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description: It is given that the margin between two candidates is exceedingly narrow. Which of the following most accurately characterises a subsequent recount? Exam question 2 of lesson 2 «Elections and voting: ballots, counting and winning» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency 
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# Exam question 2 · Elections and voting: ballots, counting and winning

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It is given that the margin between two candidates is exceedingly narrow. Which of the following most accurately characterises a subsequent recount?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** margin · **What happens:** give, be, follow, characteris · **To what, where:** It, subsequent recount

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 2 «Elections and voting: ballots, counting and winning» 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/2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning/#e2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that the margin between two candidates is exceedingly narrow.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning:e2:1
# text = It is given that the margin between two candidates is exceedingly narrow.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	margin	margin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
7	between	between	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	candidates	candidate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	exceedingly	exceedingly	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	narrow	narrow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the margin between two candidates |  |  |  |  | exceedingly, narrow *property* | tree rules |

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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:* Which of the following most accurately characterises a subsequent recount?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning:e2:2
# text = Which of the following most accurately characterises a subsequent recount?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
5	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	subsequent	subsequent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	recount	recount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | a subsequent recount |  |  |  | accurately *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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An admission of fraud on the part of the candidate requesting it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning:e2:o1:1
# text = An admission of fraud on the part of the candidate requesting it
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	admission	admission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	fraud	fraud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	candidate	candidate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	requesting	request	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **request** | gerund | the candidate *not said here* | candidate |  |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent it=Recipient |
| 2 | **admit** |  |  | fraud |  | the part of the candidate |  |  | nom admission «act transitive»: of=patient on=place |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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An unlawful attempt to reverse the will of the electorate

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning:e2:o2:1
# text = An unlawful attempt to reverse the will of the electorate
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	unlawful	unlawful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	attempt	attempt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	reverse	reverse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
7	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	electorate	electorate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reverse** | to-infinitive |  | the electorate |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent electorate=Patient |

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

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A customary verification of the result, implying no impropriety

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning:e2:o3:1
# text = A customary verification of the result, implying no impropriety
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	customary	customary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	verification	verification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	result	result	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	implying	imply	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	impropriety	impropriety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **imply** | gerund |  | no impropriety |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot impropriety=Topic |
| 2 | **verify** |  |  | the result |  |  |  |  | nom verification «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A procedure available exclusively to the declared winner

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning:e2:o4:1
# text = A procedure available exclusively to the declared winner
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	procedure	procedure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	available	available	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	exclusively	exclusively	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	declared	declare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	winner	winner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **declare** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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