | nsubj |
| 2 | measures | measure | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 energy | det |
| 4 | electrical | electrical | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 energy | amod |
| 5 | energy | energy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 measures | obj |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 home | det |
| 7 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 uses | nsubj |
| 8 | uses | use | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 energy | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | measure | present | It | the electrical energy | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme energy=Value | ||||
| 2 | use | present | a home | the electrical energy not said here | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent energy=Patient |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
It cuts off the electricity if too much flows
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 | 2 cuts | nsubj |
| 2 | cuts | cut | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | off | off | ADP | _ | 2 cuts | compound:prt |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 electricity | det |
| 5 | electricity | electricity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 cuts | obj |
| 6 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 9 flows | mark |
| 7 | too | too | ADV | _ | 8 much | advmod |
| 8 | much | much | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 flows | nsubj |
| 9 | flows | flow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 cuts | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cut off | present | It | the electricity | vn stop-55.4-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector electricity=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | flow a condition, not said to happen | present | much | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
It lowers the voltage before electricity enters a home
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 | 2 lowers | nsubj |
| 2 | lowers | lower | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 voltage | det |
| 4 | voltage | voltage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 lowers | obj |
| 5 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 7 enters | mark |
| 6 | electricity | electricity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 enters | nsubj |
| 7 | enters | enter | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 lowers | advcl |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 home | det |
| 9 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 enters | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lower | present | It | the voltage | vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent voltage=Theme | ||||
| 2 | enter | present | electricity | a home | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme home=Destination |
Option 4
It increases the electricity supplied to a home
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 | 2 increases | nsubj |
| 2 | increases | increase | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 electricity | det |
| 4 | electricity | electricity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 increases | obj |
| 5 | supplied | supply | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 electricity | acl |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 home | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 home | det |
| 8 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 supplied | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | increase | present | It | the electricity | vn caused_calibratable_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Causer electricity=Patient | ||||
| 2 | supply | participle | the electricity not said here | a home | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to home=Recipient |
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