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description: In a video game, the hero wins an election by ripping down everyone else's posters. What is wrong? Test 10 of lesson 2 «Elections and voting: ballots, counting and winning» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mo
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# Test 10 · Elections and voting: ballots, counting and winning

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In a video game, the hero wins an election by ripping down everyone else's posters. What is wrong?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** hero, everyone · **What happens:** win, rip down, post, be · **To what, where:** election, video game, posters

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This is test 10 of lesson 2 «Elections and voting: ballots, counting and winning» 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/2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a video game, the hero wins an election by ripping down everyone else's posters.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning:t10:1
# text = In a video game, the hero wins an election by ripping down everyone else's posters.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	wins	win	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	election	election	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	ripping	rip	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
13	down	down	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
14	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	17	nmod:poss	_	_
15	else	else	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
17	posters	poster	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | present | the hero | a election |  | a video game |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent election=Eventuality |
| 2 | **rip down** | gerund | the hero *not said here* | everyone's posters |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poster=Patient |
| 3 | **post** |  | everyone |  |  |  |  |  | nom poster «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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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 wrong?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning:t10:2
# text = What is wrong?
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	wrong	wrong	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 |  |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Damaging others' posters is wrong; real campaigns persuade with speeches, leaflets and visits

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning:t10:o1:1
# text = Damaging others' posters is wrong; real campaigns persuade with speeches, leaflets and visits
1	Damaging	damage	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	posters	poster	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	campaigns	campaign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	persuade	persuade	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	speeches	speech	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	leaflets	leaflet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	visits	visit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **damage** | gerund |  | others's posters |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poster=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | Damaging |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **persuade** | present | real campaigns |  |  |  |  | with speeches and leaflets and visits | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **post** |  | others |  |  |  |  |  | nom poster «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Only the king is allowed to rip posters

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning:t10:o2:1
# text = Only the king is allowed to rip posters
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	rip	rip	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	posters	poster	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **allow** | present · passive |  | the king |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **rip** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the king *not said here* | posters |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poster=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Posters do not exist in real elections

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning:t10:o3:1
# text = Posters do not exist in real elections
1	Posters	poster	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	exist	exist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	elections	election	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **exist** | present · do-support | Posters |  |  | real elections |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in election=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Nothing, ripping posters is how real campaigns work

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:2-elections-and-voting-ballots-counting-and-winning:t10:o4:1
# text = Nothing, ripping posters is how real campaigns work
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	ripping	rip	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
4	posters	poster	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
7	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	campaigns	campaign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rip** | gerund |  | posters |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poster=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | real campaigns |  |  |  |  | work *property* | tree rules |

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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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