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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the reported submission to a court of cases generated by a chatbot? Exam question 1 of lesson 20 «In the news: invented court cases and an airline's chatbot» of the AI course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragma
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# Exam question 1 · In the news: invented court cases and an airline's chatbot

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the reported submission to a court of cases generated by a chatbot?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, report, generate · **To what, where:** reported submission, cases

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 20 «In the news: invented court cases and an airline's chatbot» 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/20-news-court-cases-airline/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:20-news-court-cases-airline:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the reported submission to a court of cases generated by a chatbot?
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	11	det	_	_
10	reported	report	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	submission	submission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	cases	case	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	_
17	generated	generate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	chatbot	chatbot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 reported submission |  |  |  | of the following statements; to a court of cases; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **report** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **generate** | participle |  | cases *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.patient V PP.product»: agent=Patient |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The court had authorised the use of invented cases

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:20-news-court-cases-airline:e1:o1:1
# text = The court had authorised the use of invented cases
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	authorised	authorise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	invented	invent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	cases	case	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **authorise** | past · perfect | the court | the use of invented cases |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **invent** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **use** |  |  | invented cases |  |  |  |  | nom use «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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The chatbot had appeared before the court in person

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:20-news-court-cases-airline:e1:o2:1
# text = The chatbot had appeared before the court in person
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chatbot	chatbot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	appeared	appear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	before	before	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | past · perfect | the chatbot |  |  | the court in person |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before court=Location |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The cases had been invented, and the advocates had failed to verify them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:20-news-court-cases-airline:e1:o3:1
# text = The cases had been invented, and the advocates had failed to verify them
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cases	case	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	invented	invent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	advocates	advocate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	failed	fail	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	verify	verify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invent** | past · perfect · passive |  | the cases |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |
| 2 | **fail** | past · perfect | the advocates |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **not** **verify** | to-infinitive | the advocates *not said here* | advocates *= advocate* |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot they=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The cases were genuine but had been incorrectly summarised by the advocates concerned

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:20-news-court-cases-airline:e1:o4:1
# text = The cases were genuine but had been incorrectly summarised by the advocates concerned
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cases	case	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	genuine	genuine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
7	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
8	incorrectly	incorrectly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	summarised	summarise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	advocates	advocate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
13	concerned	concerned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the cases |  |  |  |  | genuine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **summarise** | past · perfect · passive | the advocates |  |  |  |  | concerned, incorrectly *property* | tree rules |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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