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What is the right answer? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** lover, King, right answer · **What happens:** ask, charge, be · **To what, where:** Bristol granny This is test 10 · ★ 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/#t10). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* "Alright my lover, so the King's in charge then?" asks a Bristol granny (alright my lover = hello, friendly). ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:t10:1 # text = "Alright my lover, so the King's in charge then?" asks a Bristol granny (alright my lover = hello, friendly). 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Alright alright DET PDT PronType=Tot 4 det:predet _ _ 3 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 lover lover NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 6 so so ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 9 's 's PART POS _ 8 case _ _ 10 in in ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 charge charge NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 appos _ _ 12 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 11 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ 15 asks ask VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 16 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 17 Bristol Bristol PROPN NNP Number=Sing 18 compound _ _ 18 granny granny NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obj _ _ 19 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 22 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 20 alright alright ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 21 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 22 nmod:poss _ _ 22 lover lover NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 appos _ _ 23 = = SYM SYM _ 24 punct _ _ 24 hello hello INTJ UH _ 22 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 26 friendly friendly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 22 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 27 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 22 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 28 . . PUNCT . _ 15 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | my lover | | a Bristol granny | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent granny=Recipient | | 2 | **charge** *in a quote* | | the King | | | | | | nom charge «act transitive»: poss=agent | 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 the right answer? ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:t10:2 # text = What is the right answer? 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 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 answer answer NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the right answer | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Yes, the King writes every law himself and the MPs just clap when he has finished ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:t10:o1:1 # text = Yes, the King writes every law himself and the MPs just clap when he has finished 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 writes write VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 7 det _ _ 7 law law NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 13 nsubj _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 MPs mp NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 conj _ _ 12 just just ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 13 clap clap VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 acl:relcl _ _ 14 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 17 advmod _ _ 15 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ _ 16 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 17 aux _ _ 17 finished finish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 13 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **write** | present | the King | every law | | | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent law=Theme | | 2 | **clap** | present | King | every law *not said here* | | | | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location law=Theme | | 3 | **finish** | present · perfect | King | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} No, the King reads the speech but the elected government decides ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:t10:o2:1 # text = No, the King reads the speech but the elected government decides 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 reads read VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 speech speech NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 but but CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 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 12 nsubj _ _ 12 decides decide VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **read** | present | the King | the speech | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent speech=Topic | | 2 | **elect** | participle | | | | | | | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **decide** | present | the elected government | | | | | | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} Yes, he chooses all MPs ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:t10:o3:1 # text = Yes, he chooses all MPs 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 chooses choose VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 6 det _ _ 6 MPs mp NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **choose** | present | he | all MPs | | | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mp=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} No, the Speaker is king ```conllu # sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:t10:o4:1 # text = No, the Speaker is king 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 6 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 Speaker speaker NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 6 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the Speaker | king | | | | | tree rules | **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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