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title: Grace in Leeds: "a new PM? when did we vote for her??" Her dad says… — UK elections and the prime minister, a… · tree and pragmatics
description: Grace in Leeds: "a new PM? when did we vote for her??" Her dad says "we didn't, not exactly". What does he mean? Test 1 · ★ 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 
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# Test 1 · ★ · UK elections and the prime minister, as reported

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grace in Leeds: "a new PM? when did we vote for her??" Her dad says "we didn't, not exactly". What does he mean?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Grace, dad, we · **What happens:** vote, say, not do, mean · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 17 «UK elections and the prime minister, 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/17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Grace in Leeds: "a new PM? when did we vote for her??"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:t1:1
# text = Grace in Leeds: "a new PM? when did we vote for her??"
1	Grace	Grace	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Leeds	Leeds	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	PM	p.m.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
10	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	advmod	_	_
11	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	vote	vote	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	??	??	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vote** *in a quote* | past · do-support | Grace in Leeds |  |  |  |  | for Leeds | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent for she=Goal |

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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:* Her dad says "we didn't, not exactly".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:t1:2
# text = Her dad says "we didn't, not exactly".
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Leeds's dad |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **do** *in a quote* | past | we |  |  |  |  | exactly *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* What does he mean?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:t1:3
# text = What does he mean?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present · do-support | dad |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Nobody in the UK ever votes for anything, so the King picks a new leader whenever he likes

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:t1:o1:1
# text = Nobody in the UK ever votes for anything, so the King picks a new leader whenever he likes
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	6	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	6	advmod	_	_
6	votes	vote	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	picks	pick	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	leader	leader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
17	whenever	whenever	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	19	advmod	_	_
18	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vote** | present | Nobody |  |  |  | ever | for anything *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent for anything=Goal |
| 2 | **pick** | present | the King | a new leader |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leader=Patient |
| 3 | **like** | present | King |  |  |  |  | whenever *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her party chose her as leader, and the PM comes from the party with the most MPs

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:t1:o2:1
# text = Her party chose her as leader, and the PM comes from the party with the most MPs
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	chose	choose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	leader	leader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	PM	p.m.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	18	amod	_	_
18	MPs	mp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | past | Her party | her *= she* |  |  |  | as leader | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 2 | **come** | present | the PM |  |  | the party |  | with the most MPs | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from party=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The King picked her at random

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:t1:o3:1
# text = The King picked her at random
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	picked	pick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	random	random	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick** | past | the King | her *= she* |  | random |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent she=Theme at random=Asset |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She won a TV talent show

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:t1:o4:1
# text = She won a TV talent show
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	talent	talent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | She | a talent show |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent show=Eventuality |

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