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title: Whereas a short extract of a speech is circulated widely, select the… — Cherry-picked clips and clickbait head… · tree and pragmatics
description: Whereas a short extract of a speech is circulated widely, select the course of verification most consistent with good practice. Exam question 4 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 q
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# Exam question 4 · Cherry-picked clips and clickbait headlines

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Whereas a short extract of a speech is circulated widely, select the course of verification most consistent with good practice.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** circulate, select · **To what, where:** short extract, course

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:33-cherry-picked-clips-and-clickbait:e4:1
# text = Whereas a short extract of a speech is circulated widely, select the course of verification most consistent with good practice.
1	Whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	extract	extract	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	circulated	circulate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	advcl	_	_
10	widely	widely	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
12	select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	verification	verification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
17	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	18	advmod	_	_
18	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **circulate** | present · passive |  | a short extract of a speech |  |  |  | widely *property* | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the course of verification |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent course=Theme |

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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 {#o1}

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Repeated viewing of the same extract until it is memorised, together with its transcription by hand

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:33-cherry-picked-clips-and-clickbait:e4:o1:1
# text = Repeated viewing of the same extract until it is memorised, together with its transcription by hand
1	Repeated	repeat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	viewing	viewing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	extract	extract	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	memorised	memoris	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	together	together	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	transcription	transcription	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
16	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repeat** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **memoris** | present · passive | hand | Repeated viewing of the same extract |  |  |  | with viewing's transcription; together *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **transcribe** |  | viewing |  |  |  |  |  | nom transcription «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Consultation of the full recording from an official source, including the passages adjacent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:33-cherry-picked-clips-and-clickbait:e4:o2:1
# text = Consultation of the full recording from an official source, including the passages adjacent
1	Consultation	consultation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	recording	recording	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	official	official	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	source	source	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	including	including	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	passages	passage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	appos	_	_
14	adjacent	adjacent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consult** |  | the full recording from a official source |  |  |  |  |  | nom consultation «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Reliance upon the commentary appended beneath the extract

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:33-cherry-picked-clips-and-clickbait:e4:o3:1
# text = Reliance upon the commentary appended beneath the extract
1	Reliance	reliance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	commentary	commentary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	appended	append	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	extract	extract	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **append** | past | Reliance upon the commentary |  |  |  |  | beneath the extract | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Enquiry of the account which circulated the extract

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:33-cherry-picked-clips-and-clickbait:e4:o4:1
# text = Enquiry of the account which circulated the extract
1	Enquiry	enquiry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	circulated	circulate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	extract	extract	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **circulate** | past | Enquiry of the account | the extract |  |  |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location extract=Theme |
| 2 | **enquire** |  |  | the account |  |  |  |  | nom enquiry «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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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