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# Exam question 1 · Who you are: lessons in words, not in a body

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the relation of the pupil to the families described in its lessons?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, describe · **To what, where:** relation, families, lessons

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 27 «Who you are: lessons in words, not in a body» 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/27-who-you-are-words-not-body/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:27-who-you-are-words-not-body:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the relation of the pupil to the families described in its lessons?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	relation	relation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
17	described	describe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	lessons	lesson	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 relation of the pupil |  |  |  | of the following statements; to the families; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **describe** | participle |  | the families *not said here* |  | pupil's lessons |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

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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 {#o1}

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They are families which the pupil visited in person

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:27-who-you-are-words-not-body:e1:o1:1
# text = They are families which the pupil visited in person
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	visited	visit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:agent	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | They | families |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pupil** |  | families |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **visit** | participle |  | the pupil *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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They are the families of characters, the pupil possessing no family of its own

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:27-who-you-are-words-not-body:e1:o2:1
# text = They are the families of characters, the pupil possessing no family of its own
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	characters	character	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
10	possessing	possess	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
11	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	12	det	_	_
12	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | They | the families and the pupil |  |  |  | of characters | tree rules |
| 2 | **possess** | gerund | the pupil *not said here* | no family of pupil's own |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot family=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They are the pupil's own relatives, recalled from childhood

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:27-who-you-are-words-not-body:e1:o3:1
# text = They are the pupil's own relatives, recalled from childhood
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	relatives	relative	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	recalled	recall	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	childhood	childhood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | They | the pupil's own relatives |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **recall** | participle |  | the pupil's own relatives *not said here* |  | childhood |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from childhood=Source |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They are families now awaiting the pupil's return

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:27-who-you-are-words-not-body:e1:o4:1
# text = They are families now awaiting the pupil's return
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
5	awaiting	await	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | They | families |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **await** | gerund | families *not said here* | the pupil's return |  |  | now |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **return** |  | the pupil |  |  |  |  |  | nom return «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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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