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title: «y'all, why they counting states not people, that's delulu» (delulu… — US elections and the president, as rep… · tree and pragmatics
description: «y'all, why they counting states not people, that's delulu» (delulu = believing something not real). What is the real reason? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 16 «US elections and the president, as reported» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question
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# Test 1 · ★ · US elections and the president, as reported

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«y'all, why they counting states not people, that's delulu» (delulu = believing something not real). What is the real reason?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** they, real reason · **What happens:** count, state, believe, be · **To what, where:** people, something · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 16 «US elections and the president, as reported» 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/16-us-elections-and-the-president-as-reported/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «y'all, why they counting states not people, that's delulu» (delulu = believing something not real).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:16-us-elections-and-the-president-as-reported:t1:1
# text = «y'all, why they counting states not people, that's delulu» (delulu = believing something not real).
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	y'all	y'all	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	0	root	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	counting	count	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	states	state	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	delulu	delulu	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	delulu	delulu	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	13	conj	_	_
17	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	18	punct	_	_
18	believing	believe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	parataxis	_	_
19	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	18	obj	_	_
20	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
21	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **state** *speech: other* *in a quote* |  | they | people |  |  |  | delulu *nmod* | tree rules |
| 3 | **believe** | gerund |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus |

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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:* What is the real reason?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:16-us-elections-and-the-president-as-reported:t1:2
# text = What is the real reason?
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	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	reason	reason	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 real reason |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Counting people is against the law in America, so only states can be counted

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:16-us-elections-and-the-president-as-reported:t1:o1:1
# text = Counting people is against the law in America, so only states can be counted
1	Counting	count	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	against	against	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
11	only	only	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	states	state	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	counted	count	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | gerund |  | people |  |  |  |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | Counting |  |  | America |  | against the law | tree rules |
| 3 | **count** | can · passive |  | states |  |  |  |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The president is chosen by state electors, not by adding up all votes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:16-us-elections-and-the-president-as-reported:t1:o2:1
# text = The president is chosen by state electors, not by adding up all votes
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	president	president	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	chosen	choose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	electors	elector	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
10	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	adding	add	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	votes	vote	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | present · passive | state electors | the president |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **add up** *speech: assert* | gerund | state electors *not said here* | all votes |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vote=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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People do not vote in America

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:16-us-elections-and-the-president-as-reported:t1:o3:1
# text = People do not vote in America
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	vote	vote	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **vote** | present · do-support | People |  |  | America |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The map is just for fun

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:16-us-elections-and-the-president-as-reported:t1:o4:1
# text = The map is just for fun
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the map |  |  |  |  | for fun | tree rules |

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