--- title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the… — The news: who makes it and how · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the function of an editor? Exam question 1 of lesson 10 «The news: who makes it and how» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was righ --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/10-the-news-who-makes-it-and-how/e1/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Politics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/) / [The news: who makes it and how](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/10-the-news-who-makes-it-and-how/) / e1 # Exam question 1 · The news: who makes it and how Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the function of an editor? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** function This is exam question 1 of lesson 10 «The news: who makes it and how» of the politics 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/politics/10-the-news-who-makes-it-and-how/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:10-the-news-who-makes-it-and-how:e1:1 # text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the function of an editor? 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 function function NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 editor editor NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ? ? 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 function of a editor | | | | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules | 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} The selection, ordering and verification of the stories to be published ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:10-the-news-who-makes-it-and-how:e1:o1:1 # text = The selection, ordering and verification of the stories to be published 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 selection selection NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 4 ordering ordering NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 verification verification NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 stories story NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nmod _ _ 10 to to PART TO _ 12 mark _ _ 11 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 12 aux:pass _ _ 12 published publish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 acl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **publish** | to-infinitive · passive | | | | | | | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP» | | 2 | **verify** | | | the stories | | | | | nom verification «cognition transitive»: of=patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} The gathering of information exclusively at the scene of events, without any subsequent checking ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:10-the-news-who-makes-it-and-how:e1:o2:1 # text = The gathering of information exclusively at the scene of events, without any subsequent checking 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 gathering gathering NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 information information NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 5 exclusively exclusively ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 6 at at ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 scene scene NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 events event NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 12 without without ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 13 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 15 det _ _ 14 subsequent subsequent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 15 checking checking NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 conj _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 {#o3} The counting of votes on behalf of a broadcaster ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:10-the-news-who-makes-it-and-how:e1:o3:1 # text = The counting of votes on behalf of a broadcaster 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 counting counting NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 votes vote NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nmod _ _ 5 on on ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 behalf behalf NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 broadcaster broadcaster NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **count** | | votes on behalf of a broadcaster | | | | | | nom counting «act intransitive»: of=agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} The expression of personal opinion upon each item of news ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:10-the-news-who-makes-it-and-how:e1:o4:1 # text = The expression of personal opinion upon each item of news 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 expression expression NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 personal personal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 opinion opinion NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 upon upon ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 each each DET DT PronType=Tot 8 det _ _ 8 item item NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 news news NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **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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