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# Exam question 1 · Pretend games, quotes and two bots that disagree

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a fact which appears surprising when furnished by a chatbot?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** fact · **What happens:** follow, characteris, appear, surprise, furnish · **To what, where:** fact

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 7 «Pretend games, quotes and two bots that disagree» 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/7-pretend-games-quotes-and-two-bots/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:7-pretend-games-quotes-and-two-bots:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a fact which appears surprising when furnished 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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	appears	appear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	surprising	surprise	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	xcomp	_	_
14	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
15	furnished	furnish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	xcomp	_	_
16	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	chatbot	chatbot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	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 |  | a fact |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **appear** | present | a fact |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 4 | **surprise** | gerund | a fact *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **furnish** | participle | a fact *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by a chatbot | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP»: 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.

## The options {#options}

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

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It may be either true or false and ought therefore to be verified

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:7-pretend-games-quotes-and-two-bots:e1:o1:1
# text = It may be either true or false and ought therefore to be verified
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
4	either	either	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc:preconj	_	_
5	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
10	therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	verified	verify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | may | It |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **verify** | ought · passive |  |  |  |  |  | therefore *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V» |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is invariably false, surprise being sufficient evidence of invention

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:7-pretend-games-quotes-and-two-bots:e1:o2:1
# text = It is invariably false, surprise being sufficient evidence of invention
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	surprise	surprise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux	_	_
7	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	cop	_	_
8	sufficient	sufficient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	invention	invention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | false, invariably *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | infinitive |  | sufficient evidence |  |  |  | of invention | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It may be accepted provided that it is concise

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:7-pretend-games-quotes-and-two-bots:e1:o3:1
# text = It may be accepted provided that it is concise
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	accepted	accept	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	parataxis	_	_
5	provided	provide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	concise	concise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accept** | may · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **provide** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition |
| 3 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | concise *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is invariably true, the chatbot favouring remarkable facts

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:7-pretend-games-quotes-and-two-bots:e1:o4:1
# text = It is invariably true, the chatbot favouring remarkable facts
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	chatbot	chatbot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	favouring	favour	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	remarkable	remarkable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | invariably, true *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **favour** | gerund | the chatbot *not said here* | remarkable facts |  |  |  |  | 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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