--- title: Identify the principal manner in which affirmative replies are forme… — Yes and no — there is no single word · tree and pragmatics description: Identify the principal manner in which affirmative replies are formed in Mandarin. Exam question 1 of lesson 4 «Yes and no — there is no single word» 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 r --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chinese-street/4-yes-and-no/e1/) [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/) / [Yes and no — there is no single word](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/chinese-street/4-yes-and-no/) / e1 # Exam question 1 · Yes and no — there is no single word Identify the principal manner in which affirmative replies are formed in Mandarin. **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, form · **To what, where:** principal manner, affirmative replies This is exam question 1 of lesson 4 «Yes and no — there is no single word» 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/4-yes-and-no/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:chinese-street:4-yes-and-no:e1:1 # text = Identify the principal manner in which affirmative replies are formed in Mandarin. 1 Identify identify VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 principal principal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 manner manner NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 10 obl _ _ 7 affirmative affirmative ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 replies reply NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 nsubj:pass _ _ 9 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux:pass _ _ 10 formed form VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 acl:relcl _ _ 11 in in ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 Mandarin Mandarin PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal manner | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme | | 2 | **form** | present · passive | | affirmative replies | | the principal manner | | in Mandarin | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme | 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 {#o1} Affirmation is expressed solely by gesture ```conllu # sent_id = question:chinese-street:4-yes-and-no:e1:o1:1 # text = Affirmation is expressed solely by gesture 1 Affirmation affirmation NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 expressed express VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 solely solely ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 5 by by ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 gesture gesture NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **express** | present · passive | gesture | Affirmation | | | | solely *property* | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} A single invariable word signifying «yes» is employed ```conllu # sent_id = question:chinese-street:4-yes-and-no:e1:o2:1 # text = A single invariable word signifying «yes» is employed 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 2 single single ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 3 invariable invariable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj:pass _ _ 5 signifying signify VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 4 acl _ _ 6 « « PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 8 » » PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ _ 9 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux:pass _ _ 10 employed employ VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **signify** | gerund | a single invariable word *not said here* | | | | | | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot | | 2 | **employ** | present · passive | | a single invariable word | | | | | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} The question is repeated with rising intonation ```conllu # sent_id = question:chinese-street:4-yes-and-no:e1:o3:1 # text = The question is repeated with rising intonation 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 question question 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 repeated repeat VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 rising rise VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 7 amod _ _ 7 intonation intonation NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **repeat** | present · passive | | the question | | | | with rising intonation | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.subeventuality»: subject=Eventuality with intonation=Subeventuality | | 2 | **rise** | gerund | | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4} The verb of the question is repeated in the reply ```conllu # sent_id = question:chinese-street:4-yes-and-no:e1:o4:1 # text = The verb of the question is repeated in the reply 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 verb verb NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 question question NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux:pass _ _ 7 repeated repeat VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 8 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 reply reply NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **repeat** | present · passive | | the verb of the question | | the reply | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality | **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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