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What is a fair reply about 2016? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Ruby, you · **What happens:** lose, score, be · **To what, where:** game, more, fair reply This is test 2 · ★ 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/#t2). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Ruby: "That's like losing a game you scored more in!" ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:16-us-elections-and-the-president-as-reported:t2:1 # text = Ruby: "That's like losing a game you scored more in!" 1 Ruby Ruby PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 7 punct _ _ 3 " " PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 That that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 6 like like SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 7 losing lose VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 game game NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 11 scored score VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 acl:relcl _ _ 12 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 11 obj _ _ 13 in in ADP IN _ 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ! ! PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 15 " " PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lose** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Ruby | a game | | | | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Eventuality | | 2 | **score** *in a quote* | past | you | more | | | | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Theme | 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. *Sentence 2:* What is a fair reply about 2016? ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:16-us-elections-and-the-president-as-reported:t2:2 # text = What is a fair reply about 2016? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 5 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 fair fair ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 reply reply NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 about about ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 2016 2016 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 5 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | | a fair reply | | | | about 2016 | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} The rules counted states, and both sides knew them before the game ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:16-us-elections-and-the-president-as-reported:t2:o1:1 # text = The rules counted states, and both sides knew them before the game 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 rules rule NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nsubj _ _ 3 counted count VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 amod _ _ 4 states state NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 7 both both DET DT PronType=Tot 8 det _ _ 8 sides side NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nsubj _ _ 9 knew know VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 10 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 obj _ _ 11 before before ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 game game NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **count** | participle | | | | | | | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | | 2 | **know** | past | the rules counted states | sides *= side* | | | before the game | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus | ### Option 2 {#o2} Trump got fewer electors ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:16-us-elections-and-the-president-as-reported:t2:o2:1 # text = Trump got fewer electors 1 Trump trump NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 fewer few ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 4 amod _ _ 4 electors elector NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | past | Trump | fewer electors | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer elector=Stimulus | ### Option 3 {#o3} Clinton actually got fewer votes, so she lost fair and square on both counts ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:16-us-elections-and-the-president-as-reported:t2:o3:1 # text = Clinton actually got fewer votes, so she lost fair and square on both counts 1 Clinton Clinton PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 actually actually ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 fewer few ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 5 amod _ _ 5 votes vote NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 7 so so ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 8 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 lost lose VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 10 fair fair ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 xcomp _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 12 square square ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 conj _ _ 13 on on ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 both both DET DT PronType=Tot 15 det _ _ 15 counts count NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | past | Clinton | fewer votes | | | | actually *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer vote=Stimulus | | 2 | **lose** | past | Clinton | | | both counts | | fair *property* | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} Votes were never counted ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:16-us-elections-and-the-president-as-reported:t2:o4:1 # text = Votes were never counted 1 Votes vote NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 3 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 counted count VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **count** | past · passive | | Votes | | | | | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | **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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