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# Exam question 3 · Asking well, being polite, knowing when to stop

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It is given that a chatbot offers an explanation of its own previous error. Select the response consistent with the established facts.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** chatbot, own previous error, you · **What happens:** give, offer, explain, err, select, establish · **To what, where:** It, explanation, response

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 8 «Asking well, being polite, knowing when to stop» 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/8-asking-well-and-knowing-when-to-stop/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a chatbot offers an explanation of its own previous error.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:8-asking-well-and-knowing-when-to-stop:e3:1
# text = It is given that a chatbot offers an explanation of its own previous error.
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	chatbot	chatbot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	offers	offer	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	explanation	explanation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
12	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
13	previous	previous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	error	error	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	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 | **offer** | present | a chatbot | a explanation of chatbot's own previous error |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent explanation=Theme |
| 3 | **explain** |  | chatbot's own previous error |  |  |  |  |  | nom explanation «communication intransitive»: of=agent |
| 4 | **err** |  | chatbot |  |  |  |  |  | nom error «act intransitive»: poss=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.

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*Sentence 2:* Select the response consistent with the established facts.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:8-asking-well-and-knowing-when-to-stop:e3:2
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts.
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	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	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 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The explanation proves that the error was the user's

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:8-asking-well-and-knowing-when-to-stop:e3:o1:1
# text = The explanation proves that the error was the user's
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	explanation	explanation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	proves	prove	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	error	error	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	user	user	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prove** | present | the explanation |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the error |  |  |  |  | 's the user | tree rules |

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

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The explanation may itself be conjectural, the chatbot being unable to inspect its own workings

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:8-asking-well-and-knowing-when-to-stop:e3:o2:1
# text = The explanation may itself be conjectural, the chatbot being unable to inspect its own workings
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	explanation	explanation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	6	nsubj	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	conjectural	conjectural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	chatbot	chatbot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	cop	_	_
11	unable	unable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	inspect	inspect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
15	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	workings	working	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | may | the explanation |  |  |  |  | conjectural *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | gerund | the chatbot |  |  |  |  | unable *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **inspect** | to-infinitive | the chatbot *not said here* | chatbot's own workings |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent working=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The explanation is invariably accurate and complete

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:8-asking-well-and-knowing-when-to-stop:e3:o3:1
# text = The explanation is invariably accurate and complete
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	explanation	explanation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	accurate	accurate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	complete	complete	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the explanation |  |  |  |  | accurate, invariably *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the explanation *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The explanation is furnished by its engineers in real time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:8-asking-well-and-knowing-when-to-stop:e3:o4:1
# text = The explanation is furnished by its engineers in real time
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	explanation	explanation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	furnished	furnish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	engineers	engineer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **furnish** | present · passive | explanation's engineers | the explanation |  |  | time |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient |

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