--- title: Determine the role of the Sovereign in respect of the King's Speech… — UK elections and the prime minister, a… · tree and pragmatics description: Determine the role of the Sovereign in respect of the King's Speech delivered in Parliament. Exam question 4 of lesson 17 «UK elections and the prime minister, as reported» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mo --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported/e4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Politics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/) / [UK elections and the prime minister, a…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/politics/17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · UK elections and the prime minister, as reported Determine the role of the Sovereign in respect of the King's Speech delivered in Parliament. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, respect · **What happens:** determine, deliver · **To what, where:** role, respect, Parliament This is exam question 4 of lesson 17 «UK elections and the prime minister, as reported» 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/17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:e4:1 # text = Determine the role of the Sovereign in respect of the King's Speech delivered in Parliament. 1 Determine determine VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 role role NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 Sovereign Sovereign PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 respect respect NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 12 's 's PART POS _ 11 case _ _ 13 Speech Speech PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 obl _ _ 14 delivered deliver VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 acl:relcl _ _ 15 in in ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 16 Parliament Parliament PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the role of the Sovereign | | respect | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent role=Topic | | 2 | **deliver** | past | respect *not said here* | | | Parliament | | of the King's Speech | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent of speech=Initial\_Location | 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 {#o1} The Sovereign composes the programme personally, the government reading it aloud on his behalf ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:e4:o1:1 # text = The Sovereign composes the programme personally, the government reading it aloud on his behalf 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Sovereign sovereign NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 composes compose VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 programme programme NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 personally personally ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 government government NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 conj _ _ 10 reading read VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 acl _ _ 11 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 obj _ _ 12 aloud aloud ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 13 on on ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ _ 15 behalf behalf NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **compose** | present | the Sovereign | the programme and the government | | | | | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent programme=Result | | 2 | **read** | gerund | the programme and the government *not said here* | Sovereign | | his behalf | | aloud *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} The Sovereign reads aloud the programme prepared by the elected government ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:e4:o2:1 # text = The Sovereign reads aloud the programme prepared by the elected government 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Sovereign Sovereign PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 reads read VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 aloud aloud ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 programme programme NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 7 prepared prepare VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 acl _ _ 8 by by ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 elected elect VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 11 amod _ _ 11 government government NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl:agent _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **read** | present | the Sovereign | the programme | | | | aloud *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent programme=Topic | | 2 | **prepare** | participle | | the programme *not said here* | | | | | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **elect** | participle | | | | | | | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} The Sovereign votes upon each proposal contained therein ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:e4:o3:1 # text = The Sovereign votes upon each proposal contained therein 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Sovereign sovereign NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 votes vote VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 upon upon ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 each each DET DT PronType=Tot 6 det _ _ 6 proposal proposal NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 contained contain VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 acl _ _ 8 therein therein ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **vote** | present | the Sovereign | | | | | upon each proposal | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **contain** | participle | | each proposal *not said here* | | | | therein *property* | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot | ### Option 4 {#o4} The Sovereign appoints the members of the House of Commons ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:e4:o4:1 # text = The Sovereign appoints the members of the House of Commons 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Sovereign sovereign NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 appoints appoint VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 members member NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 House House PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 Commons Commons PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **appoint** | present | the Sovereign | the members of the House of Commons | | | | | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent member=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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