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# Test 5 · ★ · UK elections and the prime minister, as reported

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Sunak announced the election in pouring rain, and a mate says "proper dreich, he had to do it on that day by law" (dreich = grey and wet). What is true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Sunak, mate · **What happens:** announce, say, have, do, be · **To what, where:** election, pouring rain, proper dreich, dreich · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★ 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Sunak announced the election in pouring rain, and a mate says "proper dreich, he had to do it on that day by law" (dreich = grey and wet).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:t5:1
# text = Sunak announced the election in pouring rain, and a mate says "proper dreich, he had to do it on that day by law" (dreich = grey and wet).
1	Sunak	Sunak	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	announced	announce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	election	election	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	pouring	pouring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
13	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	dreich	dreich	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	on	on	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	24	det	_	_
24	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
25	by	by	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	26	punct	_	_
28	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	dreich	dreich	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	conj	_	_
30	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	31	punct	_	_
31	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
33	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	31	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **announce** *speech: other* | past | Sunak | the election |  | pouring rain |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent election=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a mate | proper dreich |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent dreich=Topic |
| 3 | **have** *in a quote* | past | mate |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **do** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | mate *not said here* | dreich |  |  | day | by law and dreich | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

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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 is true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:t5:2
# text = What is true?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Elections are always held on the first Thursday in July, by law, whatever the weather is

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:t5:o1:1
# text = Elections are always held on the first Thursday in July, by law, whatever the weather is
1	Elections	election	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	amod	_	_
8	Thursday	Thursday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	July	July	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nmod	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present · passive | law | Elections |  |  | thursday | always *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the weather | whatever |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The King chooses the weather

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:t5:o2:1
# text = The King chooses the weather
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	chooses	choose	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	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | present | the King | the weather |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weather=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Prime ministers choose the date, as long as it is within five years

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:t5:o3:1
# text = Prime ministers choose the date, as long as it is within five years
1	Prime	prime	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	ministers	minister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	choose	choose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	date	date	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	as	as	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	within	within	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	advcl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | present | Prime ministers | the date |  |  |  | long *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent date=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | date |  |  |  | within five years |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The law fixes the date to the rainiest day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:17-uk-elections-and-the-prime-minister-as-reported:t5:o4:1
# text = The law fixes the date to the rainiest day
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fixes	fix	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	date	date	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	rainiest	rainy	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fix** | present | the law | the date |  |  | day |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent date=Patient |

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