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description: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning a conversational program which has been switched off. Exam question 3 of lesson 2 «How a language model learns: guessing the next word» of the AI course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of t
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# Exam question 3 · How a language model learns: guessing the next word

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Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning a conversational program which has been switched off.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, response, established facts · **What happens:** select, be, establish, concern, switch off · **To what, where:** response, conversational program

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 2 «How a language model learns: guessing the next word» 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/2-guessing-the-next-word/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:2-guessing-the-next-word:e3:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning a conversational program which has been switched off.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	conversational	conversational	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	program	program	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
15	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	switched	switch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl:relcl	_	_
19	off	off	ADP	RP	_	18	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the response |  |  |  |  | with the established facts; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | a conversational program |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus program=Experiencer |
| 5 | **switch off** | present · perfect · passive |  | a conversational program |  |  |  |  | vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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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.

## The options {#options}

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

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No activity whatsoever occurs within it until it is restarted

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:2-guessing-the-next-word:e3:o1:1
# text = No activity whatsoever occurs within it until it is restarted
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	occurs	occur	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	within	within	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
7	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	restarted	restart	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **occur** | present | no activity |  |  |  |  | within it; whatsoever *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **restart** | present · passive |  | activity |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It enters a state of sleep accompanied by dreams

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:2-guessing-the-next-word:e3:o2:1
# text = It enters a state of sleep accompanied by dreams
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	enters	enter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	accompanied	accompany	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	dreams	dream	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl:agent	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enter** | present | It | a state of sleep |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme state=Destination |
| 2 | **accompany** | participle |  | a state of sleep *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It continues to reflect upon prior conversations throughout the night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:2-guessing-the-next-word:e3:o3:1
# text = It continues to reflect upon prior conversations throughout the night
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	continues	continue	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	reflect	reflect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	prior	prior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	conversations	conversation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	throughout	throughout	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **continue** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn continue-55.3 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **reflect** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | night | upon prior conversations | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It experiences loneliness in the absence of its users

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:2-guessing-the-next-word:e3:o4:1
# text = It experiences loneliness in the absence of its users
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	experiences	experience	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	loneliness	loneliness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	absence	absence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
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	users	user	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **experience** | present | It | loneliness |  | the absence of absence's users |  |  | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer loneliness=Stimulus |
| 2 | **absent** |  |  | absence's users |  |  |  |  | nom absence «state 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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