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title: Identify the principal function of the moderator in a televised deba… — Debates and rows on chat shows · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal function of the moderator in a televised debate between candidates. Exam question 1 of lesson 11 «Debates and rows on chat shows» 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
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# Exam question 1 · Debates and rows on chat shows

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Identify the principal function of the moderator in a televised debate between candidates.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, televise · **To what, where:** principal function

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 11 «Debates and rows on chat shows» 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/11-debates-and-rows-on-chat-shows/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:11-debates-and-rows-on-chat-shows:e1:1
# text = Identify the principal function of the moderator in a televised debate between candidates.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	function	function	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	moderator	moderator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	televised	televise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	debate	debate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
12	between	between	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	candidates	candidate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	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 principal function of the moderator in a televised debate between candidates |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent function=Theme |
| 2 | **televise** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transcribe-25.4 «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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To pose the questions and to ensure that each participant adheres to the allotted time

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:11-debates-and-rows-on-chat-shows:e1:o1:1
# text = To pose the questions and to ensure that each participant adheres to the allotted time
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	pose	pose	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	ensure	ensure	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	participant	participant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	adheres	adhere	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	allotted	allot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
15	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pose** | to-infinitive |  | the questions |  |  |  |  | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent question=Attribute |
| 2 | **ensure** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition clause=Theme |
| 3 | **adhere** | present | each participant |  |  |  | time |  | vn cling-22.5 «NP V together»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **allot** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To conduct a vote among the members of the studio audience

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:11-debates-and-rows-on-chat-shows:e1:o2:1
# text = To conduct a vote among the members of the studio audience
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	conduct	conduct	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	vote	vote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	among	among	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	studio	studio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	audience	audience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conduct** | to-infinitive |  | a vote |  | the members of the studio audience |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent vote=Theme among member=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To deliver the opening statements on behalf of the candidates

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:11-debates-and-rows-on-chat-shows:e1:o3:1
# text = To deliver the opening statements on behalf of the candidates
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	deliver	deliver	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	opening	opening	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	behalf	behalf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	candidates	candidate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deliver** | to-infinitive |  | the opening statements |  | behalf of the candidates |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statement=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To determine and announce which candidate has prevailed, in accordance with the rules of the broadcaster

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:11-debates-and-rows-on-chat-shows:e1:o4:1
# text = To determine and announce which candidate has prevailed, in accordance with the rules of the broadcaster
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	announce	announce	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	6	det	_	_
6	candidate	candidate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	prevailed	prevail	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	accordance	accordance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	broadcaster	broadcaster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | accordance with the rules of the broadcaster |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **announce** *speech: other* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **prevail** | present · perfect · passive |  | which candidate |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **rule** |  | the broadcaster |  |  |  |  |  | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

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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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