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title: «that video of the prez saying rude stuff ate, 1M likes» (ate = did… — US elections and the president, as rep… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 9 · ★ · US elections and the president, as reported

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«that video of the prez saying rude stuff ate, 1M likes» (ate = did really well). What does his sister say to do first?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** video, ate, sister · **What happens:** say, eat, do · **To what, where:** rude stuff, 1M likes · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 · ★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «that video of the prez saying rude stuff ate, 1M likes» (ate = did really well).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:16-us-elections-and-the-president-as-reported:t9:1
# text = «that video of the prez saying rude stuff ate, 1M likes» (ate = did really well).
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	prez	prez	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	saying	say	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
8	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	stuff	stuff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	1M	1m	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	likes	like	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	ate	ate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
17	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	18	punct	_	_
18	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	_
19	really	really	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | gerund | that video of the prez *not said here* | rude stuff |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent stuff=Topic |
| 2 | **eat** *in a quote* | past | that video of the prez | 1M likes and ate |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent like=Patient |
| 3 | **do** | past | ate *not said here* |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: 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.

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*Sentence 2:* What does his sister say to do first?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:16-us-elections-and-the-president-as-reported:t9:2
# text = What does his sister say to do first?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | video's sister |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive | video's sister *not said here* |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Believe it because it is on TikTok

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:16-us-elections-and-the-president-as-reported:t9:o1:1
# text = Believe it because it is on TikTok
1	Believe	believe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	TikTok	TikTok	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | present | it |  |  | TikTok |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Share it to see who agrees with you before you decide

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:16-us-elections-and-the-president-as-reported:t9:o2:1
# text = Share it to see who agrees with you before you decide
1	Share	share	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	agrees	agree	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
9	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	decide	decide	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present |  |  |  |  |  | with you | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.co-agent how S»: agent=Agent with you=Co-Agent |
| 4 | **decide** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

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Check where it came from and look for the full video

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:16-us-elections-and-the-president-as-reported:t9:o3:1
# text = Check where it came from and look for the full video
1	Check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	4	advmod	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **come** | past | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **look** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for the full video | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for video=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Like it because a million people did

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:16-us-elections-and-the-president-as-reported:t9:o4:1
# text = Like it because a million people did
1	Like	like	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	0	root	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | million people |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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