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description: It is given that a keyboard proposes the word "time" subsequent to the phrase "Once upon a". Identify the principal reason for this. Exam question 2 of lesson 1 «What is AI? Pattern-guessers, not people» of the AI course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questi
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# Exam question 2 · What is AI? Pattern-guessers, not people

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It is given that a keyboard proposes the word "time" subsequent to the phrase "Once upon a". Identify the principal reason for this.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** keyboard, you · **What happens:** give, propose, identify · **To what, where:** It, word, phrase, principal reason

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1 «What is AI? Pattern-guessers, not people» of the AI 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/ai/1-what-is-ai/#e2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a keyboard proposes the word "time" subsequent to the phrase "Once upon a".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:1-what-is-ai:e2:1
# text = It is given that a keyboard proposes the word "time" subsequent to the phrase "Once upon a".
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	keyboard	keyboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	proposes	propose	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
13	subsequent	subsequent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	phrase	phrase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	Once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	7	advmod	_	_
19	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 | **propose** | present | a keyboard | the word | the phrase |  |  | once *property* | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent word=Theme to phrase=Recipient |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Identify the principal reason for this.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:1-what-is-ai:e2:2
# text = Identify the principal reason for this.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal reason |  |  |  | for this | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The word in question most frequently follows the phrase in written text

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:1-what-is-ai:e2:o1:1
# text = The word in question most frequently follows the phrase in written text
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	frequently	frequently	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	follows	follow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	phrase	phrase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | present | the word in question | the phrase |  | written text |  | frequently *property* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent phrase=Theme in text=Trajectory |
| 2 | **write** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A remote operator has supplied the word

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:1-what-is-ai:e2:o2:1
# text = A remote operator has supplied the word
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	remote	remote	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	operator	operator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	supplied	supply	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **supply** | present · perfect · passive |  | a remote operator |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The word has been stored in respect of that user alone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:1-what-is-ai:e2:o3:1
# text = The word has been stored in respect of that user alone
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	stored	store	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	user	user	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **store** | present · perfect · passive |  | the word |  | respect of that user |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in respect=Location |
| 2 | **respect** |  |  | that user |  |  |  |  | nom respect «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The device has perceived the thoughts of its user

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:1-what-is-ai:e2:o4:1
# text = The device has perceived the thoughts of its user
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	device	device	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	perceived	perceive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	thoughts	thought	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	user	user	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **perceive** | present · perfect · passive |  | the device |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **think** |  |  | device's user |  |  |  |  | nom thought «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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