--- title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the… — The body · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the word "pìgu"? Exam question 3 of lesson 18 «The body» 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 right. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chinese-street/18-the-body/e3/) [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/) / [The body](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chinese-street/18-the-body/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · The body Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the word "pìgu"? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** word This is exam question 3 of lesson 18 «The body» 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/18-the-body/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:chinese-street:18-the-body:e3:1 # text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the word "pìgu"? 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 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 " " PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 pìgu pìgu NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 13 " " PUNCT '' _ 12 punct _ 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 word | | | | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} It is a childish term for the bottom, not considered obscene ```conllu # sent_id = question:chinese-street:18-the-body:e3:o1:1 # text = It is a childish term for the bottom, not considered obscene 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 childish childish ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 term term NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 bottom bottom NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 10 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 11 advmod _ _ 11 considered consider VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 conj _ _ 12 obscene obscene ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | a childish term | | | | for the bottom | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **consider** | participle | | | | | | obscene *property* | vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V whether/if S»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} It is a formal medical term for the leg ```conllu # sent_id = question:chinese-street:18-the-body:e3:o2:1 # text = It is a formal medical term for the leg 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 4 formal formal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 5 medical medical ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 term term NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 7 for for ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 leg leg NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | a formal medical term | | | | for the leg | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} It denotes the stomach ```conllu # sent_id = question:chinese-street:18-the-body:e3:o3:1 # text = It denotes the stomach 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 denotes denote VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 stomach stomach NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **denote** | present | It | the stomach | | | | | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot stomach=Topic | ### Option 4 {#o4} It is a grave obscenity, never to be uttered by children ```conllu # sent_id = question:chinese-street:18-the-body:e3:o4:1 # text = It is a grave obscenity, never to be uttered by children 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 grave grave ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 obscenity obscenity NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 7 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 10 advmod _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 10 mark _ _ 9 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 10 aux:pass _ _ 10 uttered utter VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 conj _ _ 11 by by ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | a grave obscenity | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **utter** *speech: other* | to-infinitive · passive | children | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: 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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