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description: Which of the following most accurately characterises the presentation of a statement "out of context"? Exam question 1 of lesson 33 «Cherry-picked clips and clickbait headlines» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each optio
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# Exam question 1 · Cherry-picked clips and clickbait headlines

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Which of the following most accurately characterises the presentation of a statement "out of context"?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, present · **To what, where:** presentation, statement

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 33 «Cherry-picked clips and clickbait headlines» 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/33-cherry-picked-clips-and-clickbait/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:33-cherry-picked-clips-and-clickbait:e1:1
# text = Which of the following most accurately characterises the presentation of a statement "out of context"?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
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	4	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	presentation	presentation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	out	out	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	context	context	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	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 |  | the presentation of a statement |  |  |  | accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **present** |  |  | a statement |  |  |  |  | nom presentation «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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.

## The options {#options}

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

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Its separation from the surrounding material such that its meaning is altered

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:33-cherry-picked-clips-and-clickbait:e1:o1:1
# text = Its separation from the surrounding material such that its meaning is altered
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	separation	separation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	surrounding	surrounding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	altered	alter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **alter** | present · passive |  | Its separation from the surrounding material such separation's meaning |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **separate** |  | Its *= it* |  |  | the surrounding material such separation's meaning |  |  | nom separation «state intransitive»: poss=agent from=place |
| 3 | **mean** |  | separation |  |  |  |  |  | nom meaning «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Its broadcast upon a channel other than the original, such that its meaning is altered for a different audience

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:33-cherry-picked-clips-and-clickbait:e1:o2:1
# text = Its broadcast upon a channel other than the original, such that its meaning is altered for a different audience
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	channel	channel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
9	original	original	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	16	mark	_	_
12	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	altered	alter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	advcl	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	audience	audience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **alter** | present · passive |  | broadcast's meaning |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **broadcast** |  | Its *= it* |  |  |  |  | upon a channel | nom broadcast «communication transitive»: poss=agent upon=obl |
| 3 | **mean** |  | broadcast |  |  |  |  |  | nom meaning «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Its recording at a location outside a building

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:33-cherry-picked-clips-and-clickbait:e1:o3:1
# text = Its recording at a location outside a building
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	recording	recording	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	location	location	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Its delivery at a volume insufficient to be heard

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:33-cherry-picked-clips-and-clickbait:e1:o4:1
# text = Its delivery at a volume insufficient to be heard
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	delivery	delivery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	volume	volume	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	insufficient	insufficient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	heard	hear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus» |
| 2 | **deliver** |  | Its *= it* |  |  | a volume |  |  | nom delivery «act transitive»: poss=agent at=place |

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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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