--- title: It is given that a message, which names a grandchild, reports that t… — Stop, think, check, ask · tree and pragmatics description: It is given that a message, which names a grandchild, reports that the grandchild has been admitted to hospital and requests money. Identify the most prudent course of action. 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Identify the most prudent course of action. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** message, you · **What happens:** give, name, report, admit, request, identify · **To what, where:** It, grandchild, hospital, money, prudent course This is exam question 2 of lesson 14 «Stop, think, check, ask» 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/14-stop-think-check-ask/#e2). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* It is given that a message, which names a grandchild, reports that the grandchild has been admitted to hospital and requests money. ```conllu # sent_id = question:ai:14-stop-think-check-ask:e2:1 # text = It is given that a message, which names a grandchild, reports that the grandchild has been admitted to hospital and requests money. 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 _ 6 mark _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 message message NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 9 nsubj _ _ 9 names name VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 parataxis _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 grandchild grandchild NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 13 reports report VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 conj _ _ 14 that that SCONJ IN _ 19 mark _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 grandchild grandchild NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 nsubj:pass _ _ 17 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 19 aux _ _ 18 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 19 aux:pass _ _ 19 admitted admit VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 13 ccomp _ _ 20 to to ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 21 hospital hospital NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obl _ _ 22 and and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 23 requests request VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 19 conj _ _ 24 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 25 . . PUNCT . _ 3 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 | **name** | present | a message | a grandchild | | | | | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grandchild=Theme | | 3 | **report** | present | a message *not said here* | | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 4 | **admit** *speech: other* | present · perfect · passive | | the grandchild | hospital | | | | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to hospital=Recipient | | 5 | **request** | present | | money | | | | | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent money=Recipient | 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:* Identify the most prudent course of action. ```conllu # sent_id = question:ai:14-stop-think-check-ask:e2:2 # text = Identify the most prudent course of action. 1 Identify identify VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 3 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 4 advmod _ _ 4 prudent prudent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 course course NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 action action NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the prudent course of action | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent course=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Contacting the family by a number already known ```conllu # sent_id = question:ai:14-stop-think-check-ask:e2:o1:1 # text = Contacting the family by a number already known 1 Contacting contact VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 number number NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 7 already already ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 known know VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 1 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **contact** | gerund | | the family | | | | by a number | tree rules | | 2 | **know** | participle | | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 2 {#o2} Remitting the sum requested forthwith ```conllu # sent_id = question:ai:14-stop-think-check-ask:e2:o2:1 # text = Remitting the sum requested forthwith 1 Remitting remit VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 sum sum NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 requested request VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 1 xcomp _ _ 5 forthwith forthwith ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **remit** | gerund | | the sum | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **request** | participle | | | | | | forthwith *property* | vn beg-58.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} Replying to the message to ascertain the particulars of the hospital ```conllu # sent_id = question:ai:14-stop-think-check-ask:e2:o3:1 # text = Replying to the message to ascertain the particulars of the hospital 1 Replying reply VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 to to ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 message message NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 ascertain ascertain VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 advcl _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 particulars particular NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 hospital hospital NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **reply** *speech: assert* | gerund | | | | | | to the message | vn respond-113 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to message=Theme | | 2 | **ascertain** | to-infinitive | | the particulars of the hospital | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent particular=Topic | ### Option 4 {#o4} Forwarding the message to acquaintances ```conllu # sent_id = question:ai:14-stop-think-check-ask:e2:o4:1 # text = Forwarding the message to acquaintances 1 Forwarding forward VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 message message NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 acquaintances acquaintance NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **forward** | gerund | | the message | | acquaintances | | | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent message=Theme to acquaintance=Destination | **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. 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