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# Exam question 4 · Stories, jokes and riddles with a chatbot

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Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the proper treatment of a list of books furnished by a chatbot.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, response, established facts · **What happens:** select, be, establish, concern, furnish, treat · **To what, where:** response, proper treatment, books, list

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 4 «Stories, jokes and riddles with a chatbot» 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/4-stories-jokes-and-riddles/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:4-stories-jokes-and-riddles:e4:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the proper treatment of a list of books furnished by a chatbot.
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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	treatment	treatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	_
20	furnished	furnish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	acl	_	_
21	by	by	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	chatbot	chatbot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	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* | the proper treatment of a list of books |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus treatment=Experiencer |
| 5 | **furnish** | participle |  | books *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **treat** |  |  | a list of books |  |  |  |  | nom treatment «act transitive»: of=patient |
| 7 | **list** |  |  | books |  |  |  |  | nom list «communication transitive»: of=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 {#o1}

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The list ought to be disregarded in its entirety without examination

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:4-stories-jokes-and-riddles:e4:o1:1
# text = The list ought to be disregarded in its entirety without examination
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	disregarded	disregard	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	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	entirety	entirety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	without	without	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	examination	examination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disregard** | ought · passive |  | the list |  | list's entirety |  | without examination | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The titles exist only if the chatbot repeats them twice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:4-stories-jokes-and-riddles:e4:o2:1
# text = The titles exist only if the chatbot repeats them twice
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	titles	title	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	exist	exist	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	chatbot	chatbot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	repeats	repeat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exist** | present | the titles |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **repeat** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the chatbot | titles *= title* |  |  |  | twice *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Eventuality |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The existence of each title ought to be verified before reliance is placed upon it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:4-stories-jokes-and-riddles:e4:o3:1
# text = The existence of each title ought to be verified before reliance is placed upon it
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	existence	existence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	title	title	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	verified	verify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	reliance	reliance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	advcl	_	_
14	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **verify** | ought · passive |  | the existence of each title |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **place** | present · passive |  | reliance |  | existence |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: subject=Theme upon it=Destination |
| 3 | **exist** |  | each title |  |  |  |  |  | nom existence «state intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Each title may be presumed to exist without verification

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:4-stories-jokes-and-riddles:e4:o4:1
# text = Each title may be presumed to exist without verification
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	title	title	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	presumed	presume	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	exist	exist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	without	without	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	verification	verification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **presume** | may · passive |  | each title |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **exist** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | without verification | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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