--- title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the… — A new baby · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the jealousy experienced by an older child upon the arrival of a new baby? 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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/everyday/504-a-new-baby/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:504-a-new-baby:e1:1 # text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the jealousy experienced by an older child upon the arrival of a new baby? 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 jealousy jealousy NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 experienced experience VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 10 acl _ _ 12 by by ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 13 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 14 older old ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 15 amod _ _ 15 child child NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ _ 16 upon upon ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 arrival arrival NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nmod _ _ 19 of of ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 20 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 21 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 22 amod _ _ 22 baby baby NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 23 ? ? 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 jealousy | | | | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **experience** | participle | | the jealousy *not said here* | | | | by a older child upon the arrival of a new baby | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer | | 4 | **arrive** | | a new baby | | | | | | nom arrival «act intransitive»: of=agent | 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 indicates that the parents' love has ceased ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:504-a-new-baby:e1:o1:1 # text = It indicates that the parents' love has ceased 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 indicates indicate VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 that that SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 parents parent NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ' 's PART POS _ 5 case _ _ 7 love love NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj:pass _ _ 8 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 ceased cease VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **indicate** | present | It | | | | | | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot | | 2 | **cease** | present · perfect · passive | | the parents's love | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: subject=Eventuality | | 3 | **love** | | the parents | | | | | | nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} It is a normal feeling ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:504-a-new-baby:e1:o2:1 # text = It is a normal feeling 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 normal normal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 feeling feeling NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | a normal feeling | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} It is unique to a few children ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:504-a-new-baby:e1:o3:1 # text = It is unique to a few children 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 unique unique ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 few few ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | It | | | | | to a few children; unique *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} It is evidence of wickedness ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:504-a-new-baby:e1:o4:1 # text = It is evidence of wickedness 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 evidence evidence NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 wickedness wickedness NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | evidence | | | | of wickedness | tree rules | **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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