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# Exam question 2 · In the news: invented court cases and an airline's chatbot

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It is given that a tribunal considered a refund promised by an airline's chatbot contrary to the airline's policy. Identify the reported outcome.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** tribunal, you · **What happens:** give, consider, promise, identify, report · **To what, where:** It, refund, reported outcome

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This is exam question 2 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/#e2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a tribunal considered a refund promised by an airline's chatbot contrary to the airline's policy.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:20-news-court-cases-airline:e2:1
# text = It is given that a tribunal considered a refund promised by an airline's chatbot contrary to the airline's policy.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	tribunal	tribunal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	considered	consider	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	refund	refund	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	promised	promise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	airline	airline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	chatbot	chatbot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	contrary	contrary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	airline	airline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	's	PART	POS	_	19	case	_	_
21	policy	policy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **consider** | past | a tribunal | a refund |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent refund=Attribute |
| 3 | **promise** *speech: promise* | participle |  | a refund *not said here* |  |  |  | by a airline's chatbot contrary to the airline's policy | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Identify the reported outcome.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:20-news-court-cases-airline:e2:2
# text = Identify the reported outcome.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	reported	report	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	outcome	outcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the reported outcome |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent outcome=Theme |
| 2 | **report** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The airline was required to honour the representation of its chatbot

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:20-news-court-cases-airline:e2:o1:1
# text = The airline was required to honour the representation of its chatbot
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	airline	airline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	honour	honour	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	representation	representation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	chatbot	chatbot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | past · passive |  | the airline |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **honour** | to-infinitive |  | the representation of airline's chatbot |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **represent** |  |  | airline's chatbot |  |  |  |  | nom representation «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The airline was relieved of all responsibility for the chatbot

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:20-news-court-cases-airline:e2:o2:1
# text = The airline was relieved of all responsibility for the chatbot
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	airline	airline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	relieved	relieved	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	responsibility	responsibility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	chatbot	chatbot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the airline |  |  |  |  | of all responsibility for the chatbot; relieved *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The chatbot was held personally liable for the error

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:20-news-court-cases-airline:e2:o3:1
# text = The chatbot was held personally liable for the error
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chatbot	chatbot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	personally	personally	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	liable	liable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	error	error	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past · passive |  | the chatbot |  |  |  | for the error; liable *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The customer was required to compensate the airline

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:20-news-court-cases-airline:e2:o4:1
# text = The customer was required to compensate the airline
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	customer	customer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	compensate	compensate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	airline	airline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | past · passive |  | the customer |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **compensate** | to-infinitive |  | the airline |  |  |  |  | vn equip-13.4.2-1-1 «NP.theme V NP»: agent=Theme airline=Recipient |

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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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