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title: A teen says, "A source close to the team said it, so it's 100% legit… — The news: who makes it and how · tree and pragmatics
description: A teen says, "A source close to the team said it, so it's 100% legit." ("Legit" means true.) What is the careful view? Test 7 · ★ 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;
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# Test 7 · ★ · The news: who makes it and how

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A teen says, "A source close to the team said it, so it's 100% legit." ("Legit" means true.) What is the careful view?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** teen, Legit, careful view · **What happens:** say, be, mean · **To what, where:** source, % legit · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 10 «The news: who makes it and how» of the politics course of Mova's primary school. 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A teen says, "A source close to the team said it, so it's 100% legit."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:10-the-news-who-makes-it-and-how:t7:1
# text = A teen says, "A source close to the team said it, so it's 100% legit."
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teen	teen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	source	source	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
18	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	19	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	%	%	SYM	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	legit	legit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a teen |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | a teen *not said here* | source |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | teen | % legit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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:* ("Legit" means true.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:10-the-news-who-makes-it-and-how:t7:2
# text = ("Legit" means true.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Legit	legit	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Legit |  |  |  |  | true *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* What is the careful view?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:10-the-news-who-makes-it-and-how:t7:3
# text = What is the careful view?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the careful view |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Unnamed sources are always lying, which is exactly why reporters print them without any names

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:10-the-news-who-makes-it-and-how:t7:o1:1
# text = Unnamed sources are always lying, which is exactly why reporters print them without any names
1	Unnamed	unnamed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	sources	source	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	lying	lie	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	conj	_	_
11	reporters	reporter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	print	print	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl:relcl	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	without	without	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	16	det	_	_
16	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | present · progressive | Unnamed sources |  |  |  |  | always *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | exactly, why *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **print** | present | reporters | sources *= source* |  |  |  | without any names | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Only sources with funny names can be trusted

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:10-the-news-who-makes-it-and-how:t7:o2:1
# text = Only sources with funny names can be trusted
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	sources	source	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	trusted	trust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trust** | can · passive |  | sources with funny names |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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

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Unnamed sources can be important, but we can't judge them easily, so reporters must check

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:10-the-news-who-makes-it-and-how:t7:o3:1
# text = Unnamed sources can be important, but we can't judge them easily, so reporters must check
1	Unnamed	unnamed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	sources	source	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	judge	judge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
16	reporters	reporter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
17	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	check	check	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | can | Unnamed sources |  |  |  |  | important *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **judge** | can | we | sources *= source* |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent they=Value |
| 3 | **check** | must | reporters |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Anything from a source is always true

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:10-the-news-who-makes-it-and-how:t7:o4:1
# text = Anything from a source is always true
1	Anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	source	source	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
7	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Anything |  |  |  |  | always, true *property* | tree rules |

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