--- title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the… — Tasty! Spicy! I'm full! · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the expression màn man chī? Exam question 4 of lesson 12 «Tasty! Spicy! I'm full!» of the Chinese street course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wron --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chinese-street/12-tasty-spicy-im-full/e4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Chinese street](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chinese-street/) / [Tasty! Spicy! I'm full!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chinese-street/12-tasty-spicy-im-full/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · Tasty! Spicy! I'm full! Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the expression màn man chī? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** expression This is exam question 4 of lesson 12 «Tasty! Spicy! I'm full!» of the Chinese street 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/chinese-street/12-tasty-spicy-im-full/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:chinese-street:12-tasty-spicy-im-full:e4:1 # text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the expression màn man chī? 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 expression expression NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 màn màn X FW Foreign=Yes 10 dep _ _ 12 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 compound _ _ 13 chī chī NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 expression man chī | | | | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules | 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} It announces that the meal is ready ```conllu # sent_id = question:chinese-street:12-tasty-spicy-im-full:e4:o1:1 # text = It announces that the meal is ready 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 announces announce VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 that that SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 meal meal NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 7 ready ready ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **announce** *speech: other* | present | It | | | | | | vn order-58.3 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | present | the meal | | | | | ready *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} It is a courteous wish that the diner enjoy the meal without haste ```conllu # sent_id = question:chinese-street:12-tasty-spicy-im-full:e4:o2:1 # text = It is a courteous wish that the diner enjoy the meal without haste 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 courteous courteous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 wish wish NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 9 obj _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 diner diner NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 9 enjoy enjoy VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 acl:relcl _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 meal meal NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 12 without without ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 haste haste NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | a courteous wish | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **enjoy** | present | the diner | a courteous wish | | | | without haste | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} It is a reprimand for eating greedily, addressed to the guest ```conllu # sent_id = question:chinese-street:12-tasty-spicy-im-full:e4:o3:1 # text = It is a reprimand for eating greedily, addressed to the guest 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 reprimand reprimand NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 for for SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 6 eating eat VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 4 acl _ _ 7 greedily greedily ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 9 addressed address VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 acl _ _ 10 to to ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 guest guest NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | a reprimand | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **eat** | gerund | a reprimand *not said here* | | | | | greedily *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **address** | participle | | a reprimand *not said here* | | | | to the guest | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} It is an instruction to cease eating ```conllu # sent_id = question:chinese-street:12-tasty-spicy-im-full:e4:o4:1 # text = It is an instruction to cease eating 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 instruction instruction NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 cease cease VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 acl _ _ 7 eating eat VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | a instruction | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **cease** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | | 3 | **eat** | gerund | | | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | **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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