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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Politicians and promises, as the news… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a video purporting to show a politician making a statement. Exam question 2 of lesson 442 «Politicians and promises, as the news reports them» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics
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# Exam question 2 · Politicians and promises, as the news reports them

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a video purporting to show a politician making a statement.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts, video, politician · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, purport, show, make · **To what, where:** response, video, politician, statement

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 442 «Politicians and promises, as the news reports them» of the everyday 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/everyday/442-politicians-and-promises-as-the-news-reports-them/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:442-politicians-and-promises-as-the-news-reports-them:e2:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a video purporting to show a politician making a statement.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	purporting	purport	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	politician	politician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	acl	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | a video |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus video=Experiencer |
| 4 | **purport** | gerund | a video *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **show** | to-infinitive | a video *not said here* | a politician |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent politician=Recipient |
| 6 | **make** | gerund | a politician *not said here* | a statement |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset statement=Product |

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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 {#o1}

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It may be shared provided the viewer is angry

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:442-politicians-and-promises-as-the-news-reports-them:e2:o1:1
# text = It may be shared provided the viewer is angry
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	shared	share	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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	viewer	viewer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Its authenticity is guaranteed by the fact that it is a video, videos being impossible to alter by any means

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:442-politicians-and-promises-as-the-news-reports-them:e2:o2:1
# text = Its authenticity is guaranteed by the fact that it is a video, videos being impossible to alter by any means
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	authenticity	authenticity	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	guaranteed	guarantee	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	videos	video	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
15	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	cop	_	_
16	impossible	impossible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	alter	alter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	_
19	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
20	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	21	nsubj	_	_
21	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guarantee** | present · passive | the fact | Its authenticity |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition subject=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | authenticity | a video and videos |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | impossible *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **alter** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 5 | **mean** | present | any |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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

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Its authenticity should be ascertained through reputable news sources before it is believed or shared

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:442-politicians-and-promises-as-the-news-reports-them:e2:o3:1
# text = Its authenticity should be ascertained through reputable news sources before it is believed or shared
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	authenticity	authenticity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	ascertained	ascertain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	through	through	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	reputable	reputable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	sources	source	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
10	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	believed	believe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	shared	share	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | should · passive |  | Its authenticity |  | reputable news sources |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **believe** | present · passive |  | authenticity |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |
| 3 | **share** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It constitutes conclusive proof of the statement

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:442-politicians-and-promises-as-the-news-reports-them:e2:o4:1
# text = It constitutes conclusive proof of the statement
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	conclusive	conclusive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	proof	proof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | It | conclusive proof of the statement |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme proof=Pivot |
| 2 | **proof** |  |  | the statement |  |  |  |  | nom proof «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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